Job Title: Business Architect

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Edinburgh or Alderley Edge

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 18th February 2024

Group Transformation aims to be a catalyst for change, to drive innovation and operational excellence within Royal London. We bring together colleagues from Change, Procurement, Workplace, Rectifications and Data Management. 

We work across Royal London to deliver the Group’s strategic ambitions. In partnership with the different business areas, we work to embed agility, adaptability and customer/colleague focus to deliver sustainable growth. We make sure that we deliver great outcomes that our customers and members benefit from, and we also make sure we get the best value from all of our procurement interactions.

As a Business Architect you will have the opportunity to shape the future of such initiatives through strategic planning and execution. As a trusted advisor, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to align business objectives, technology solutions, and enterprise architecture.

The successful candidate will possess a deep understanding of business processes, enterprise systems, and emerging technologies to drive transformative changes and optimise business performance.

About the role

• Develop and maintain the business architecture framework
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their objectives and requirements to translate business strategy into a deliverable portfolio of change
• Develop and assess options for achieving the business outcomes
• Work with senior stakeholders to ensure business strategy is specific, measurable and deliveries are shaped to demonstrably meet business and customer needs
• Define and manage business capability maps, process models, and information architecture to ensure alignment with organisational objectives
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement

About you

• Proven experience as a Business Architect in the Financial Services industry
• Strong knowledge of business architecture frameworks, methodologies, and best practices inclusion knowledge of enterprise architecture tooling
• Good understanding of the regulatory landscape in our market
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and address complex business challenges
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.   

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve. 

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits

Inclusion, diversity and belonging 

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.