Enterprise Architect - Financial Services

Job description / Role

This is a high impact Enterprise Architect role with a strong business focus (70%) and technical oversight (30%). You'll be expected to lead governance forums, drive solution design reviews, and maintain critical architecture artefacts. The ideal candidate will be articulate and confident in presenting solutions.

Client Details

A leading financial services organisation undergoing strategic transformation.

Description

* Lead and chair governance forums, reviewing solution designs and passing architectural verdicts.
* Take ownership of EA artefacts, maintain, promote, and gather feedback for continuous improvement.
* Independently lead assigned projects and partner with stakeholders across business and technology.
* Ensure smooth operation of architecture forums and drive cross functional collaboration.
* Present complex architecture in simplified formats for business stakeholders.
* Engage with asset and wealth management platforms and understand treasury and finance functions.
* Contribute to AI capability development and practical application across business units.

Job Offer

* High visibility across business and technology teams.
* Work in a dynamic, transformation focused environment.

* 7-10 years' experience in enterprise architecture, ideally within financial services.
* Strong consultancy background (e.g., Accenture or similar) with excellent articulation and presentation skills.
* Familiarity and understanding of finance and treasury operations.
* Comfortable with stakeholder engagement and simplifying complex concepts for business audiences.
* Experience in governance, solution design review, and architecture artefact management.
* Open to candidates with business architecture backgrounds.

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.