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Business Architect & Org Design Lead
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Business Architect & Org Design Lead
Business Architect & Org Design Lead (Associate Director) – Strategy+ – AECOM Advisory
Company Description
Work with Us. Change the World.
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment globally, our services are in great demand. Join AECOM and bring your bold ideas and big dreams—become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers, and professionals who transform projects into tangible global impact.
We’re one global team driven by our common purpose: to deliver a better world.
Job Description
Start here. Grow here.
We are seeking a Business Architect & Org Design Lead (Associate Director level — broadly equivalent to a Manager in a management consultancy) to lead complex client engagements and grow the Strategy+ offer in AECOM Advisory. This senior consulting delivery role combines:
- Strategic execution (operating model design, governance, transformation, and performance improvement work)
- Client-facing advisory (working with infrastructure, public sector, and regulated-industry clients)
- Senior stakeholder management
- Team leadership and targeted business development
About Strategy+
Strategy+ helps organisations solve complex system-level challenges by turning strategy into actionable change. Our focus areas include:
- Operating model design
- Governance architecture
- Change & transformation
- Performance improvement (across people, process, data, technology, and delivery)
- Current growth priorities: Operating model design, change management, and performance improvement—especially in Energy, Water, and Defence sectors
Key Responsibilities
Your Impact: Strategic Thinking, Execution, and Team Leadership
You will:
1. Lead High-Impact Client Engagements
- Guide complex consulting engagements or major workstreams from inception through delivery.
- Ensure high-quality outputs, strong project discipline, and clear team accountability.
- Steer cross-functional discussions to align stakeholders on priorities, trade-offs, and execution plans.
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2. Deliver Robust Methodologies & Solutions
- Design and apply credible, scalable, and efficient methodologies for:
- Operating model development
- Organisation design
- Governance structures
- Service and operational transformation
- Performance improvement
- Translate complex analyses, data-driven insights, and strategic analysis into clear, actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders.
3. Build Trust & Influence
- Erect strong senior stakeholder relationships and act as a trusted strategic advisor.
- Facilitate destination workshops and town halls to align teams and tackle challenges.
- Keep stakeholders updated through horizon scanning, market intelligence, and emerging client challenges.
4. Drive Team & Commercial Performance
- Manage multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring capability alignment with client needs.
- Connect clients with specialised resources across AECOM for joined-up problem-solving.
- Monitor and mitigate scope, risk, quality, and commercial performance.
5. Foster Business Development & Growth
- Identify follow-on engagement opportunities.
- Support proposals and account management in priority sectors (e.g., Energy, Water, Defence).
- Grow the AS+ reputation and client trust with targeted business development efforts.
6. Guide & Develop Talent
- Coach consultants and senior consultants on:
- Structured client engagement
- Convincing storytelling
- Data interpretation
- Ensure team setup aligns with client needs, career development, and business priorities.
What You’ll Bring: Skills & Experience
Ready to Achieve the Extraordinary?
We’re looking for strategic thinkers with a hands-on mind—experts who: ✔ Have strong management consulting, transformation, or operational improvement experience in a sophisticated client-facing environment. ✔ Led teams through complex, ambiguous challenges under tight deadlines. ✔ Articulate intricate concepts simply and craft evidence-based storylines for decision-makers. ✔ Possess sharp commercial acumen in:
- Defining scope
- Managing risk
- Supporting proposal activity
- Revenue growth strategies ✔ Developed target operating models, capability maps, governance frameworks, and roadmaps. ✔ Apply a pragmatic, pragmatic-business mindset—every solution must deliver tangible results. ✔ Are pioneers in systematic process improvement, improving scalability, efficiency, and long-term capability.
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Additional Traits for Success
- Self-starters who thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
- Highly credible with senior stakeholders, adept at constructive challenge and relationship-building.
- Excellent networkers who can forge alliances across departments.
- Resilient and adaptive—always delivering high-quality outputs despite competing deadlines.
Qualifications: Academics & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience).
- Postgraduate qualification or professional certification (e.g., PDC, MSc, CIPD*) (preferred).
Why Join AECOM?
A Place Where Big Ideas Create Lasting Impact
Mission-Driven Purpose
You’ll work on high-stakes, high-impact projects across infrastructure and regulated industries, helping shape legacy products for generations.
Future of Work Flexibility
- Hybrid work options: Whether you’re based in an AECOM office, remote, or client site, thrive in a dynamic setting where your entrepreneurial spirit is celebrated.
Growing in a Supportive Culture
- A respectful, inclusive workplace where every voice counts.
- Career progression integrated into a global Fortune 500 firm.
Compensation & Wellbeing
AECOM offers a range of benefits, including:
- Competitive salaries
- Career development programs
- Health and wellbeing support
- A true sense of belonging—your growth is our shared success.
Equal Opportunity & Inclusion
AECOM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
- Disability Confident Employer: If able, we connect with applicants who have disabilities or long-term conditions. Reasonable adjustments are supported. Contact ReasonableAccommodationsUK@aecom.com to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
Additional Information
- Day 1 Onboarding Requirement: In-person attendance at an AECOM office as a condition of employment is mandatory.
- Requisition ID: J10153991
- Business Focus: Advisory, DCS (Europe & India)
Had what you’re looking for? Ready to make a difference? Join AECOM today! For more impact stories, follow us on @AECOM LinkedIn. #BetterWorldAECOM
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