Enterprise Architect, Lloyds
CTO - Commercial - Cross Divisional
£70.9-78.8k
+ An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance + Share schemes
2 days a week in office
Retail and commercial bank
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Retail and commercial bank
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£70.9-78.8k
+ An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance + Share schemes
2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To support families and businesses, helping them to take the next step, whatever that may be.
Role
Who you are
- You’ll be experienced in building relationships and developing trust, providing thought leadership to business and technology change delivery colleagues, and maintaining alignment with and influencing the wider Group strategies
- An open, collaborative, approachable and friendly style, working well with both senior and junior colleagues, building strong relationships, and breaking down barriers
- Gravitas and impact. You’ll use strong storytelling skills, both written and verbally, in how you present your communication recommendations in line with priorities. You can back up your opinions with facts and well-reasoned thinking
- Proven background in enterprise architecture with an understanding of architecture principles and frameworks
- Good understanding of modern technology from applications to infrastructure (e.g. containerised micro-services, cloud, API etc.)
- Experience in Commercial banking domains including Core banking, Payments, Channels is a plus
- Point of view on emerging tech in areas like Digital assets and Digital identity
- Recent experience of translating architecture models and roadmaps into packages of work that drive organisational change (including strategic core programmes), to improve business outcomes
- Good technology knowledge across various topics including (but not limited to) domain driven models, microservices, event-driven design, hybrid cloud deployment models, cloud service provider technologies, DevOps, CI/CD, modern data paradigms, cyber security, resilience by design and sustainability
- Awareness of emerging technologies (e.g., Gen AI, Quantum computing) their maturity and strong understanding of their potential business application and consequences including how they align to long term strategy
- Strong intuition for technology and its value to businesses – understanding mechanisms for implementing technology into business planning and execution
- An in-depth understanding of systems development, change life cycles, best practices and approaches
- Communication and relationship building skills to work collaboratively to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Proven success in establishing a culture of continuous improvement and driving innovation
- You'll be a confident individual, passionate about architecture and making a difference, able to build effective relationships at all levels (up to and including Executive level), being a strong influencer
- You've worked in established complex organisations with large customer bases so have a good appreciation of the non-functional considerations and crafting systems accordingly
- Breadth of experience in architecture, in a regulated industry (ideally financial)
What the job involves
- We're currently seeking an Enterprise Architect aligned to our Business and Commercial Banking, Enabling CIO business area
- You'll be a confident individual, passionate about architecture and making a difference, able to build effective relationships at all levels (up to and including Executive level)
- This is an opportunity for an architect who is enthusiastic about Digital, AI, Cloud, Data and engineering technologies to deliver business value in a pivotal position within the Group
- An individual with a solid sense of ownership and integrity who enjoys working and collaborating with teams across the Group and who has strong values and clear purpose
- In conjunction with Enabling Platform owners and senior partners across the Bank, you will build, evolve, and promote clear and comprehensive technology strategies that align with Group strategy and enable business teams to deliver the best customer outcomes
- You are accountable for continually influencing, challenging, and supporting the Enabling Platform teams to build and align their strategic roadmaps, alongside acting as the voice of the customer and facing into all the Business Platforms to enable delivery of the business roadmaps, guiding Cloud (Public & Private) product delivery
- You’ll collaborate with key internal customers to build, maintain and evangelise clear and integrated technology strategies
- You’ll be analysing the needs of our business partners to understand the modern technology platform capabilities and improvements that they need to deliver effectively and efficiently for their customers
- Building and sustaining strong and productive partnerships with platforms and functions, promoting, communicating, and evangelising the Bank’s strategies
- Building relationships with third party vendors and cloud service providers, acting as a senior partner to help them evolve their products and services to better meet the needs and strategies of large enterprise customers such as the Group
- This is an agile environment working on challenging problems requiring dedication and leadership to help drive the transformation agenda
- Working collaboratively and cultivating trust to get results
Application process
- End Date: December 31, 2025
Our take
Lloyds Bank, part of Lloyds Banking Group, began operations back in 1765 and is nowadays one of the UK’s leading retail and commercial banks. As with many leading banks, the company has dealt with its share of controversy – including for its handling of PPI complaints in 2015, and the 2009 European Commission ruling that forced it to part ways with TSB – but it has nonetheless stood the test of time and worked to build back its public reputation in the wake of these setbacks.
Of the company’s 26 million customers, over 18 million of them are online, making it the largest UK digital bank. As part of its ongoing digital transformation, the company is seeking to put the cloud at the front of its services and systems, and has cited intentions to invest heavily in overhauling its current technology infrastructure. All this seeks to serve the modern banking customer, and to compete with the fast-increasing number of alternative banking options appearing on the market.
Recently, Lloyds Bank has shown great interest in facilitating innovation in the industry, joining as a partner on FinTech Action Labs (a FinTech accelerator programme) to bring its industry expertise to early-stage FinTechs. As well as investment in digital transformation and AI, the company is enhancing its wealth product and corporate banking offerings, as well as expanding its partnerships with digital banking companies.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Flex cash: This is 4% of your basic salary and can be used to spend on the benefits of your choice, or you can choose to take it as a cash top up in your monthly salary.
- A generous holiday allowance: You’ll be eligible for a minimum of 22 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), rising to 30 days based on length of service and grade.
- A flexible way of working: Whether you want flexibility over your location or when you log on, together we can create an approach that works for you and for the business.
- Family leave: Up to 63 weeks of maternity or adoption leave. Statutory maternity or adoption pay is available for 39 weeks, and 20 weeks will be enhanced to the equivalent of full pay. Partners can have six weeks of fully paid paternity leave.
- Health insurance: Our company funded Private Medical Benefit provides all colleagues with access to good quality medical care, including accommodation, nursing care and specialist advice.
- Colleague Offers: Get discounts on everything from electrical items to cinema tickets and weekly food shopping. You can share this benefit with up to ten family members or friends.
- Financial products: Take advantage of our great financial products, some at a discounted rate, including current accounts, home and car insurance and loans.
- Share plans: Participate in Sharematch and receive matching shares of up to £45 a month from the company, and you can choose to participate in Sharesave, our combined savings and share option plan.
- Pension: We offer a generous pension plan, with all joiners being automatically enrolled in our 'Your Tomorrow' scheme. You can decide how much you save and get a say in where your contributions are invested.
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Leadership
Charlie Nunn
(Group Chief Executive, not founder)Spent nine years at HSBC, including as Group Head of Wealth Management and Digital, and as CEO of Wealth and Personal Banking.
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