Enterprise Strategy Architect

Enterprise Strategy Architect

Full Time Permanent.

Location

Derby, Bristol or London.

Overview

The Enterprise Strategy Architect is responsible for translating complex organisational, technological, and strategic challenges into clear, actionable direction that supports the delivery of digital and IT strategy across Rolls‑Royce.

Working closely with the Vice President for Digital & IT Strategy, this role acts as a key enabler of alignment across delivery teams and capability workstreams, ensuring that priorities, dependencies, and impacts are well understood.

The position also involves supporting decision‑making by providing structured insight, challenging assumptions, and helping teams understand implications beyond their immediate scope.

Why join Rolls‑Royce?

At Rolls‑Royce we are proud to be a business that has shaped the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress.

By joining Rolls‑Royce, you have the opportunity to work on world‑class solutions, supported by a culture that values individuality and diverse perspectives, enabling a high‑performance culture.

What You Will Be Doing

The role requires regular collaboration with Digital & IT teams, business leaders and senior stakeholders, including executive leadership, to support organisational change and communicate strategic direction.

It suits someone comfortable operating across technical, business and operational contexts, who can engage effectively with a wide range of audiences.

Strong candidates will demonstrate curiosity, clarity of thought, the ability to simplify complexity, confidence in influencing others, presenting ideas and guiding teams toward more effective solutions.

Responsibilities

• Owning the integrity of delivering our Digital & IT strategy, including maintaining alignment with changing enterprise priorities.
• Providing strategic direction and proactive dependency management between the Digital & IT delivery teams.
• Ensuring connection between financial approvals and outcomes so we understand the size, scale and scope of initiatives to realize benefits.
• Ensuring we can trace the evolution of our strategy over time and articulate why changes are made and the decision‑making process.
• Engaging all teams via orchestration, articulation of needs and following up to ensure we deliver on our commitments.
• Acting as the deputy to the VP for Digital & IT Strategy.
• Position Qualifications
• Cleared, or able to obtain, clearance to UK SC or above.
• Must be a “5 eyes” national (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, USA).
• Degree qualified in Engineering, IT, Computing or a related subject.
• Preferred Requirements: Skills and Experience
• Storytelling and articulation of problems in language non‑experts can understand.
• Translation of business expressions of solutions into outcomes/capabilities they need to achieve.
• Understanding when a process problem is being expressed as a technology issue.
• Knowing when to be strategic and when a minor course alteration is appropriate.
• Problem solving and probing for root cause.
• Presentation material preparation and delivery.
• Interpersonal skills and relationship building.
• Articulation of a vision.
• Flair for Digital & IT Technology in a Business Context, or vice‑versa – but both skillsets are essential.
• Efficiency and simplification of processes.

Experience Of

• Enterprise Architecture.
• Strategic Portfolio Management and Dependency management (ideally Bizz Design Alfabet but other tools like Lean IX are fine).
• Working in a highly regulated environment.
• Risk Management.
• Knowledge of
• Process Design and Modelling.
• Working with major Enterprise Systems (PLM, ERP, MES, CRM, HCM etc).
• Core IT base knowledge (Operating Systems, Databases, Cloud Technology, Security Principles).
• Working in an Engineering Environment.

Benefits

Our People are our power, so you are offered more than a salary. You are given a choice of flexible benefits from life insurance to gym discounts and tax‑free cycling.

• Generous Annual Leave.
• Retirement Savings through the Rolls‑Royce Retirement Savings Trust.
• Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls‑Royce.
• Group Income Protection provides income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury.
• Your Shares: Matched – a simple way to own Rolls‑Royce shares and invest in our future together. Buy one share, get one free.
• Digital GP – convenient access to GP consultations.
• Employee Assistance (EAP) and Live Well programmes.
• Closing Date

2nd August 2026.

Rolls‑Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non‑discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation and everyone can thrive.

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