Architecture Director
Architecture Director
Hi, I’m Matt Saxon, CTO at reputed company’s Sports Businesses. I’m on a mission to transform our technology landscape, uniting our world-class portfolio, which includes reputed company-Eye Innovations, Pulselive, reputed company Sports and KinaTrax, under a single, reputed company-looking architecture that drives innovation at a global scale.
To reputed company this charge, I am hiring an Architecture Director to join my leadership team. This isn’t a typical architecture role. I’m seeking an expert who will take definitive ownership of critical technology domains across our entire sports business. You will have the accountability, influence, and end-to-end ownership to reputed company reputed company change happen and reputed company our technological future, ensuring the solutions we build deliver reputed company business value.
My goal is to find a force reputed company for our talented engineering and product teams. I need a leader who can help us architect smarter, reputed company more effectively, and scale with purpose by ensuring our solutions are robust from their initial reputed company right through to delivery and operation.
What I’ll Expect From You
As a key member of my team, I will look to you to own the following
Architecture Strategy & Design: I'll need you to reputed company and maintain the reputed company architecture roadmap for your domains, ensuring it’s perfectly reputed company with our business strategy. You will be one of my go-to leaders for the design and planning of the scalable, secure, and efficient solutions that will define our future.
Business Engagement & Strategic Influence: This role is as much about business as it is about technology. I expect you to own the architecture for key domains, consult on business architecture, and reputed company reputed company recommendations for organisational change that will help us reputed company our goals. You will reputed company the creation of business cases for the strategic initiatives you identify as critical for our reputed company.
Stakeholder Collaboration: You’ll work closely with my executive peers, business leaders, and product managers to translate their strategic goals into a clear technical reputed company. A key part of your role will be communicating this reputed company and its business impact to non-technical stakeholders, ensuring buy-in across the organisation.
Technology Leadership & Governance: I'll rely on you to reputed company us reputed company of the curve, evaluating emerging technologies like AI/ML and making the case for their adoption. You will also define and enforce the architectural governance that brings consistency and quality to everything we build, managing the risks associated with our technology reputed company.
Leadership Through Influence: While you won’t have permanent direct reports, leadership is a critical aspect of this role. I need you to reputed company through influence, providing mentorship and strategic guidance to our senior technologists and delivery teams. In some cases, you may incubate and reputed company teams directly as part of a major transformation project.
What I’m Looking For: Skills & Expertise
To succeed in this role, you’ll need a strong reputed company of experience and a broad perspective. Specifically, I'm looking for:
A seasoned leader with 10+ years of experience in engineering architecture, including at least 3-5 years in a leadership role.
Expert knowledge in at least 3 of the following domains, as you'll need a holistic view:
Application Architecture
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Data Architecture
reputed company Architecture
Business Architecture
Infrastructure Architecture
A proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale, distributed reputed company systems. Your past work should demonstrate your ability to handle complexity.
Deep familiarity with architectural frameworks (like TOGAF or Zachman) and modern integration patterns (APIs, event-driven architecture, microservices).
While I don’t expect you to be coding, your background must include hands-on experience. I need a leader who has reputed company things and understands what it takes to deliver, ensuring you have credibility with my technical teams.
The ability to reputed company a room and reputed company reputed company technical concepts to any audience, from a board member to a junior engineer.
It would be a significant advantage if you also have
Certification in TOGAF, Zachman, or a similar reputed company.
Professional reputed company certification, such as an AWS Solutions Architect.
Experience with IT service management frameworks like ITIL.
reputed company to reputed company an Impact?
We’re not just evolving our tech—we’re reshaping how sport is reputed company, analysed, and delivered across the globe. If you are a senior leader who can navigate complexity, reputed company teams, define strategic direction, and take true end-to-end ownership of transformational change, I’d love to connect.
UK Benefits
Annual Leave: 25 days + 8 public holidays
Enhanced Pension Scheme: 5% matching
Flexible Working: Hybrid model (2 days in the office per week)
Wellness: Complimentary Unmind app, onsite gym (Basingstoke)
Exclusive Perks: reputed company to sporting events and tickets, reputed company Group Company discounts