Business Architecture Solutions Lead, Firmwide Planning & Analysis

Archer; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer in collaboration with J.P. Morgan seeks an Analytics Solution Vice President to design and modernize forecasting and budgeting processes.

You will leverage finance, data, and process design expertise to deliver scalable solutions for the finance community and drive transformation across advisory, architecture, development, and delivery teams. You will work hands-on across multiple functions, translating opportunities into actionable, production-ready tools while partnering with Finance

Qualifications

• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with ability to work independently and bring structure to ambiguous problems.
• Strong experience in financial planning, forecasting, and modeling, including analysis of a variety of finance and workforce datasets.
• Deeply data-driven with hands-on experience working with detailed data and validating new approaches against current-state.
• Experience designing scalable solutions and rearchitecting business processes across multiple functions.
• Ability to collaborate with and influence global teams in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
• Strong communication skills to articulate complex concepts to varied audiences, including product demonstrations.
• Experience working in a product environment, with knowledge of product management, agile methodologies, and the software development life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Rearchitect and streamline end-to-end forecasting and budgeting business processes
• Translate business needs into designs, prototypes, and production-ready solutions
• Hands on build of working proofs of concept to validate approaches and accelerate delivery of new tools
• Contribute to the design and architecture of forecasting and budgeting capabilities, from data sourcing through downstream consumption
• Analyse complex, cross-functional problems, define, validate and deliver actionable solutions,
• Partner with stakeholders across Finance and Technology to develop strategic solutions and support transformation objectives
• Drive delivery of projects that span multiple teams and functions

Skills

Critical thinking

Financial planning

Data-driven

Scalable solutions

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Product environment knowledge

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

Archer is collaborating with J.P. Morgan to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

Job Description

Join a dynamic team where your architectural thinking and product experience help shape the future of planning and analysis. You will help modernize how we forecast and budget while contributing to broader finance operating model transformation. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, bring structure to ambiguity, and are passionate about continuous improvement. You will partner closely with Finance and Technology to deliver scalable, lasting change.

Job Summary

As an Analytics Solution Vice President in the Business Architecture team, you help design and modernize how we forecast and budget. You use your finance, data, and process design expertise to streamline planning and analysis and translate opportunities into scalable solutions for the finance community. You work hands-on across advisory, architecture, development, and delivery to connect processes, data products, and models into a cohesive experience.

Job Responsibilities

• Rearchitect and streamline end-to-end forecasting and budgeting business processes
• Translate business needs into designs, prototypes, and production-ready solutions
• Hands on build of working proofs of concept to validate approaches and accelerate delivery of new tools
• Contribute to the design and architecture of forecasting and budgeting capabilities, from data sourcing through downstream consumption
• Analyse complex, cross-functional problems, define, validate and deliver actionable solutions,
• Partner with stakeholders across Finance and Technology to develop strategic solutions and support transformation objectives
• Drive delivery of projects that span multiple teams and functions

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with ability to work independently and bring structure to ambiguous problems
• Strong experience in financial planning, forecasting, and modeling, including analysis of a variety of finance and workforce datasets
• Deeply data-driven. Hands-on experience working with detailed data, evaluating quantified trade-offs, and validating new approaches against current-state
• Experience designing scalable solutions and rearchitecting business processes across multiple functions
• Ability to collaborate with and influence global teams in a fast-paced, results-driven environment
• Strong communication skills to articulate complex concepts to varied audiences, including product demonstrations
• Experience working in a product environment, with knowledge of product management, agile methodologies, and the software development life cycle

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities And Skills

• Experience defining or evolving forecasting and budgeting methodologies in the financial services sector
• Understanding of data models and experience working with large datasets
• Experience with SQL or Python

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About The Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.