Domain Architect - Technology in London

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity. Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science. Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.
About the role The CTO / Infrastructure Domain Architect is a Senior Architecture and people‑leadership role within Digital & Technology (D&T), accountable for shaping, governing and evolving the foundational technology capabilities that underpin all digital, data and business platforms at Haleon. This role owns the architecture across core infrastructure and technology domains, ensuring they are secure by design, resilient by default, scalable at global scale and operable under stress, while supporting rapid innovation and delivery. The role leads and develops a capability of Solution Architects across multiple technology domains and is accountable for architectural assurance, guidance and standards, ensuring consistency, confidence and safety across the D&T estate. Working closely with the CTO/CIO leadership team, Cyber Security, Operations, Platform Owners and other Domain Architects, the role ensures Haleon’s architecture converges on fewer, strategic technology platforms, delivers end‑to‑end outcomes, and meets enterprise expectations for security, resilience, continuity and regulatory compliance. The role brings a global technology perspective, including awareness of regionally distinct technology ecosystems such as China, to ensure architectures are globally scalable while accommodating legitimate local constraints.
Role purpose To define, govern and lead secure, resilient and scalable technology architectures, while building a strong architecture capability that enables Haleon to operate safely, reliably and at pace in a complex, global environment.
Key accountabilities Architecture strategy for foundational D&T and infrastructure capabilities
Security‑by‑design and resilience‑by‑design across the technology estate
Leadership and development of Solution Architects across core technology domains
Definition and enforcement of architecture standards, patterns and guardrails
Architecture assurance, guidance and standards reporting
Cross‑domain alignment with other Domain Architects to ensure coherence
Reduction of risk and complexity through convergence on strategic platforms
Executive‑level advisory on technology risk, resilience and investment trade‑offs
Key responsibilities Foundational D&T Architecture (Security & Resilience First) Define domain strategies and target architectures across: Integration (API‑first, event‑driven architectures, middleware)
Network & Hosting (cloud, hybrid, on‑prem, connectivity)
Data Technology Platforms (data infrastructure, analytics platforms)
Transactional AI (AI embedded into operational systems)
Digital Workplace (collaboration, devices, identity, endpoint platforms)
Ensure all foundational architectures are: Secure by design
Resilient by default
Recoverable, observable and operable under failure scenarios
Aligned to risk appetite and regulatory expectations
Leadership & Management of Architecture Capability Provide line management and professional leadership for Solution Architects across: Integration
Network and Hosting
Data Technology
Transactional AI
Digital Workplace
Set clear expectations for architectural quality, security, resilience and consistency.
Build a high‑performing architecture capability trusted by delivery teams and senior leaders.
Security, Resilience & Continuity‑by‑Design Ensure architectures embed: Defence‑in‑depth security principles
Availability, capacity and performance engineering
Disaster recovery and business continuity considerations
Work closely with Cyber Security, Risk and Operations to ensure: Technology designs meet security and compliance obligations
Platforms remain resilient during incidents, outages and crises
Ensure resilience is addressed proactively, not retrospectively.
Cross‑Domain Collaboration with Other Domain Architects Work in close partnership with other Domain Architects (Commercial, Corporate Functions, QSC & R&D, ERP) to: Enable end‑to‑end value streams
Avoid siloed technical decisions
Promote reuse of shared platforms and patterns
Contribute actively to architecture governance and decision forums.
Strategic Platform Convergence & Simplification Drive reduction of technology sprawl and architectural debt across D&T.
Steer towards: Fewer strategic cloud, hosting and integration platforms
Standardised data and AI foundations
Challenge bespoke solutions that introduce unnecessary risk or fragility.
Architecture Governance, Guidance & Assurance Define and enforce architecture standards and reference architectures.
Own architecture guidance and standards artefacts, ensuring they are practical and consumable.
Provide architecture assurance for major programmes and platform investments.
Produce assurance, guidance and standards reports for senior governance forums.
Data, Integration & AI Foundations Define secure, scalable integration and data architectures enabling: Real‑time processes
Trusted, governed data platforms
Responsible, explainable AI embedded in operations
Portfolio, Delivery & Transformation Enablement Maintain architectural alignment across programmes, products and platforms.
Support transformation through: Technical debt analysis
Resilience and risk gap assessment
Transition roadmaps
Enable freedom within guardrails for delivery teams.
Executive Technology Advisory Act as a trusted advisor to CTO, CIO and senior technology leadership.
Clearly articulate trade‑offs around: Security vs. speed
Cost vs. resilience
Local optimisation vs. scale
Support long‑term technology investment decisions.
Architecture Community & Ways of Working Lead and mature the architecture community.
Promote consistent, collaborative architectural decision‑making.
Position Architecture as a strategic enabler of secure and resilient delivery.
What good looks like Foundational platforms are secure, resilient and trusted
Security and resilience are embedded early, not added later
Fewer platforms support more outcomes
Architecture standards accelerate delivery safely
Technology incidents are reduced through better design
Senior leaders trust architectural guidance on risk and resilience
Qualifications & experience Essential
Extensive experience in Architecture roles
Deep experience across infrastructure, integration and platform technologies
Demonstrated people‑management and capability‑leadership experience
Strong background in secure and resilient system design
Proven ability to engage and influence senior leaders
Preferred / Nice to have
Experience operating in large, global, regulated enterprises
Track record of cloud and platform convergence
Experience architecting AI‑enabled enterprise platforms
Awareness of region‑specific technology ecosystems (e.g. China), including differing cloud, network and regulatory constraints, and their implications for global architecture
Job Posting End Date
Equal Opportunities Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong. During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees. The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.
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