Our client is seeking a highly experienced Enterprise Architect to lead the development and delivery of a strategic, organisation-wide architecture and digital transformation vision. The role requires a forward-thinking strategist capable of influencing business, technology, and data decisions at the executive level while driving measurable transformation across complex environments. Key Responsibilities: * Define and communicate the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and roadmaps across business, technology, and data domains, covering “as-is,” “to-be,” and transitional states. * Lead and influence cross-cutting capability development to enable rapid, scalable, and sustainable organisational change. * Assess organisational priorities for digital transformation and ensure alignment with long-term business objectives. * Provide a strategic perspective across portfolios, programmes, and architectural domains to guide enterprise-level decision-making. * Establish, enforce, and maintain architecture principles, standards, and policies across the organisation. * Promote collaboration, architectural consistency, and knowledge sharing across teams, business units, and stakeholder groups. * Understand and navigate the organisation’s ecosystem, reference architectures, and interdependencies to inform decision-making. * Advise senior stakeholders on scalable, value-driven, and sustainable technology and data investments. * Conduct horizon scanning to identify emerging technology, industry, and societal trends, evaluating their potential impact on the organisation. * Shape and participate in architectural governance, assurance processes, and risk management, ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements. * Lead complex design decisions encompassing technology, processes, people, and organisational structures. * Guide problem definition and framing, challenging assumptions and shaping innovative solution options for high-risk or high-impact initiatives. * Facilitate and mediate difficult architectural discussions, resolving conflicts and securing stakeholder buy-in. * Coach and develop staff in architectural thinking, communication, and collaboration skills, building capability across the organisation. * Influence architectural direction beyond the immediate organisation, supporting enterprise-wide adoption of best practices. * Ensure that all business, technology, and data initiatives are aligned with enterprise architecture strategy. * Identify and evaluate suitable contractual frameworks and suppliers, ensuring alignment with architectural requirements and organisational objectives. * Contribute to the development and strengthening of the internal architecture community, promoting shared knowledge and continuous improvement. * Support policy development to increase organisational resilience and future readiness. * Maintain a commercially aware perspective, ensuring architectural decisions consider cost-effectiveness, scalability, and value for money. Qualifications and Experience: * Essential: TOGAF Certification, ISEB Certification * Desirable: At least one of ITIL, IT4IT, or COBIT Certification * Proven experience leading enterprise architecture in complex organisations, including business, technology, and data domains. * Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills, able to influence at senior executive levels. * Demonstrated ability to shape and implement strategic change across multi-disciplinary teams. * Experience with architectural frameworks, governance, and emerging technology evaluation