Lead Business Architect in Coventry

It is an exciting time to join The Group’s Strategy team as the organisation brings together two businesses into one strong, future-focused entity. The team is seeking a Lead Business Architect to support the achievement of business goals through the design of future-state architectures and associated change roadmaps. This role is responsible for leading the development of how the business will operate in the future and guiding the changes required to realise that vision.

The successful candidate will lead the development of business architecture to ensure alignment between business and technology strategies. They will work closely with key stakeholders across the Group to drive the creation of target business and operating models, define transition states, and develop enterprise business roadmaps. The role is instrumental in establishing a business architecture framework that enables a common language and consistent assessment approach across the organisation.

The Lead Business Architect will drive the modelling of value streams, business capabilities, and operating models, while coordinating both the “what” and the “how” required to deliver the Group’s strategic goals. They will also lead the development of enterprise business roadmaps in collaboration with Enterprise Architecture, supporting business areas in articulating their operational strategies across transition states. In addition, the role involves presenting insights and recommendations to internal forums, external partners, and leadership teams. The individual will also oversee the creation of artefacts that define the enterprise context, ensuring clear alignment between the Group’s strategic ambitions and its long-term technology plans.

Why Join the Strategy Team?

• Future: Help shape the future as we bring two organisations together into one stronger, smarter business.
• Impact: Your ideas and work will directly influence how the business runs and grows.
• Develop Your Career: Gain experience in high-level strategy, transformation, and architecture — with opportunities to learn and be mentored.
• Innovation: Help design smarter ways of working, using modern tools and frameworks.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Personal pension with matched contributions
• Life assurance (6 times annual salary)
• Company car allowance
• Private Medical Insurance

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to be an experienced professional with a strong background in business architecture, business transformation, and strategic alignment.

Our essential requirements are:

• Experience in architecture and or IT with a broad understanding of the DNA of technology
• Detailed understanding of Business Architecture frameworks (TOGAF or Zachman)
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence
• Ability to think strategically and work across teams.

Our desirable requirements are:

• Familiar with BPMN and Lean Sigma
• Technology/Science degree

In 2025, Coventry Building Society purchased The Co-operative Bank. Bringing together our purpose-led building society with the UK’s original ethical bank was the start of an exciting journey. Trusted by over four million people, we’re a mutually owned business free from shareholders, and with our combined experience of almost 300 years, our ethics and dedication will continue to guide us. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers and colleagues.

We’re officially recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing. We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we know you’ll build more than just a career with us.

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.

Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We’re proud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number of applications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria.

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