Head of Architecture - Assets, Data and Tooling in London

About the Role: The S&P Enterprise Architecture office is a newly established capability that provides technology, system and data alignment, control, and insight across all divisions and corporate functions of S&P Global. The office is oriented around five strategic principles:

• A Single View of Enterprise Architecture - Develop and maintain a consolidated view of systems, data, and technology assets (current and future state) to support investment and integration decisions.
• Evolve Common Governance & Standards - Evolve and embed enterprise-level governance and standards building on existing TDOC and ARB processes.
• Enable Enterprise-Scale Data, AI, & Agentic Capabilities - Coordinate architecture for AI and agentic solutions to ensure responsible adoption and shared value across business units.
• Develop Architecture Capability and Community - Build an empowered network of architects across divisions and functions with shared ways of working, tools, architecture principles and frameworks.
• Deliver Measurable Business Alignment & Value – Enable Technology Value realization and demonstrate clear outcomes such as cost savings through reduced duplication, enhanced productivity through improved time-to-market, and efficiency through optimized investment.

The office has oversight of all aspects of technology: from IT and business systems through to product platforms. As part of this new office initiative, multiple roles are being recruited across levels. Each role will be assigned to any of the 3 priority capabilities, with a possibility of role rotation enabling a well‑rounded team.

Strategy and Program: To set overall direction and interact with key initiatives across S&P, driving synergy and efficiency optimization, including strategy and transformation roadmap for future state EA artifacts.

Governance and Community: To run and embed governance and activate the architecture community through ARBs, TDAs, and other related processes. Establishing cohesive definitions and effective ways of working, including aligning the Divisions towards the standards of the future state EA artifacts.

Assets and Tooling: To own architecture tool(s) and drive transparent documentation of multiple architectural assets and best practices, including the implementation and ownership of future state EA artifacts.

The Impact: As an Enterprise Architect, you will report to the S&P Global Head of Enterprise Architecture and will be part of the newly formed S&P EA office. You will support ~150 architects across the Divisions, driving alignment between technical solutions and business needs, fostering a culture of innovation, and overseeing the seamless integration of governance processes to support scalable and unified technology, data and product outcomes throughout S&P Global.

Responsibilities and Impact:

• Govern and manage Architecture assets, serving as the product owner for the Enterprise Architecture tooling platform, managing EA tooling platform roadmap, configuration, and lifecycle management.
• Oversee the evaluation of software and hardware product standards to ensure alignment with strategy, architectural standards, integration requirements, risk management, and long‑term sustainability across the technology landscape.
• Partner with Business and Technical teams to ensure architecture assets and tooling investments deliver measurable business value and support capability development.
• Assess and guide on architecture for product/platform enablement (e.g., digital subscription platforms, SaaS offerings, global delivery of information assets) and ensure architecture supports scalability, performance, reliability, global compliance.
• Measure and report on architectural effectiveness, using the Enterprise Architecture tooling platform to track key metrics such as technical debt reduction, component reuse percentage and percentage of automation adoption.
• Support to build the architecture community and promote shared standards and practices to build a network of architects with shared ways of working, tools, and frameworks.
• Drive ownership in maintaining future state EA artifacts and tools, publish, report and track its adoption.
• Support governance activities by maintaining accurate, up‑to‑date architectural models and artifacts within the enterprise tooling platform.
• Form partnerships across the enterprise and externally, to facilitate collaboration and remain informed of new capabilities and emerging technology trends.
• Drive the mandate and contribute to the ongoing success of the Enterprise Architecture office.
• Lead and implement the Architecture Observability (AO) strategy, transforming enterprise architecture into a dynamic, queryable system by leveraging data from across our technology estate.
• Lead a Data Governance team, establishing best practices for data stewardship, quality, compliance, and lifecycle management.
• Lead a Data Driven Decisions team responsible for providing executive dashboards and business intelligence capabilities, enabling actionable insights for leadership.
• Manage and mentor an engineering team, driving delivery of data, analytics, and architecture solutions.

Required Skills, Experience, and Knowledge:

• Expert knowledge of established architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Gartner or Zachman) and their application in driving enterprise‑level standards and compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with senior Product, Technology, and Business leaders to align technology & architectural decisions with investment prioritization.
• Critically a focus on servant leadership, ensuring that EA is not perceived as an ivory tower practice.
• Deep expertise in one or more core architectural domains: Data Architecture, Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Microservices, or API‑led architecture.
• Strategic partnership lens, with understanding of entire data & software lifecycle to enable comprehensive support of Divisional needs.
• Significant, hands‑on experience with major Enterprise Architecture management tools (e.g., LeanIX, Ardoq, Alfabet, or equivalent).
• Experience in media/information services or related domain highly desirable (e.g., content delivery, subscription models, rights/licensing systems, real‑time analytics, digital platforms).
• Experience leading and developing engineering teams, including technical mentorship, performance management, and delivery leadership.
• Familiarity with relevant technologies, including Azure Data Fabric, Alteryx, SQL, Dremio, Python, Power BI, CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management) tools, Enterprise Architecture tools, knowledge graphs, and USE Data.World.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related discipline; Master’s or MBA is a plus.
• Relevant architecture certifications desirable.

Assets, Data and Tooling Team:

• Analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to evaluate software, assess architectural fit, and manage lifecycle and sustainability considerations for architecture assets.
• Advanced analytical and reasoning skills to analyze functional requirements and provide data backed decisions on Buy Vs Build Vs Host.
• Knowledge of enterprise technology landscapes (e.g., cloud, platform consolidation, data management, and application portfolios) to ensure effective alignment between tools, data, and automation strategies.
• Expertise in defining and managing architectural views and artifacts, specifically “as‑is” and “to‑be” models, patterns, technology roadmaps.
• Proven experience as an owner or administrator of a major Enterprise Architecture tool (e.g., LeanIX, Ardoq, Alfabet, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated ability to lead the implementation plan for the Enterprise Architecture tooling and its associated processes.
• Expertise in implementing and maintaining automated tooling capabilities, including data ingestion pipelines, integrations with CMDBs, cloud inventories, CI/CD systems, or discovery tools to enhance architectural accuracy and reduce manual effort.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to partner across IT, Business, and Leadership teams to drive architectural alignment and tool utilization.
• Ability to define and implement reporting metrics to demonstrate architectural effectiveness and measure the value realization from Enterprise Architecture initiatives.
• Ability to lead teams focused on data governance, data‑driven decisions business intelligence, and architecture observability.

Compensation/Benefits Information: S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $280,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan. This role is not eligible for additional compensation such as an annual incentive bonus or sales commission plan. This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits.

What’s In It For You? Our Mission: Advancing Essential Intelligence. Our People: We’re more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we’re able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

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