Strategic Business Architect - Hybrid

Royal London; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mutual life and pensions firm is seeking a Business Architect to drive strategic transformation. Located in Alderley Edge with a hybrid working style, you'll guide senior leaders in aligning business and technology to enhance value. Ideal candidates will have proven expertise in business architecture and a collaborative approach to problem-solving. The role offers a modern workplace, inclusive culture, and generous benefits including extensive annual leave and a robust pension scheme.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Up to 14% employer matching pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business architecture, strategy formulation, and operating model design.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, able to influence at all levels.
• Expertise in business capability modelling, value streams, and customer journey mapping.

Responsibilities

• Shape strategy with senior stakeholders to translate business goals into architecture.
• Design future-ready business models to optimise cost, grow revenue, and reduce risk.
• Use design and systems thinking to guide transformation with customer-centric solutions.
• Align business strategy with technology delivery for agility and speed to value.

Skills

Business architecture

Strategy formulation

Stakeholder engagement

Business capability modelling

Customer journey mapping

Presentation skills

Tools

ArchiMate

LeanIX

Orbus

Job description

A leading mutual life and pensions firm is seeking a Business Architect to drive strategic transformation. Located in Alderley Edge with a hybrid working style, you'll guide senior leaders in aligning business and technology to enhance value. Ideal candidates will have proven expertise in business architecture and a collaborative approach to problem-solving. The role offers a modern workplace, inclusive culture, and generous benefits including extensive annual leave and a robust pension scheme.