Lead Service Architects (Corporation) in City of Westminster

About Lloyd's

Lloyd's is the world's leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace. We share the collective intelligence and risk sharing expertise of the market's brightest minds, working together for a braver world. Our role is to inspire courage, so tomorrow's progress isn't limited by today's risks. Our shared values are: we are brave; we are stronger together; we do the right thing; we guide what we do and how we act.

Role Overview

Lloyd's is seeking to recruit 2 Lead Service Architects (Corporation). You will provide clear architectural leadership across Finance, Risk, Legal and HR, helping these functions operate efficiently, predictably and with confidence. You will align strategy and technology, simplify complex application landscapes, and ensure solutions are robust, compliant and fit for purpose.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformation: Set and champion enterprise architecture principles and governance.
• Align enterprise and domain strategies, with clear 1-, 3- and 5-year views.
• Support major programmes through design authority, governance and procurement.
• Explain architectural decisions clearly to business and technology leaders.
• Drive application lifecycle management, rationalisation and cost transparency.
• Manage technical debt, waivers and target-state alignment.
• Balance day-to-day stability with long-term change.
• Build trusted relationships across Finance, HR, Risk and Legal.
• Collaborate with the wider architecture community to stay consistent and joined-up.
• Stay curious about modern tools, data, AI and industry best practice.

Qualifications & Experience

• Strong enterprise architecture experience in complex, regulated environments.
• Knowledge of Finance and/or HR within financial services.
• Confidence working with governance, integration and data.
• A clear communicator who can simplify complexity for senior leaders.
• Calm judgement under pressure and a collaborative mindset.
• Experience of the Lloyd's market or insurance sector is a strong advantage.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity and inclusion are a focus for us. We aim to build a diverse, inclusive environment that reflects the global markets we work in, treating everyone with dignity and respect to achieve their full potential. We are positive and inclusive about making workplace adjustments, and we offer regular health and wellbeing programmes, diversity and inclusion training, employee networks, mentoring and volunteering opportunities as well as investment into your professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working forms part of a total reward approach which offers a host of benefits over and above the standard offering – generous pension, healthcare, wellbeing etc. These include financial support for training, education & development, a benefit allowance to spend on flexible benefits such as gym membership, dental insurance, extra holiday or to partake in our cycle to work scheme, an employee recognition scheme and various employee discount schemes. We also offer a hybrid model of working from the office and home to provide flexibility.