Director of IT Strategy & Architecture
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About the role
As the Director of IT Strategy & Architecture you'll act as the "Office of the CIO," ensuring that technology execution aligns with business strategy and maximises Zellis Group investments. You'll hold the purse strings, set the standards, and measure the performance of the wider IT function to ensure value for money and operational excellence. For Zellis Group this is vital because we need to get control of the corporate architecture and develop a roadmap based on business priorities, not technical solution.
You'll provide architecture services for systems and data, run portfolio and change governance, lead BRM to shape demand, and oversee the IT budget and vendor management capabilities to deliver transparent, outcome-based value.
In this role your key responsibilities will include:
- Setting the technology strategy: Defining and continually refining the multi-year technology strategy and target architecture, aligned to business objectives and risk appetite.
- Running enterprise architecture services: Governing principles, standards and reference architectures; providing solution assurance; leading data architecture (quality, lineage, stewardship).
Skills & experience
- Executive-level technology leadership experience with demonstrable impact on strategy, portfolio value delivery, and architecture governance.
Benefits & culture
At Zellis Group (Zellis, Moorepay, Benifex, and Hastee) we power exceptional employee experiences by creating AI-enabled products and services within HR, workforce management, payroll, and benefits. Our vision is to be the clear leader in pay, reward, analytics, and people experiences. With over 3,500 colleagues across the UK, Europe, India and the Philippines, we have a significant ambition for growth (organically and through M&A).
We're passionate about creating an environment where people want to join, belong to, and be part of a progressive organisation. Our values, which were defined with input from of our colleagues, we live and breathe every day:
- Unstoppable together.
- Always learning.
- Make it count.
- Think scale.
Our people are critical to our ongoing success; we’re proud of our inclusive culture that gives you the platform to grow, challenge the status quo and play a crucial role in further enhancing our market position. With Zellis Group you’ll have the chance to stretch and challenge yourself in an environment that’s varied, flexible and hugely supportive.
We also love to reward and recognise our brilliant colleagues. As part of your benefits package, you’ll receive:
- A competitive base salary, cash car allowance and bonus.
- 25 days annual leave, plus your birthday off and the opportunity to buy additional holiday.
- Private medical insurance.
- Life assurance 4x salary.
- Enhanced pension scheme with company contributions up to 8.5%.
- A huge range of additional flexible benefits across financial & personal wellbeing, lifestyle & leisure.