Head of Enterprise Architecture Governance

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Head of Enterprise Architecture Governance to lead the charge in establishing and enforcing technology standards across the organization. This pivotal role involves creating reusable frameworks, automating policies, and guiding multi-year transformations to align architecture with business goals. The successful candidate will influence C-level stakeholders and drive cross-functional alignment, ensuring that modern architectural practices are adopted throughout the enterprise. If you have a passion for technology and a proven track record in architecture governance, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in managing globally distributed architecture teams.
• Extensive experience in architecture governance within regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Establish and enforce standards for enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Lead efforts to standardize technology architecture and automate compliance.

Skills

Leadership of globally distributed architecture teams

Large-scale technology transformations

Influencing C-level stakeholders

Architecture governance

Strategic thinking

Technical proficiency in cloud technologies

Governance and policy automation skills

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of modern architecture principles

Familiarity with financial regulations

Tools

LeanIX

Confluence

Terraform

Kafka

MuleSoft

Job description

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Head of Enterprise Architecture Governance, London

Client: Intelix.AI

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 5

Posted: 05.05.2025

Expiry Date: 19.06.2025

Job Description:

Head of Enterprise Architecture Governance

Chief Architect responsibility covering – Technology Standards & Domains

Location: London | Hybrid

This role focuses on governing standards, frameworks, and enabling domain components within enterprise architecture. You will lead efforts to standardize and simplify technology architecture, aligning it with global business and data strategies through governing frameworks, automating policies, and embedding modern cloud and integration solutions.

• Create reusable frameworks and components emphasizing consistency, automation, and resilience.
• Apply modern architecture expertise, including policy-as-code, Kubernetes, and data mesh, managing distributed teams and fostering a culture of reuse.

KEY OBJECTIVES:

• Establish and enforce standards, policies, and frameworks for enterprise architecture (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman).
• Standardize artefacts like architecture diagrams and roadmaps during change lifecycle to ensure consistency across projects.
• Automate compliance with architectural standards through policy automation tools.
• Engage stakeholders, influencing senior leaders and cross-functional teams to adopt modern architectural practices.
• Guide multi-year transformation aligning standards with scalability and resilience goals.
• Define and govern enterprise architecture standards, including frameworks, patterns, and tools (e.g., LeanIX, Confluence, Terraform).
• Build reusable domain reference architectures for Cloud, Infrastructure, Integration, Data, and Security.
• Chair a federated Design Authority, embedding automated policy gates in CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead enterprise-wide simplification efforts, retiring legacy systems and promoting cloud-native, event-driven designs (e.g., Kafka, MuleSoft).

Experience Required:

• Proven leadership of globally distributed architecture or technology teams.
• Experience in large-scale technology transformations, especially in financial services.
• Ability to influence C-level stakeholders and drive cross-functional alignment.
• Extensive architecture governance experience, with a track record of codifying EA frameworks in regulated environments.
• Strategic thinking aligning architecture with business and technology goals.
• Technical proficiency in cloud, integration, and automation technologies.
• Strong governance and policy automation skills.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate complex concepts.
• Knowledge of modern architecture principles (microservices, event-driven systems).
• Familiarity with financial regulations (GDPR, MiFID II) and their impact on architecture.