Senior Enterprise Architect — AI-Driven Platform Strategy (Hybrid)

Mattioli Woods Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

Life assurance

Income protection

Health cash plan

25 days holiday

CPD support

CIO access

Benenden Healthcare

Pension match

Job summary

Mattioli Woods Group is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to define the target architecture for the Group and guide multi-million-pound platform decisions. This senior role requires credibility to work with engineers, technology teams and strategic vendors to deliver architectural outcomes aligned with business strategy.

You will own the architecture for a growing, acquisition-led wealth management group, with broad responsibility across business, data, integration and AI architecture,

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading architecture in acquisitions-driven organisations.
• Ability to set multi-year roadmaps and deliver platform decisions.
• Broad capability across business, application, integration, data, infrastructure and AI architecture.
• Experience in regulated financial services or a complex regulated environment.
• Pragmatic, decisive approach to drive decisions to completion.

Responsibilities

• Define the single target enterprise architecture for the Group and a practical roadmap to rationalise a technology landscape created through 7+ acquisitions.
• Shape major strategic technology decisions, including the future client portal, SIPP SaaS platform and long-term core platforms such as Xplan.
• Establish architectural patterns and integration standards that allow AI capabilities to work safely with core systems and data.
• Define and embed architecture principles, governance and technology standards adopted across the Group.
• Work hands-on with engineering teams, technology partners and strategic vendors to guide implementation and ensure delivery aligns with architectural intent.
• Communicate complex technology choices clearly to the CIO, ExCo and senior leaders, including supporting technology due diligence for acquisitions.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Acquisitions experience

Roadmap planning

AI architecture

Cross-domain expertise

Executive communication

Tools

Xplan

Job description

Mattioli Woods Group is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to define the target architecture for the Group and guide multi-million-pound platform decisions. This senior role requires credibility to work with engineers, technology teams and strategic vendors to deliver architectural outcomes aligned with business strategy.

You will own the architecture for a growing, acquisition-led wealth management group, with broad responsibility across business, data, integration and AI architecture,