Senior Business Architect

Salary: £26,000 - 54,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong senior-level experience in Business Architecture within large, complex organisations.
• Demonstrable experience developing, implementing and continuously improving Business Architecture practices, standards and frameworks.
• Strong people leadership skills, with experience building and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience establishing a new capability would be highly advantageous.
• Experience managing and leveraging external consulting or professional services partners to deliver business outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts for diverse audiences.
• A strategic mindset combined with a pragmatic, delivery-focused approach.
• Experience within a regulated environment is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of Business Architects, fostering a high-performing, collaborative culture and supporting professional growth.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to establish, develop and continuously improve the Business Architecture practice.
• Define and implement architecture standards, methodologies, frameworks and governance processes.
• Develop and maintain current-state and future-state business architecture models to support strategic decision-making.
• Create and embed business architecture artefacts, including business capabilities, customer journeys, service patterns and operating model blueprints.
• Provide architectural leadership and assurance across a portfolio of transformation and change initiatives.
• Work closely with Business Analysts, Service Designers, Programme Managers and Technology teams to design effective business solutions.
• Ensure transformation initiatives align with organisational strategy, target operating models and desired business outcomes.
• Manage relationships with external partners and consultancies, ensuring quality delivery and value for investment.
• Influence senior leaders and stakeholders by translating complex business challenges into clear, actionable recommendations and architectural roadmaps.

Technologies:

• Architect
• Support

More:

We are a not-for-profit organisation based in London, and we are creating a Business Architecture Practice from the ground up to provide architectural leadership across process, people, technology, data and information domains. This is a permanent Senior Business Architect position offering a competitive salary of 75,000 to 85,000 depending on experience, along with a standard benefits package. We are seeking someone to help shape a new capability and drive meaningful transformation at scale within our collaborative and inclusive environment.

last updated 35 week of 2026