Global Head of Enterprise Architecture & Transformation

Knight Frank; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Knight Frank is seeking a Head of Group Architecture to design and govern the firm's enterprise-wide architecture across platforms, data, workflow, integration and AI-enabled capability. The role leads architectural change at a global scale, replacing fragmentation with coherent foundations to enable growth and client experience.

The candidate will have led major transformation programmes, shaped architecture across regions, and influenced senior executives to adopt new ways of working, with a

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of large-scale, multi-market transformation programmes.
• Experience shaping and governing architecture across multiple regions.
• Track record moving organisations from fragmented legacy estates to modern platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Group architectural transformation of Knight Frank globally.
• Define, own and govern the global architecture and guardrails.
• Shape architecture standards, principles and guardrails for global consistency.
• Provide architectural leadership across major transformation programmes.
• Partner with senior leaders to roadmaps aligning technology with business priorities.
• Develop and mature the global architecture community of Enterprise and Solution Architects.
• Oversee governance, vendor proposals and solution designs to reduce technical debt.
• Drive simplification and rationalisation across the global estate.
• Ensure architecture supports regulatory, risk and compliance requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Programme management

Enterprise architecture

Governance

Stakeholder management

Job description

Knight Frank is seeking a Head of Group Architecture to design and govern the firm's enterprise-wide architecture across platforms, data, workflow, integration and AI-enabled capability. The role leads architectural change at a global scale, replacing fragmentation with coherent foundations to enable growth and client experience.

The candidate will have led major transformation programmes, shaped architecture across regions, and influenced senior executives to adopt new ways of working, with a