Enterprise Architecture Manager - Industry Technology Strategy & Architecture

Edinburgh Source: WhatJobs

See advert for pay

Overview

As Enterprise Architecture Manager, you will lead architecture workstreams within client engagements, shaping scope and roadmaps. You’ll assess how business strategy and industry trends drive change across apps, data, and infrastructure, and co-create future-state architectures aligned to objectives. You’ll drive AI-ready modernisation and build compelling business cases, while guiding multi-stakeholder decisions and governance. You’ll lead teams, deliver executive-ready outputs, and help grow the ITSA practice in a dynamic, global firm.

Pay / Benefits

private medical insurance
extensive benefits package
3 extra days leave per year for charitable work

Responsibilities

Own architecture workstreams and delivery within enterprise architecture engagements, shaping scope, mobilising teams, managing plans, risks, issues, client expectations and project commercials
Assess how business strategy and industry trends drive the need for change across organisation, applications, data, infrastructure and operations
Define and co-create the enterprise architecture vision, target-state architecture and multi-year roadmaps, aligned to business objectives
Drive modernisation for the AI/intelligence era through application rationalisation and consolidation that reduces complexity and duplication
Build value cases and investment justifications aligned to client planning cycles
Guide and conclude key architectural decisions across business, technology and third-party stakeholders in multi-vendor ecosystems
Apply and help mature enterprise architecture governance, frameworks and standards, including IT governance
Define enterprise data and AI platform, integration and automation strategies, including AI-enabled and agentic architectures, and create reusable assets, blueprints and accelerators
Build and sustain strong client relationships, including with senior stakeholders such as the Head of Enterprise Architecture, CTO and CIO
Support senior leadership in sales and origination by identifying and qualifying opportunities, shaping proposals and statements of work, and matching client needs to relevant Accenture offerings
Lead medium-to-large teams or work efforts, setting clear objectives and standards, coordinating and delegating work, and building an effective, positive team environment
Coach, mentor and develop team members through regular feedback and formal performance responsibilities, addressing development needs and contributing to hiring, staffing and resourcing decisions
Own the quality of documents, presentations, architecture outputs and other deliverables produced by the team, ensuring they are rigorous, coherent and ready to be presented to C-suite and executive-level audiences
Contribute to the growth and effective operation of the Accenture practice and ITSA by leading capability-building and community initiatives, supporting recruitment, sharing knowledge, developing reusable assets and thought leadership, and meeting internal business obligations

Key requirements

High-level thinking to synthesize information and navigate ambiguity
Execution: plan, prioritise, manage scope, cost and risk with ethical data handling
Collaboration and cross-team stakeholder engagement
Clear, audience-appropriate communication and vision development
Continuous learning and development mindset for self and others
Deep expertise across enterprise architecture strategy, modelling, governance and frameworks
Strong command of TOGAF or equivalent framework and IT governance/IT service management principles
Proven track record of end-to-end enterprise-level solutions and IT portfolios
Extensive experience in application and technology architecture design, roadmaps and capability assessment
5+ years leading EA engagements or programmes with governance