Business Architect

Royal London Group; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mutual life and pensions company in the UK is seeking a Business Solution Architect to drive strategic transformation initiatives. This role involves partnering with senior stakeholders to shape strategies that align business goals with technology. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in business architecture and strong communication skills. The company offers great benefits like 28 days annual leave, an employer-matching pension scheme, and private medical insurance.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Up to 14% employer matching pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business architecture and strategy formulation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence.
• Expertise in modeling business capabilities and value streams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior stakeholders to translate business goals into architecture.
• Design business models and capabilities that optimise cost and grow revenue.
• Guide transformation using design thinking and systems thinking.

Skills

Business architecture

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Business capability modeling

Value streams

Customer journey mapping

Presentation skills

Tools

ArchiMate

LeanIX

Orbus

Job description

At Royal London Group, we're shaping strategy that drives impact. As a Business Solution Architect, you'll be at the heart of transformation-guiding senior leaders through innovation, change, and strategic design that delivers real business outcomes. We're looking for strategic thinkers and inclusive collaborators who thrive on solving complex problems. You'll influence enterprise direction, shape operating models, and help align business and technology to unlock value across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Shape Strategy: Partner with senior stakeholders to translate business goals into actionable architecture and investment decisions.
• Drive Change: Design future‑ready business models and capabilities that optimise cost, grow revenue, and reduce risk.
• Champion Innovation: Use design thinking and systems thinking to guide transformation and deliver customer‑centric solutions.
• Bridge Business & Tech: Align business strategy with technology delivery, enabling agility, resilience, and speed to value.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business architecture, strategy formulation, and operating model design.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills – able to influence at all levels.
• Expertise in business capability modeling, value streams, and customer journey mapping.
• Familiarity with EA tools and frameworks (e.g. ArchiMate, LeanIX, Orbus).
• A growth mindset, commercial awareness, and a passion for inclusive collaboration.
• Strong skills in presentation and stakeholder packs.

Benefits & Culture

We're the UK's largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long‑term savings and asset management products and services. Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve. We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. Inclusion, diversity and belonging are values we celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected—whatever their background.