5 Technology Visionary jobs in the United Kingdom

Role: Technology, Strategy & Advisory, Enterprise Architect Consultant

Industry: Financial Services, Comms, Media & Telco, Health & Public Services

Location: London, Manchester, Edinburgh

Mobility : Up to 100%

Career Level: Consultant (3-6 years of experience)

• Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.
• We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.
• “Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As a team:

• Do you enjoy using innovation, and the latest technologies to solve challenges and realise business goals? Do you enjoy working at the intersection of business and technology, where you’re engaging with senior clients, engineers and architects on a daily basis? Are you a critical thinker that is keen to continue exploring the untouched capabilities of technologies such as Cloud, Big Data, AI and Robotics, and how they can be architected into client’s landscapes to help them achieve their strategic goals?
• Joining the team means becoming part of a community of Enterprise Architects that serve Accenture’s clients with the best and brightest insights regarding business and technology architecture. Our mission is to drive industry and enterprise re-invention, powered by Technology and Data. Our values include challenging our clients’ norms, building trusted relationships, and embracing diversity as a source of creativity and inspiration. We collaborate closely with experts globally to bring the best to our clients every day and stay relevant to their changing needs.
• Our teams are changing businesses every day using deep industry insights, technology knowledge and innovative ideas. Positioned at the intersection of business, technology and industry, we devise creative new strategies and target architectures, based on trends, insights and data. With an eye for competitive advantage, digital disruption, operating models, and the future workforce, we take on the challenge of designing and implementing transformative business solutions, using the technology to drive business advantage and create 360 value for our clients.

Your responsibilities as an enterprise architect will include:

• Assessing the impact of the business strategy on the enterprise architecture, including organisation, applications, data, infrastructure, and operations
• Staying abreast of industry dynamics and the impact of trends on an organisation, to identify and formulate need for change in enterprise architecture
• Co-creating a client’s Enterprise Architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring it aligns with business objectives
• Developing recommendations and translating them into actionable roadmaps for complex and large technology environments using Lean and Agile enterprise principles
• Supporting the creation of Enterprise Architecture blueprints, demonstrating the e2e technology landscape including applications, integrations, and data
• Conducting end-to-end vendor assessments across technology, vendor and or data platforms
• Working between the business and technology client & 3rd party stakeholders to effectivity formulate communicate and conclude key architectural decisions
• Providing EA governance to clients throughout their transformation programme to ensure that new initiatives comply with the set guidelines, without jeopardising business objectives
• Support in designing and governing enterprise data platform capabilities including integration and automation
• Supporting the creation of Enterprise Architecture Operating model definition and implementation roadmaps
• Completing Enterprise Architecture maturity assessment on behalf of clients

We are looking for individuals who:

• Work within or across one of the architectural domains; Business, Application, Data and Technology
• Have experience working on complex digital transformation programmes; working and present across different levels of architecture abstraction; and working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Have broad understanding across the Comms and Media industry landscape e.g. leading Telco industry solutions, platform options & considerations across BSS and OSS
• Have deep understanding of Telco frameworks including eTOM / Frameworx, TMFORUM ODA, Open APIs.
• Have broad understanding across the banking and insurance technology landscape e.g. understanding insurance specific functional applications, leading insurance industry solutions, platform options & considerations
• Have specific experience with key Technology Platforms in Insurance sectors in London Markets, General Insurance and Life & Pensions e.g. Guidewire, Duck Creek, Salesforce, EIS, Sapiens, DXC,
• Have broad understanding across Health & Public Services technology landscape
• Have proven stakeholder management and communication skills, leveraged to influence and persuade on key architectural decisions
• Have experience designing Cloud / Data Platforms & AI solutions including Gen AI ; and are inquisitive and keen to explore areas of emerging technologies

Set yourself apart (we’re very interested in hearing from you if you have some or all of the below):

• Depth of knowledge within Comms and Media industry processes and their underlying technology architecture, emerging technology trends, etc
• Demonstration of in-depth technology insight in particular Telco functional domain e.g. Sales, CRM, Order Management, Product management, Billing and OSS
• Demonstration of in-depth technology insight in particular insurance functional domain e.g. Underwriting Workbench, Claims Workbench, General Insurance Pricing & Underwriting, Life Insurance processing
• Have knowledge of the Government Service Manual, Technology Code of Practice (TCoP) and UK Digital/Data Strategies
• Experience working as a solution architect or enterprise architect
• Experience in business capability and process taxonomies, maturity assessments and alignment of gaps to enabling technology solutions
• Experience with Enterprise / platform / application / data architecture
• Knowledge of architecture tools such as LeanIX, Ardoq, iServer, etc.
• Previous experience in Comms and Media, Financial Services or Health & Public Services
• Experience in major enterprise architecture engagements e.g. application optimisation/rationalisation, re-platforming, modernization of enterprise architecture
• Certified in TOGAF, SAFe, and/or AWS/Azure/GCP and other enterprise platforms
• Familiarity with applying key frameworks such as APQC Process Classification Framework, Zachman Framework, ITIL and Scaled Agile Framework

What’s in it for you

• At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

• Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

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We are seeking a Global Head of Technology Strategy for the Career (Talent and Rewards) business at Mercer. This role will be based in Boston, London, Dublin or Toronto. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.
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This position is part of the strategic leadership team responsible for defining and executing Mercers technology vision within the Career business, with a focus on leveraging emerging technologies like AI to drive innovation and growth. The Mercer Career business specializes in workforce and career management solutions, empowering organizations to optimize their talent strategies through innovative approaches to compensation, benefits, and employee development.
We will count on you to:

• Develop and lead the overall technology strategy for Mercers Career business, ensuring alignment with company goals and future industry trends.
• Collaborate with business leaders to translate strategic objectives into actionable technology roadmaps and initiatives.
• Define scalable technology frameworks, standards, and performance metrics to support growth and innovation.
• Foster a culture of high performance and innovation within technology teams, building strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Stay ahead of emerging trends such as AI, automation, and data analytics, integrating these into the strategic vision.
• Provide strategic leadership for technology teams, partnering with delivery leaders to oversee implementation and ensure delivery within agreed operating principles.
  

• Extensive experience in technology strategy and implementation within the Career or HRTech space, ideally in CIO/CTO roles.
• Proven ability to develop and execute technology strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and experience advising senior leadership on global technology initiatives.
• Demonstrated success in business case development, including financial analysis and ROI assessment.
  

• Cross-industry experience with insights into market trends and best practices in technology.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards impacting HR and career technology solutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders.
• A results-oriented mindset with a creative approach to problem-solving and innovation.
  

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have an impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.
  

• Seniority levelNot Applicable

• Employment typeFull-time

• Job functionInformation Technology
• IndustriesInsurance and Business Consulting and Services

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