Head of Architecture Strategy in London

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 orientated 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, multiple roles will be recruited across levels. Each role will be assigned to any of the 3 priority capabilities, with a possibility of role rotation, to enable 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.

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:

• Support the development, maintenance, and governance of enterprise-wide architectures across business, capability, information, technical, and solution domains.
• Collaborate with senior executives to define the enterprise architecture vision and strategy.
• Translate business and digital strategies into actionable transformation roadmaps and architecture frameworks.
• Guide and govern the delivery of architecture guidance to project teams and establish architectural direction for key strategic initiatives across the Divisions.
• Develop architectural approach & principles and manage large-scale transformation programs.
• Design strategy and oversee the transformation to future state EA standards, artifacts and tools across the enterprise.
• Support the architecture across major domains: business, application, data, and infrastructure/technology (cloud, edge, streaming, SaaS/PaaS).
• Oversee the 'as is' assessment, design target 'to be' architecture, and build transition roadmap for the enterprise, that is compatible for next-gen technology advancement such as Agentic AI, Quantum Computing.
• Drive sustainable and responsible AI practices.
• Define and drive the innovation strategy and process, ensuring new technology adoption, such as Generative AI, are leveraged effectively to generate measurable business value.
• Oversee EA implementation activities, ensuring measurable improvements in time-to-market, cost efficiency, and technology alignment.
• Drive alignment of acquisition/integration strategy (M&A) with architectural frameworks and standardized migration templates to ensure smooth architectural integration of new businesses, participating in due diligence as necessary.

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.
• Deep expertise in one or more core architectural domains: Data Architecture, Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Microservices, or API-led architecture.
• Significant, hands-on experience with major Enterprise Architecture management tools (e.g., LeanIX, Ardoq, Alfabet, or equivalent).
• 15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture or related fields, demonstrating a strong track record of leading architectural initiatives and driving business value through technology alignment.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related discipline; Master's or MBA is a plus. Relevant architecture certifications desirable.

Compensation/Benefits Information:

(This section is only applicable to US candidates) S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $220,656 to $325,000. 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.

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