Enterprise Architect - Investments

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

Senior Enterprise Architecture – Investments.  
Reporting into Head of Enterprise Architecture, Investments, Corporate Functions and Finance. Ensuring that technology solutions delivered though Investments Transformation support the business strategic objectives whilst developing and maintaining our own technology strategy.
Architecture

• Drive Enterprise Architecture and Technical Strategy across Investments
• Ensure the Data Strategy is executed to design and course correct where it diverges
• Provide consultancy and direction on:
  • Enterprise Architecture Definition and Maintenance
  • Solution Architecture Guidance and Review
• Drive Solution Architecture Auditing, through participation in SDLC review points.
• Leverage understanding and experience with architectural frameworks and development technologies.
• Defining the systems architecture and performing core system reviews
• Produce recommendations and execution of processes for Analyses of Alternatives and Market Research for Products and Services to be acquired, including measurable success criteria

Strategy

• Investments Technology strategy – contributing to the development of a rolling 3 year strategy
• Working with the Investment Transformation teams to ensure alignment of solutions to target architecture

Research

• Investment management research – research into investment management related areas that may impact solutions – e.g. research via websites, Seminars, Webinars, consultants etc.
• New Technology appraisals – monitoring emerging technologies and tools.
• Applications research – research into new and existing applications and services, application evolutions, product roadmaps and directions followed by competitors
• Industry regulatory impacts – timeline and vendor engagement re solutions.

Challenge

• Innovation – The questioning of systems and processes and the creation of new ideas
• Ensure decisions are made for the right reasons – with full appreciation of impacts.

Delivery

• Project lifecycle management - Input into the strategic aspects of projects and solutions
• Provide Technical and Business Subject Matter Expertise on a broad range of topics across the portfolio including enterprise systems management and custom software developed solutions,
  Recruiter : Martyn Jack

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions.  Being a Disability Confident Leader means that candidates who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying. 

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