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Director of Architecture Own the Architectural Roadmap | B Corp

£150k + 15% Bonus

Hybrid - London 2 days per week

Are you a Director of Architecture with a passion for defining technology roadmaps to deliver business growth? Are you a commercially minded technology leader capable of strategic decision-making while working at a hands-on level with engineering teams?

Director of Architecture

The Role

As Director of Architecture, youll define and own the architectural roadmap, shaping tech strategy across software, infrastructure, data, and security. Reporting directly to the CPTO, youll play a key role in modernising and unifying a fragmented technical landscape, building towards a scalable, cloud-native future. You will need to be comfortable taking pragmatic decisions, fixing foundations while driving growth and balancing the long-term vision with short-term business outcomes.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the architectural vision while remaining close to delivery, partnering with Engineering, Product, and the broader SLT.

What will the Director of Architecture Do?

• Reporting to the CPTO as part of the SLT, you will create and evolve a pragmatic architectural roadmap aligned with business growth.
• Evaluated and rationalise the existing technical landscape and guide the transition to a modern, distributed, microservices-based cloud platform, reducing technical debt while designing new solutions to drive business growth..
• Implement architectural governance and ensure consistency across teams.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering leaders to align technology with commercial priorities.
• Embed yourself within Product teams to understand their challenges and implement engineering best practices to improve speed and quality of delivery.
• Champion modern development principles: CI/CD, automation, DevOps.
• Act as mentor to 3 Staff Engineers, guiding their performance and supporting their growth
  
  

Who is the Director of Architecture?

• Proven experience leading complex technical transformations, ideally in eCommerce, marketplace, or complex platform environments.
• In-depth knowledge of software engineering, including architectural leadership and best practice.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud architecture.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with a commercial mindset.
• Experience in high-growth, change-heavy organisations.
• Ability to balance short-term execution with long-term tech strategy.
  
  

This is an amazing opportunity for a Director of Architecture to own the architectural roadmap in a major technical transformation for a highly successful business. Please reply with your CV or call Simon for a chat.

Director of Architecture Own the Architectural Roadmap | B Corp

£150k + 15% Bonus

Hybrid - London 2 days per week