Head of IT Achitecture & Data, Professional Services, Leeds, Pt Remote

Carrington Recruitment Solutions; Leeds; Remote; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Head of IT Architecture & Data based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, is a senior leadership role in a law firm. The role is hybrid, with in-office presence about 2 days per week and occasional UK-site travel.

You will lead enterprise and data architecture, governance and strategy, blending hands-on delivery with strategic oversight, and engage with senior stakeholders across professional services.

Qualifications

• Proven enterprise architecture leadership experience.
• Experience defining strategy, standards, governance and roadmaps in a complex environment.
• Strong understanding of business, application, data, integration and technology architecture.
• Experience designing scalable, resilient and supportable solutions across cloud and SaaS environments.
• Good knowledge of data governance, AI governance, risk, assurance and control.
• The ability to explain complex topics clearly and influence senior stakeholders with credibility.
• Experience in a regulated or professional services environment would be advantageous.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Data architecture

Governance

Cloud architecture

Data governance

Stakeholder influence

Regulatory exposure

Solution architecture

Leadership

Job description

Head of IT Architecture & Data, Data Governance, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Part Remote

Head of IT Architecture & Data required to work for an exciting Law Firm based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. This will be a hybrid role where you will be expected to be in the office circa 2 days per week, along with travelling to other UK sites on occasions.

We need someone with a blended background within IT Architecture, along with Data and Data Governance. You will be very familiar with CISO set-ups too and will be hands on, as well as strategic. Ideally we are looking for someone from a Law Firm background, or Professional Services at the very least.

Ideally you will come from a technical background, whether this be Solution Architecture or Data Architecture and have then blossomed into Leadership. You MUST have proven Leadership skills too.

Experience Required:

• Proven enterprise architecture leadership experience, including data architecture.
• Experience defining strategy, standards, governance and roadmaps in a complex environment.
• Strong understanding of business, application, data, integration and technology architecture.
• Experience designing scalable, resilient and supportable solutions across cloud and SaaS environments.
• Good knowledge of data governance, AI governance, risk, assurance and control.
• The ability to explain complex topics clearly and influence senior stakeholders with credibility.
• Experience in a regulated or professional services environment would be advantageous.

This is a great opportunity and salary is dependent upon experience.