Full job descriptionHead of Enterprise Architecture - Lloyds Living
London
Full time


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Wednesday 15 July 2026
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£92,701 - £109,060
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Job Description
Position Title: Head of Enterprise Architecture
Reports To: Chief Technology Officer
Location: London
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Working Pattern: We observe Hybrid Working requirements including attendance of 40% (circa two days a week) at our hub
Lloyds Living represents an exciting project for Lloyds Banking Group. It extends the Group’s support for the housing market, as one of the largest mortgage lenders to first-time buyers, home movers, and private landlords. Since 2018, the Group has provided almost £40bn in mortgages across the UK and assisted one in four first-time buyers onto the property ladder. This contributes to the Group’s Strategy of ’helping Britain prosper’ through quality housing provision.
Join Lloyds Living as we transform property management across the UK. We aim to grow into one of the nation’s largest and most trusted landlords. Our focus is on building lively communities and offering outstanding living experiences. As we expand rapidly, you will join a dynamic team influencing the future of PRS, Shared Ownership, and property management. Innovation, customer dedication, and growth are central to our work. Take this opportunity to make a difference and be involved in something remarkable.
Become part of a newly established technology group aiming to provide top-tier technology solutions for the Lloyds Living ambitious growth strategy. The team consists of exceptional individuals who encourage and motivate delivering top performance.
Role Purpose
The Head of Enterprise Architecture (EA) is responsible for defining, overseeing, and delivering the organisation’s enterprise architecture strategy to ensure alignment between business objectives and technology execution.
This role directs a multidisciplinary group of Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, and Process Engineers, guiding the development of cohesive architecture blueprints and detailed process map collections across various business units. The position guarantees that business capabilities, processes, applications, data, and technology landscapes are uniformly organized, recorded, and enhanced to support strategic transformation and operational effectiveness.
The postholder is accountable for embedding architecture governance. They enable effective decision-making and ensure architectural standards and artefacts are actively used to shape delivery and technology investment outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership in Enterprise Architecture
*Define and develop the organisation’s Enterprise Architecture strategy, principles, and target state.
*Establish and govern architecture frameworks, standards, and guidelines across business and technology domains.
*Ensure consistency between business strategy, operating models, and technology roadmaps.
*Lead architecture governance forums, including design authorities and review boards.
*Provide strategic direction and oversight for major transformation programmes and investments.
Team Leadership & Capability Development
*Lead and cultivate a high-performing group of Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, and Process Engineers.
*Define clear roles, responsibilities, and career pathways for architecture and process fields.
*Foster strong collaboration between architecture, delivery, product, and business teams.
*Develop organisational expertise in architectural thinking, modelling, and process improvement.
*Act as a mentor and primary contact for complex architectural challenges that present blocking issues.
Architecture & Process Modelling
*Manage the development and upkeep of enterprise architecture artefacts, including:
Business capability models
Application and data architectures
Technology landscapes
Integration patterns and standards
*Take ownership and lead the creation of detailed process map libraries spanning various business units, guaranteeing uniformity, accessibility, and oversight.
*Ensure architecture and process models remain up to date, accessible, and consistent with actual operational practices.
*Encourage the reuse of architectural patterns and standardization throughout the organisation.
Portfolio Alignment & Delivery Enablement
*Partner with Product, Data & Insights, Agile Delivery, Risk, and Technology leadership to align architecture with delivery portfolios.
*Ensure solution designs adhere to enterprise standards while enabling speed and flexibility in delivery.
*Support prioritisation and sequencing of initiatives through capability and dependency mapping.
*Balance strategic architecture integrity with pragmatic delivery needs.
Governance, Risk & Decision Support
*Establish architecture governance processes to ensure compliance with standards and strategic direction.
*Provide architectural assurance for major programmes, including design reviews and risk assessment.
*Assist regulatory, risk, and compliance initiatives by providing clear architecture and process documentation, guaranteeing that suitable risk controls are incorporated in architecture patterns and process documentation.
*Enable better decision-making through data-driven architecture insights and reporting.
Collaborator Engagement
*Act as a trusted advisor to executive and senior collaborators on enterprise architecture and transformation.
*Communicate complex architectural concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
*Collaborate closely with business units to ensure architecture reflects real business needs and priorities.
Essential Skills & Experience
*Demonstrated experience in a senior Enterprise Architecture leadership position within a complex organisation.
*Strong track record of building and leading architecture and/or process engineering teams.
*Comprehensive knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF) and modelling techniques.
*Experience producing and controlling architecture artefacts across business, application, data, and technology layers.
*Proven background in business process modelling and large-scale process improvement.
*Strong understanding of how architecture supports Agile and product-led delivery models.
*Excellent collaborator management and influencing skills at...