At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead architecture and analysis teams to drive enterprise change and innovation.
- Company: Join a dynamic organisation focused on impactful technology transformation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, leadership opportunities, and the chance to shape future strategies.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and influence in a strategic role.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on enterprise change and technology direction.
- Qualifications: Proven leadership in architecture and analysis within complex environments.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
A senior leadership opportunity for an experienced architecture and analysis leader to shape enterprise change, drive future-state design and lead high-performing architecture and business analysis teams across a complex, regulated environment.
The role involves taking ownership of the architecture and analysis capability, setting the direction, standards and delivery approach needed to support a major change portfolio. This is a role for someone who can combine strategic thinking with strong delivery focus, ensuring business initiatives are well-shaped, aligned to enterprise architecture and delivered against commercial, regulatory and operational priorities.
What you'll be doing:
- Lead the architecture and business analysis functions across a strategically important change portfolio.
- Define and evolve architectural strategy, ensuring initiatives are aligned to business objectives and future-state design.
- Lead, coach and develop architects, business architects and business analysts.
- Set clear standards for analysis, architecture, governance, tools and core deliverables.
- Work closely with senior sponsors, delivery teams, product, security, technology and business stakeholders.
- Support the assessment and shaping of new initiatives before they move into delivery.
- Identify opportunities to improve delivery quality, simplify ways of working and strengthen change outcomes.
- Assess emerging technologies and trends that could support future innovation and transformation.
What we're looking for:
- Proven leadership experience across enterprise architecture, solution architecture, business architecture and business analysis.
- Strong experience operating in a regulated, complex or enterprise-scale environment.
- Ability to translate complex technology and business challenges into clear, practical direction.
- Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of change delivery, governance and portfolio-level prioritisation.
- TOGAF or similar architecture certification would be highly beneficial.
- PRINCE2, MSP, Agile or Scrum qualifications would be advantageous.
Why this role?
This is a chance to step into a visible leadership role with real influence over enterprise change, technology direction and delivery performance. You will be trusted to shape capability, improve standards and help the organisation deliver change that is clearer, faster and better aligned to strategic goals.
If you are an experienced architecture and analysis leader who can bring structure, pace and clarity to complex change, this is a strong opportunity to make a genuine impact.
Head of Architecture & Analysis employer: Sanderson
Join a forward-thinking organisation that values innovation and excellence in architecture and analysis. With a strong commitment to employee development, you will have access to tailored growth opportunities and a collaborative work culture that encourages strategic thinking and impactful delivery. Located in a dynamic environment, this role offers the chance to lead high-performing teams while shaping enterprise change and driving meaningful outcomes.
