Enterprise Architect - Investments (Asset Management)

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company

M&G provides asset management, insurance, savings, and investment solutions through its Asset Management and Life operating segments.

What you will do

• Drive enterprise architecture and technical strategy across Investments, supporting business objectives and maintaining technology strategy.
• Execute the data strategy, identify divergence from target architecture, and provide direction on enterprise and solution architecture.
• Audit solution architecture through software development lifecycle review points and perform core system architecture reviews.
• Develop investment technology strategy, including a rolling three-year strategy, and align solutions with target architecture.
• Research investment management, applications, competitors, emerging technologies, products, services, and regulatory impacts.
• Provide technical and business subject matter expertise, challenge existing systems and processes, and contribute to project lifecycle management and solution delivery.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of asset management business and technology across both public and private markets.
• Degree-level education or relevant experience.
• 15+ years of demonstrated experience delivering business value through operational and actionable architecture, including performance improvement, reuse, and cost efficiency.
• Experience supporting solution architecture delivery from initiation through implementation.
• Knowledge of the solution development lifecycle and system development approaches.
• Experience with an industry-leading enterprise architecture repository tool, such as SNOW APM, UPMX, or Designer.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, communication, analytical, problem-solving, planning, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work with assumptions, build internal and external relationships, collaborate in a team, and remain flexible, adaptable, client-focused, and delivery-focused.

Nice to have

• Previous experience with BRS’s Aladdin platform.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements and workplace adjustments are available.
• Pension scheme of up to 18%, including up to 13% employer contributions.
• Share Save, Share Incentive Plan, and financial wellbeing support.
• 38 days of annual leave including bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to five additional days.
• Paid parental leave and family support covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave.
• Private healthcare, critical illness cover, and life assurance, with additional family options.

Hiring process

• Reasonable adjustments can be requested at any stage of the inclusive recruitment process.