Chief Enterprise Architect
20 days ago
London
Chief Enterprise Architect - £120,000 - £140,000 + Bonus + Benefits Location: London Role Type: Full-time, Senior Leadership Department: Technology & Strategy Reports to: CIO About the RoleOur client is seeking an exceptional Chief Enterprise Architect to lead their enterprise-wide architecture function and shape the future of their digital and technology landscape. This is a unique opportunity to define technology strategy, drive innovation, and ensure architectural excellence across a complex, fast-moving organisation.In this role, you will oversee enterprise architecture frameworks, influence senior stakeholders, and translate business strategy into actionable technology roadmaps. You will be the strategic authority for architecture governance, design integrity, and long-term technology planning. Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership • Define and own the enterprise technology strategy., • Translate business objectives into multi-year IT roadmaps and actionable outcomes., • Establish and lead architecture governance, standards, and forums., • Drive adoption of architecture principles across engineering, operations, and delivery teams., • Assess and rationalise the technology and product portfolio., • Prioritise investments based on value, risk, cost, and strategic fit., • Lead proof-of-concepts, experimentation, and emerging tech adoption., • Identify and champion new technologies that enable competitive advantage., • Build, mature, and lead the enterprise architecture capability (roles, skills, career pathways)., • Influence senior executives and stakeholders to align on architectural direction., • Lead strategic vendor selection, negotiation, and relationship management., • Define and track performance through KPIs, SLAs, and value delivery metrics., • Oversee architectural styles such as microservices, API-first, SOA, and event-driven architecture., • Evaluate cloud models (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) in multi-cloud environments., • Led large, complex enterprise architecture functions., • Demonstrated experience turning technology strategy into execution at scale., • Deep understanding of architecture disciplines: business, information, solution, data, platform, and technical architecture., • Strong communication and executive presence., • Proven success managing vendors, major technology platforms, and enterprise portfolios., • A visionary mindset capable of shaping long-term technology direction., • Strong analytical thinking and an outcomes-focused approach., • Ability to operate confidently at executive level., • Passion for innovation, modern engineering practices, and future-ready architecture.