Senior Enterprise Architect: Drive Strategy & Change

Primark; Reading; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Primark is seeking a Senior Business Architect to translate strategy into enterprise-wide business and technology change. You will shape capabilities, operating models and processes that support Primark's growth, partnering with senior stakeholders across Technology, Strategy and Transformation to drive investment decisions and measurable business value.

You will lead end-to-end Customer, Colleague and Supplier journeys, own the enterprise capability model and drive architecture governance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in Business Analysis and/or Business Architecture delivering enterprise-scale solutions.
• 12+ years' experience working within Technology organisations.
• Strong background in Business Architecture frameworks and methodologies, including TOGAF or equivalent.
• Proven experience in investment planning, business case development, prioritisation and benefits realisation.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and facilitation skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong systems thinking and design thinking capabilities with the ability to solve complex business challenges.
• Experience influencing senior leaders, driving strategic outcomes and providing leadership across multiple programmes and domains.

Responsibilities

• Drive the annual Technology strategy and portfolio planning cycle, ensuring alignment with business priorities and investment plans.
• Define and maintain end-to-end Customer, Colleague and Supplier business and technology journeys.
• Own and evolve the enterprise capability model, value streams, operating models and business process architecture.
• Shape major strategic initiatives, providing early architectural guidance and ensuring alignment to long-term business objectives.
• Lead the identification of enterprise-wide business requirements and strategic opportunities.
• Mentor Business Architects, Business Analysts and Solution Architects, promoting best practice across the architecture community.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, process optimisation, efficiency improvements and risk mitigation.

Skills

Business architecture

Technology strategy

Stakeholder management

TOGAF

Investment planning

Leadership

Systems thinking

Job description

Primark is seeking a Senior Business Architect to translate strategy into enterprise-wide business and technology change. You will shape capabilities, operating models and processes that support Primark's growth, partnering with senior stakeholders across Technology, Strategy and Transformation to drive investment decisions and measurable business value.

You will lead end-to-end Customer, Colleague and Supplier journeys, own the enterprise capability model and drive architecture governance.