Enterprise Architect

Aviva; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in London seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to shape technology strategy across their investors. The role involves leading technology roadmaps, governing change initiatives, and collaborating closely with design teams. Candidates should have strong people management skills and strategic thinking ability. This position offers a range of generous benefits, including a pension scheme and flexible working options.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Annual performance bonus

Family friendly parental leave

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Excellent people management skills.
• Positive and proactive approach to performance.
• Ability to resolve stakeholder issues effectively.

Responsibilities

• Shape and drive the technology strategy for Aviva Investors.
• Lead development of technology roadmaps aligning with business needs.
• Govern change across BAU and project initiatives.

Skills

People management skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

MBA (desired)

Job description

Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate, other locations cannot be considered.

Enterprise Architect

This is a great job for someone who has excellent people management skills and experience in an equivalent role.

A bit about the job:
We're looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect to shape and drive Aviva's technology strategy across Aviva Investors. This pivotal role will lead the development of high-level technology roadmaps that align with business needs and Aviva's strategic vision, ensuring clarity around technology estate, cost of ownership, technical debt, and investment planning. You'll govern change across both BAU and project initiatives, ensuring alignment with global architecture standards and policies, while championing standardisation and reuse of shared technologies to drive efficiency and reduce costs. Working closely with design teams, you'll ensure solutions deliver the right architectural outcomes. As a key member of the leadership team, you'll deputise for the Head of Architecture, providing continuity of strategic direction and governance, and play an active role in succession planning by developing future architectural leadership.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• MBA desired but not essential
  
• Positive and proactive approach to consistently high performance, inspiring others to achieve same
  
• Strategic thinking
  
• Team members' or stakeholder issues are promptly identified, and resolutions supported and driven through as far as possible
  
• Stakeholder management and business partnering
  

What you'll get for this role:

• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
  
• Eligibility for annual performance bonus
  
• Family friendly parental and carer's leave
  
• Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
  
• Up to 40% discount for Aviva products
  
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
  
• Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars
  
• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
  
• 21 volunteering hours per year
  

Aviva is for everyone:
We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don't, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working -spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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