Lead Business Architect - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

• Join our Business Architecture team in our Strategy department


• Work with multiple internal functions and projects


• Hybrid role with 80% homeworking and 20% in Stratford-upon-Avon

NFU Mutual is going through an exciting period of transformative change, with many interesting and forward-thinking change programmes in flight within the business such as core systems changes and multichannel reviews, this is a fantastic time to join the organisation.

Due to an internal secondment we currently have a Fixed Term Contract opportunity for an experienced Lead Business Architect to join NFU Mutual, Which? Insurance Brand of the Year 2023, where you’ll work across a range of internal functions and have senior stakeholder engagement. You’ll be part of our strategy department, that works directly with the Chief Executive Officer, to help understand and deliver the strategy of the whole enterprise.

And with over half our vacancies filled internally this could be a great opportunity to start your career with NFU Mutual! 

The role of our Lead Business Architects is to align the organisation to the effective delivery of strategy. This includes the provision of professional Business Architecture and design authority services to business areas, change programmes and across the organisation and portfolio. This involves shaping, prioritising and governing change initiatives needed for the delivery of company and divisional strategies.

Working alongside fellow Lead Business Architects your role will focus predominately on the following areas:

Defining and aligning Target Operating Models (TOMs) working closely with Divisions and HR.

Lead and shape critical strategic change elements by supporting the delivery of early thinking to help understand overall target state implications and drive out clarity on optimum scope and sequencing.

With excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, you will demonstrate a consultancy style approach to your work and interactions. You’ll be a strategic thinker, comfortable with ambiguity, confident in reviewing and understanding technical information, with the ability to translate and present this to a non-technical audience. You’ll be able to prioritise and communicate what is needed and challenge back where necessary.

To be considered for this role, you must also have experience of:

• Demonstrable Business Architecture deliverables in a large complex environment


• Business transformation and business change life cycle leadership


• Developing and working with capability models, operating models, organisational design or process re-engineering


• Cross divisional or departmental roadmap development


• Developing, implementing & integrating frameworks to capture and share structured thinking, options and recommendations

Desirable - Business Architecture or Enterprise Architecture qualifications eg TOGAF

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique.  We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.   

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during  the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:   

• Salary £60,000 to £90,000 depending on experience 


• Annual bonus (up to 25% of salary) 


• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution


• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme


• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities


• Private medical insurance + options to add family members


• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets


• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs


• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more


• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year


• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme


• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary


• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies. 

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and are one of only 57 companies across the globe, and one of only two organisations with headquarters in the UK, to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2023 award. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023 and 2024.

We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.