Enterprise Architecture Manager

Entasis Partners; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architecture Manager to oversee critical transformation initiatives in the financial services sector. The role entails defining enterprise architectures and advising senior executives on strategic alignment within complex change projects. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in financial services and experience in risk management and modern technology landscapes. Join a dynamic team that values influence and offers varied client exposure through flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working

Varied client exposure

Influence in decision making

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Enterprise Architecture leadership, ideally within consultancy.
• Strong financial services background (banking, insurance, capital markets, or wealth).
• Experience in enterprise-scale change initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide architecture engagements and advise client executives.
• Define enterprise and domain architectures aligned to strategy.
• Ensure architectural coherence across programmes and manage architecture risk.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture leadership

Financial services knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

EA frameworks knowledge (e.g. TOGAF)

Cloud and data integration

Job description

Enterprise Architecture Manager

Location: London or Manchester (Hybrid / Client-site as required)

Sector: Consulting - Financial Services

Contract: Permanent

Overview

We are supporting a growing strategy and architecture consultancy working with leading financial services organisations across banking, insurance, and capital markets.

The Enterprise Architecture Manager role sits at the centre of complex transformation initiatives, partnering with senior leaders to align business strategy, technology direction, and operating models in highly regulated environments.

The Role

As an Enterprise Architecture Manager, you will lead enterprise-wide architecture engagements and act as a trusted advisor to client executives.

The Enterprise Architecture Manager translates business strategy into clear, pragmatic architecture direction, balancing long-term transformation goals with near-term delivery priorities. This role combines architecture leadership, senior stakeholder engagement, and team oversight within a consulting environment.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Leadership

• Define and own enterprise and domain architectures aligned to strategy, regulation, and delivery roadmaps
• Develop target architectures, capability models, and transition states for large-scale change
• Ensure architectural decisions support value, resilience, and regulatory compliance

Client Advisory

• Act as a senior architecture advisor to CIO, CTO, Chief Architect, and business leaders
• Lead architecture governance, design authorities, and strategy workshops
• Provide clear, credible guidance in complex, high-pressure environments

Delivery Enablement

• Ensuring architectural coherence across programmes and portfolios
• Balancing agile delivery with enterprise standards and controls
• Identifying and managing architecture risk, technical debt, and dependencies

Consulting Contribution

• Support propositions, bids, and thought leadership
• Mentor architects within client and consulting teams
• Contribute to the growth of the architecture practice

Experience & Capabilities

• Proven experience in Enterprise Architecture leadership, ideally within consultancy
• Strong financial services background (banking, insurance, capital markets, or wealth)
• Experience operating across enterprise-scale change initiatives
• Solid grounding in EA methods and frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, capability modelling)
• Strong understanding of modern technology landscapes (cloud, data, integration)
• Confidence engaging and influencing senior stakeholders

Why Join

• High-impact, strategy-led financial services engagements
• An environment where the Enterprise Architecture Manager has real influence and senior access
• Opportunity to shape a growing, specialist architecture practice
• Flexible working and varied client exposure

If you're interested in this Enterprise Architecture Manager position, please submit your application for more information.