Head Of Technical Design (18-Month Fixed-Term Contract)

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best. 

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

Recruiter: Andy Banks, andy.banks@landg.com Internal Closing Date: 01/07/2025

At Legal & General, we’re building a better society by investing in long-term assets that benefit everyone. Our Group is on a flagship transformation programme, and we’re looking for a visionary Head of Technical Design to lead the architectural direction of this ambitious initiative. If you’re passionate about shaping future-proof technology solutions and influencing enterprise-wide change, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the technical design authority across business, data, applications and technology
• Managing and developing a high-performing team of architects and technical experts
• Aligning architecture decisions with enterprise strategy and programme goals
• Communicating key design decisions and artefacts to stakeholders and governance forums
• Collaborating across IT disciplines to ensure coherence and reduce delivery risk
• Owning the target operating model for architecture and design within the programme
• Advising on sequencing and dependencies to support planning and delivery
• Embedding customer fairness and value into all architectural decisions

Who we’re looking for:

• Proven experience as a senior IT architect with a strong strategic mindset
• Deep knowledge of enterprise architecture, IT governance and modern technology patterns
• Ability to lead and inspire multi-disciplinary teams in a complex programme environment
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills at all levels
• Experience with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or similar
• Understanding of business models, operating models and risk management
• Familiarity with cloud, integration, data analytics and emerging technologies
• Commitment to inclusive leadership and delivering fair outcomes for customers

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.