Business Solution Architect - Senior Manager

Salary: £41,000 - 81,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience in business architecture, solution design, or business analysis within a complex, multi-system environment.
• Solid understanding of business process mapping, workflow optimisation, and integration techniques.
• Basic to moderate technical expertise, with the ability to communicate effectively with engineering and product teams.
• Familiarity with AI-driven business solutions and data architecture concepts.
• Strong problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
• Collaborative, with an ability to work across teams and levels.
• Detail-oriented and committed to delivering high-quality solutions.
• Open-minded, adaptable, and proactive in seeking improvements.
• User-focused, with an appreciation for practical business outcomes.
• Bachelors degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications in business analysis, solution architecture, or process design are beneficial (e.g., TOGAF, Azure Architect).
• Exposure to Professional Services or Audit is an advantage.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business stakeholders and business portfolio directors to capture requirements and help shape solutions that support business goals, ensuring business intent is captured before it reaches solution design.
• Design and document business processes, workflows, and information flows, and translate these into clear, structured business architecture capabilities, value streams, and operating-model implications.
• Ensure solutions adhere to established design and architectural standards, and assist in evolving those standards as needs change.
• Work with engineering and product teams to ensure seamless integration and implementation of business solutions.
• Identify where AI and automation create genuine business value within the audit value stream and define the business case.
• Advocate for user-centric design, ensuring solutions are usable and add meaningful value.
• Support change management and user adoption efforts, providing training and documentation as needed.
• Own end-to-end process design and standardisation across audit delivery and the value stream, identifying handoffs, bottlenecks, rework, and waste.
• Establish process standards and modelling conventions and use them to quantify the business case for change.
• Mentor business and process analysts and build business architecture literacy across portfolio and product teams.

Technologies:

• AI
• Architect
• Azure
• Support
• Network
• TOGAF
• Cloud

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We are KPMG in the UK, part of a global network of firms providing Audit, Legal, Tax and Advisory services. With over 16,000 colleagues and more than 150 years of experience, we combine creativity, insight and expertise to solve complex problems for clients and communities. This permanent Business Solution Architect role sits within our Innovation & Deployment team in Central Audit, with locations available in Canary Wharf or UK-wide. We offer a collaborative, inclusive culture, flexible hybrid ways of working, and a commitment to helping our people do their best work. We are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and value diversity of background, experience, and perspective.

last updated 36 week of 2026