Director of Strategy and Architecture

Director of Strategy & Architecture | Stevenage | £150,000 + car allowance & bonus | Hybrid - 1 day a week Your new company I am working on behalf of a large, privately-owned infrastructure services organisation that plays a critical role in delivering essential services across the UK. Operating at scale, the business supports a workforce of over 10,000 people and is embedded across sectors including energy, water, transport and telecommunications. The organisation is at a pivotal point in its evolution. Having established a strong operational footprint, it is now accelerating its focus on group-wide transformation, investing heavily in its technology landscape, operating model, and long-term strategic capabilities. This is not a business maintaining the status quo; it is one actively reimagining how it operates, how it leverages technology, and how it positions itself for future growth. Technology is central to that ambition. The business is in the process of defining and building a new target operating model, working in partnership with external specialists to establish the right foundations for scale, integration, and innovation. There is a clear mandate to move beyond fragmented legacy environments towards a more cohesive, forward-looking architecture, one that enables better decision-making, drives efficiency, and supports the increasing use of data and emerging technologies across the group. Your new role This is a high-impa...