Enterprise Architect – Modern Workplace

Overview

As Enterprise Architect for the Modern Workplace, you own the target-state architecture across identity, devices, productivity tools, and office technology. You set cross-tower standards, act as design authority for major workplace changes, and ensure a secure, integrated employee experience. You’ll align designs with WPP architecture and guide partner implementations while exploring horizon-scanning opportunities including AI. This role directly supports a scalable, future-ready workplace for a global, creative organization.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid work environment
• focus on scale and opportunity
• inclusive, collaborative culture
• opportunity to influence enterprise technology strategy
• challenging and stimulating work
• equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities

• Define the target-state architecture for the Modern Workplace across Identity, Client Devices, Productivity Tools and Office Technology
• Set cross-tower architecture principles, standards, reference patterns and roadmaps
• Act as design authority for major and cross-tower workplace changes
• Architect integration across towers into a seamless employee experience
• Embed security-by-design, zero-trust, resilience and data protection
• Ensure partner-delivered designs meet WPP security and standards
• Own workplace technology strategy, build-vs-buy decisions and horizon-scanning for new capabilities (including AI)
• Advise the Modern Workplace Director and tower heads to align architecture with business priorities
• Set architecture, patterns and guardrails for Kyndryl implementation and operation
• Influence engineering and vendor teams to ensure deliverables meet requirements

Key requirements

• Enterprise architecture spanning identity, devices, collaboration and office/meeting tools
• Proven cross-domain architecture leadership at global scale
• Experience with TOGAF or similar frameworks
• Security-by-design, zero-trust and data-protection architecture
• Integration/Platform architecture across cloud (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace), endpoint and identity ecosystems
• Strong communication and influence with engineering, vendor and executive audiences
• Recognised architecture experience at enterprise scale
• Relevant architecture or platform certifications (e.g. TOGAF)
• Degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• Balances strategic vision with practical deliverables
• Stays current with platform direction and emerging capability

• Strong communication and influencing ability
• Collaborative mindset
• Strategic yet pragmatic decision-making
• TOGAF or equivalent architecture frameworks
• Microsoft 365
• Google Workspace

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