Business Architect

Principal Consultant at Sanderson Executive

Nest Invest

Business Architect – Investment / Asset Management

Canary Wharf, London (Hybrid working)

Nest Invest is on an ambitious journey to become one of the world’s largest asset owners. With c.£50 billion in assets under management today, we’re on track to more than double that figure by the end of the decade. This rapid growth brings exciting opportunities and increasing operational complexity.

As our portfolio expands, we shall internally manage more of the investment decision making and process, whilst concurrently engaging with a broader range of external partners. As result, operational excellence becomes more critical than ever. We’re building a capability and culture that embraces innovation, leverages technology, and harnesses the power of data to deliver exceptional outcomes for our members.

The Role

To develop this ongoing culture and operational capability, Nest Invest are creating a new Change function. This function will include a critical hire in the form of a Business Architect whose role will be to evolve the Investment business Target Operating Model to enable the organisation to achieve its growth ambitions and strategic goals.

Reporting into the Head of Business Strategy and Change, this key position will take ownership of identifying, analysing and implementing changes to the Nest Invest Operating Model. As Nest Invest grow and develop their in‑house investment capability, you will guide the organisation and its leaders through the evolution of their Operating Model. The role holder will also provide coaching and development to other members of the Change team, to upskill them on business architecture and operating model management.

The Person

This is an incredibly exciting time in Nest Invest’s future growth agenda and as a Business Architect you will play a lead role in ensuring the organisation is successful in achieving their ambitions. We are looking for someone who has:

• A proven track record of Business Architecture within an Investment Management / Asset Management / Asset Owner environment.
• Proven experience as a Business Architect Subject Matter Expert within an investment business, owning and developing the Operating Model for that business to support and enable growth through a period of increasing operational complexity and sophistication.
• Experience of mentoring, guiding and developing other change professionals.
• A clear ability to effectively manage, influence and partner with a broad range of stakeholders across an investment business, including senior stakeholders (COO, CEO, CIO), change management professionals and wider front office investment professionals (Investment Managers, Analysts, Investment Strategists).

Investment / Asset Management industry experience is essential to add value and drive the development of Nest Invest’s Operating Model in this role.

Organisational Overview

Nest is an award‑winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country. Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first‑class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.

To apply or for an informal discussion, please contact Braidie Cole:

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Analyst, Strategy/Planning, and Management
• Industries: Investment Management, Pension Funds, and Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

Flexible and agile working

Everyone’s personal situation is different.

To make the most out of hybrid working, we’ve introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):

• hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once – twice a week, or more, as required)
• reduce or vary working hours
• reduce or vary the days worked
• work compressed hours
• job share

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles and we particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnicity, LGBTQ+, and disabled candidates.

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, belief, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, socio economic background, sex, sexual orientation, religion or race or any other legally protected status.

We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

As a Level 2 Disability Confident organisation, we’re part of the guaranteed interview scheme. This means should you meet the minimum criteria for this role, you will automatically be put forward for an interview.

Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications.