Business Lead Architect

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Business Architect to drive the development of cloud-based solutions. In this role, you will advise teams on technology selection, collaborate with senior leadership, and propose innovative improvements to ensure competitive advantage. The ideal candidate has formal training in business architecture, applied experience in complex environments, and strong analytical skills. This position emphasizes communication with stakeholders and compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Formal training in business architecture concepts with advanced experience.
• Applied experience in business architecture in complex environments.
• Experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager.

Responsibilities

• Advise teams on technology selection to achieve target architecture.
• Collaborate with leadership to translate strategic goals into plans.
• Propose innovative solutions to improve systems and processes.

Skills

Business architecture concepts

Strategic thinker

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivated

Education

Certification in business architecture

Experience in financial services

Tools

Technical processes related to cloud

Application development tools

Job description

Step into the role of a Architect at JPMorganChase and become a driving force behind the development and adoption of cutting-edge, cloud-based technologies.

As a Business Architect at JPMorgan Chase within Corporate Technology: Corporate Oversight & Governance Technology (COGT), you will provide expertise to enhance and develop architecture platforms utilizing modern cloud-based technologies, while supporting the adoption of strategic global solutions. You will leverage your advanced architecture capabilities and collaborate with colleagues across the organization to promote best-in-class outcomes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Advises cross-functional teams on technology selection to achieve target state architecture and decisions on improvements to current technologies
• Collaborate with senior leadership to understand strategic goals and translate them into architectural plans.
• Propose innovative solutions and improvements to existing systems and processes to maintain a competitive edge.
• Ensure that the business architecture integrates seamlessly with other enterprise architecture domains (applications, data, infrastructure and security).
• Create high-level design artifacts, including value streams, business capability models, process models, and data flows.
• Ensure that the proposed solutions are scalable, maintainable, and align with the organization's architectural standards.
• Collaborate across business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure clear communication and understanding of requirements.
• Establish and enforce architectural standards, guidelines, and best practices across COGT, and as the Business Architect, serve as the organization’s go-to subject matter expert.
• Champions the firm’s culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on business architecture concepts and proficient advanced experience.
• Applied experience in business architecture with a background in designing and implementing solutions in a complex environment.
• Strategic thinker and passion for business strategy and business processes.
• Experienced in financial services, ideally with exposure to Compliance, Controls Management, Regulatory Engagement or Operational Risk functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Deep knowledge in one or more software, applications, and architecture.
• Advanced knowledge of software architecture, application development, and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to present and effectively communicate to Senior Leaders and Executives
• Knowledge of industry standards and regulatory initiatives.
• Proactive and self-motivated, with ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex architecture problems in one or more technical disciplines
• Experience leading a product as a Product Owner or Product Manager.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Interest in innovative technologies and how these can be applied, e.g. Generative AI and Agentic AI.