Hybrid Head of Enterprise Architecture – Technology Strategy

Posted 3 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Leading Enterprise Architecture & Technology Strategy at Pepperstone, a transformative global fintech. Responsible for architecture vision and platform evolution in a dynamic trading environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead our Enterprise Architecture function and define how technology drives outcomes across our global business
  • Set the vision, principles and guardrails that guide how we build, integrate and evolve our platforms
  • Embed solution and domain architecture into product streams to support empowerment, speed to market and strong alignment with enterprise goals
  • Define and own our enterprise architecture vision, principles and multi-year roadmaps
  • Create and maintain reference architectures and capability models across applications, data and technology
  • Establish and enforce architecture governance, standards and patterns
  • Provide oversight of non-functional requirements, technology risk assessments and platform strategy
  • Review and approve solution designs to ensure alignment with enterprise direction
  • Coach, mentor and develop a global team of enterprise, solution and domain architects
  • Lead build vs buy decisions, technology selections and platform rationalisation
  • Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Data, Security, Operations, Compliance and Finance
  • Translate complex technical decisions into clear and compelling business narratives
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and lead strategic proof-of-concepts
  • Maintain registers for enterprise decisions and technical debt

Requirements

  • 10+ years in architecture roles, including 5+ years in architecture leadership (ideally in regulated financial services or fintech)
  • Understanding of CFDs and/or crypto trading technology (highly desirable)
  • Deep expertise across cloud platforms (preferably AWS), modern engineering practices and scalable architectures
  • Strong knowledge of data architecture, data governance, API and integration patterns, streaming/event pipelines
  • Experience embedding security, resilience and compliance into solution lifecycles
  • Strength in systems-level thinking, long-term roadmap ownership and reference modelling
  • Exceptional communication and executive storytelling skills
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead complex decision-making
  • Experience leading architects in a product-led, agile environment
  • A growth mindset and commitment to continuous learning
  • Alignment with Pepperstone’s values and culture

Benefits

  • Competitive salary structure including company bonus scheme
  • Genuinely collaborative and friendly culture
  • Flexible and hybrid working
  • Remote working option - work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks per year, in addition to hybrid working as standard
  • Ongoing personal development & learning opportunities
  • 15 weeks paid primary carers parental leave & 4 weeks paid secondary carers leave
  • 3 paid volunteering days per year & Workplace Giving Program
  • Frequent events and celebrations including a standard weekly social
  • Beautifully renovated large office at Collins Square - 727 Collins Street, Melbourne
  • Best in class end of trip facilities including bicycle parking, change rooms & showers
  • A full stocked kitchen, onsite coffee machines with locally sourced coffee beans (this is Melbourne after all) and curated specialty teas

Job title

Head of Enterprise Architecture – Technology Strategy

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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