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About the Role
The King's Trust is seeking an experienced Lead Architect to define and drive the technology vision, ensuring systems, data, and platforms support the organization's ambitious strategy. This pivotal leadership role involves owning the Trust's solution architecture, influencing technology strategy, and leading the evolution of the enterprise landscape. The Lead Architect will collaborate with senior stakeholders to shape multi-year roadmaps, champion architectural best practices, and ensure technology decisions deliver value to colleagues and young people.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Trust's technology architecture strategy, driving scalable, secure, and future-ready solutions.
- Shape multi-year technology roadmaps across Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, data, integration, and emerging technologies including AI.
- Influence senior leaders and provide architectural governance to ensure technology investments align with organizational priorities.
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of Service Owners and Senior Business Analysts, fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Experience designing complex enterprise solutions.
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders.
- Experience translating strategic goals into practical technology outcomes.
- Ability to submit a CV and Cover Letter that includes experience, transferrable skills, and motivation to work for The King's Trust.
Skills
- Solution architecture
- Technology strategy
- Enterprise architecture
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Power Platform
- Data architecture
- Integration architecture
- AI
- Architectural governance
- Team leadership
Location
- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Leeds
- Manchester
- London
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full Time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Experienced
Salary/Compensations
- £47,000.00 to £60,000.00
Benefits
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Office closure between Christmas and New Year
- Flexible working
- Opportunity to volunteer for and/or attend events
- In-house learning platform
- Benefits platform (health and financial well-being support, discounts)
- Personal development opportunities through Networks (KT CAN, KT GEN, KT DAWN, PULSE)
- 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave
- 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- 5% contribution to Trust Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
About the Company
- At The King's Trust, technology is more than an enabler, it's how we reach more young people, deliver life-changing services and create lasting impact.
- Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training.
- We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.
Equal Opportunity
- Committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
- Strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex.
- Create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.
- Welcome applications from those who are underrepresented, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
- A Stonewall Top 100 Employer.
- An employer that is Disability Confident.
- Staff, volunteers, and young people are supported by KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).