Lead Architect - Risk

Lloyds Banking Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual bonus award

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping

30 days’ holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

A major financial services institution is seeking an experienced Lead Architect in Manchester. This role focuses on defining and communicating the technology strategy aligned to the Group's Risk Function. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in financial services architecture, a strong understanding of regulatory requirements, and leadership skills. This position offers a hybrid working arrangement with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable years experience in a Lead Architect role.
• Breadth of experience in architecture in a regulated industry.
• Gravitas to operate at director level.

Responsibilities

• Propose strategic direction of architecture for Risk.
• Lead a team of c6 Enterprise Architects.
• Create feasibility assessments and roadmaps.

Skills

Experience as a Lead Architect

Knowledge of FCA/PRA regulatory requirements

Strong storytelling skills

Technology Risk experience

Agile mindset

Leadership

Tools

Public Cloud

Private Cloud

APIs

Event-driven architectures

Job description

Overview

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Lead Architect for our Group Risk Function as part of the Chief Technology Office (CTO).

The role involves defining, upholding, and communicating the Technology Strategy to support the Group's vision and strategic goals, with a focus on capabilities needed for long-term success. The opportunity is aligned to the Group's Risk Function, which is the central and independent Risk Function for Lloyds Banking Group, part of the Group's three lines of defence (3LoD).

Location and working pattern

LOCATIONS: Manchester, Edinburgh, Leeds, Halifax

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in the office

Responsibilities

• Propose and drive the strategic direction of architecture for Risk
• Combine corporate governance, business control, and developing business solutions
• Utilise technical skills in Public and Private Cloud, APIs, Traditional hosting, and event-driven architectures
• Create feasibility assessments and roadmaps
• Embody an agile and digital mindset while demonstrating strong communication and leadership skills
• Lead a team of c6 Enterprise Architects

What you’ll need

• Demonstrable years experience as a Lead Architect role, having successfully set the architecture vision and strategy within financial services, is essential
• Breadth of experience in architecture in a regulated industry with understanding of FCA/PRA regulatory requirements
• Gravitas and impact to operate at a director level with strong storytelling skills, both written and verbal
• Experience in corporate governance, business control, solution development, and design
• Technology Risk experience and knowledge of Public/Private Cloud, APIs, traditional hosting, and event-driven architectures
• Architectural expertise, including feasibility assessments and road-mapping
• Personal strengths: agile mindset, digital approach, strong communication, leadership, and alignment with company values
• Support for Platform architecture

About working for us

We’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. We especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident, so if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

Benefits

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey!

Job details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Technology, Information and Internet

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