Business Unit / Team: Chief Operating Office
Salary range: £47,200 - £65,800 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits
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Our Team
We’re delighted to be looking for a Governance Lead to join our busy team in Enterprise Architecture. Reporting into the Governance Architect, you’ll be responsible for maturing the architecture governance model, ensuring we have appropriate controls and frameworks in place, and support in evolving and communicating the technology strategy across the enterprise to promote the transformation and alignment to the technology Red Stack.
You’ll work closely with Architects, change & delivery colleagues and beyond, including 3rd parties, to ensure project direction and design adhere to our strategic principles and guiderails.
If you enjoy working in fast paced environment and you’re experienced and passionate with a proven track record of leading, governing and collaborating, with a sound knowledge of technology, then this role is perfect for you!
What you’ll be doing
• Working as part of the team creating the architectural vision for the bank
• Co-ordinating triage for all new initiatives
• Supporting the operation of the architectural governance processes and shaping the future direction of this
• Leading governance forums and ensure pragmatic, responsible decision making
• Supporting CIOs, projects & tribes to align with the architecture framework
• Shaping pragmatic solutions to guide projects / tribes to achieve their delivery objectives
• Coordinating departmental roadmaps to create an enterprise view of architecture
• Supporting the assessment of upcoming initiatives and support change
• Finding ways to optimise the robustness of the governance process
• Production of MI and reporting delivering insights from the data
We need you to have
• Significant working experience in technology, preferably within Financial Services, with a high-level understanding of abstracted architectural concepts
• Proven ability to lead, collaborate and influence across business and technology domains
• The ability to absorb complex information, anticipating any technical risks and issues, and disseminating this effectively at all levels to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong data analysis skills with the ability to understand governance outcomes and derive insights, trends, risks from data to support architecture decisions and progress reporting
• A positive “can-do” attitude with focus on problem solving, service improvement and a desire to learn
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise and take initiative to drive positive outcomes
• Teamwork & collaboration skills to work across departments in cross-functional teams
It’s a bonus if you have but not essential
• Understanding of both waterfall and agile project methodologies
• Understanding of IT solution architecture and design methodologies / approaches
• An understanding of architectural governance from both technology and business viewpoint
• Experience developing within Power Platform (PowerBI, PowerAutomate, PowerApps)
Red Hot Rewards
• Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more
• Up to five extra paid well-being days per year
• 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt
• Market-leading pension
• Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance
• Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness
• Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows)
And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.
Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.
We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.
Say hello to Virgin Money
We’re making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK’s best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we`re a workforce to be reckoned with. We're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We strive to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and our purpose, ‘Making You Happier About Money’, underpins everything we do. We believe in doing banking differently, innovating and working together to make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work.
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Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team careers@virginmoney.com
Now the legal bit
Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.
If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks – we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.
