| At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world.For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition. What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work? - Flexible work options - part-time, working from home and additional leave
- Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
- Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs
The Opportunity: Working within the Enterprise Architecture team, the purpose of the role is to proactively and holistically guide delivery teams through IT transformation and optimisation initiatives in support of the firm's strategy and desired outcomes. Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to) architecture maturity, strategy development, design, documentation and dependency mapping. You will facilitate the implementation of the Ashurst Perkins Coie business strategy, projects and
programmes of work. An understanding of the business, data, application, security, cloud, technology and digital architectures is required. Ashurst Perkins Coie are transforming its target operating model and the way it delivers essential business services in support of the employee and client lifecycles - making it easier to do business with and (and within) the firm. We are seeking a talented Enterprise Architect to join our team and contribute to the implementation of innovative solutions for implementation of our firm strategy. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role. You will also have a strong background in solutions architecture working across all domains. You will collaborate with clients both technical and business orientated to define requirements, create
architectural designs, and oversee the successful implementation of solutions. You will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between business needs and technology solutions. If you want to join a global collaborative team with experience in all domains, have the opportunity to make an impact and contribute towards Ashurst Perkins Coie's architecture maturity whilst having some fun? This is the team for you. This role reports to the Principal Enterprise Architect and is a full-time permanent opportunity based in Glasgow with hybrid working. Main responsibilities include: - Facilitate alignment between the business and IT across the IT landscape
- Engage business and IT stakeholders, building and maintaining relationships and
acting as a trusted advisor - Interpret business goals and drivers, translate them into actionable IT roadmaps and support IT strategy development
- Analyse trends and disruptions, and assess the opportunity and impact on target
business outcomes - Ensure alignment between business capabilities, operating models and technology platforms
- Coach and mentor other architects and colleagues to instil architectural thinking
More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers site Careers | Ashurst Perkins Coie About you: The successful candidate will have: - TOGAF or Archimate qualified
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to act as a consultant to other departments
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal including active listening
- Ability to identify and analyse alternative approaches to dealing with issues and problems
- Confidence in dealing with various levels of the organisation both within Ashurst Perkins Coie IT and the business units, including executive management levels
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