Lloyds Banking Group
Head of Enterprise Architecture - Lloyds Living
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Head of Enterprise Architecture - Lloyds Living
Lloyds Banking Group – Head of Enterprise Architecture
End Date: Wednesday 15 July 2026
Salary & Flexibility
- Salary Range: £92,701 - £109,060
- Flexible Working: Hybrid working (40% attendance at hub)
Job Description
Position Details
- Title: Head of Enterprise Architecture
- Reports To: Chief Technology Officer
- Location: London
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Hours: Full-time
About Lloyds Living
Lloyds Living is an extension of Lloyds Banking Group, dedicated to revolutionising the property management sector as one of the UK’s largest landlords. Since 2018, they’ve provided £40bn+ in mortgages, assisting one in four first-time buyers and furthering their objective to "help Britain prosper" through quality housing.
By transforming property management, Lloyds Living seeks to drive growth across:
- Private Rented Sector (PRS)
- Shared Ownership
- Property Management
The role sits within a fast-growing technology team, focused on delivering top-tier solutions to support this ambitious expansion. Here, excellence, innovation, and a collaborative culture are central.
Role Purpose
The Head of Enterprise Architecture (EA) ensures technology aligns with business strategy to deliver seamless, high-performing solutions. Key responsibilities include:
- Directing a multidisciplinary team comprising Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, and Process Engineers to design cohesive architecture frameworks and initiatives.
- Aligning business capabilities, processes, applications, data, and technology landscapes to:
- Support strategic transformation.
- Enhance operational efficiency.
- Establishing a robust architecture governance framework, ensuring standards shape delivery and investment decisions.
Prioritising strategic vision, innovation, and team mentorship, the ideal candidate will foster economic growth and positive societal impact through thoughtfully engineered solutions.
Key Responsibilities
1. Leadership in Enterprise Architecture
- Define and execute EA strategy, principles, and target state models.
- Set organisation-wide architecture frameworks, standards, and guidelines.
- Bridge business strategy with operating models and technology roadmaps.
- Lead specialist forums, including design authorities and review boards.
- Provide strategic oversight for transformation programmes and investments.
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2. Team Leadership & Capability Development
- Lead and uplift a high-performance architecture team, establishing clear roles, career pathways, and SMART success criteria.
- Strengthen collaboration across technical and business stakeholders to amplify impact.
- Develop architectural thinking and process improvement expertise across the organisation.
- Serve as a mentor for complex, blocking issues requiring new architectural solutions.
3. Architecture & Process Modelling
- Maintain enterprise architecture artefacts, including:
- Business capability models.
- Application/data architectures.
- Technology landscapes.
- Integration patterns and standards.
- Lead creation of detailed process libraries for multiple business units, ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and reusability.
- Keep models current, pragmatic, and aligned with operations, eliminating silos and imbueing flexibility.
4. Portfolio Alignment & Delivery Enablement
- Partner with Product, Data & Insights, Agile Delivery, Risk, and Technology Leadership to align architecture with strategic priorities.
- Ensure solutions adhere to enterprise-wide standards while accelerating delivery.
- Facilate clear prioritisation through dependency mapping.
- Balance architectural integrity with operational pragmatism.
5. Governance, Risk & Decision Support
- Ease regulatory and compliance demands by providing robust architecture documentation key to risk controls.
- Deliver architectural assurance during major programme design reviews.
- Promote data-informed decision-making, enabling faster cross-functional alignment.
6. Collaborator Engagement
- Become a trusted advisory resource for executive teams, translating complexity into clear communication.
- Partner closely with business units and clients, ensuring architecture reflects their evolving needs.
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Who We Look For
Essential Skills & Experience
- Senior EA leadership: Proven track record governing enterprise architecture across complex organisations.
- Team leadership: Ability to build and motivate cohesive, high-achieving architecture teams.
- Specialised expertise:
- Deep experience with TOGAF, LeanIX, Ardox, or similar frameworks.
- Process engineering and business process re-engineering at scale.
- Support for Agile and product-led delivery models.
- Communication & influence: Skilled communicators across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Pragmatic problem-solving: Balancing strategic visioning with operational execution.
- Tool proficiency: Proficiency with Enterprise Architecture/process modelling tools like:
- Ardox
- Leanix
- ARIS
Why Join Lloyds Banking Group?
Our Commitment to Inclusion & Development
- Dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), Lloyds delivers an environment where everyone thrives. Initiatives include:
- Formal commitment to diversity in senior roles.
- Gender healthcare support, such as menopause and cancer programs.
- Flexible working adjustments for disability needs.
Benefits
- Pensions: Up to 15% employer contribution.
- Bonus & Share Schemes: Annual performance-related bonus and free share allocations.
- Lifestyle Benefits: Employee discounts tailored to personal needs.
- Work-Life Balance: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Wellbeing & Social Support: Comprehensive mental health and parental leave benefits.
You’ll contribute to financial services transformation while shaping your career in a dynamic setting that champions excellence and purpose.
At Lloyds Banking Group, they believe in "making a real difference to customers, businesses, and communities." Should you share this drive, apply today—their values and opportunities await.
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