Head, Architecture, Business Transformation (Corporate & Investment Banking, Technology)

Job Overview

Business Segment: Corporate & Investment Banking

Company: Standard Bank of South Africa

Location: ZA, undefined, Johannesburg, 30 Baker Street

Job Type: Full-time

Job Ref ID: 80389883A-0001

Date Posted: 7/10/2026

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To define and develop complex architecture roadmaps, practices, and processes that embed strategic applications across an entire Business Unit / Group scope. To link the business mission, vision, strategy, and processes for a dedicated Business Unit to its IT strategy, documenting this using multiple architectural models or views that demonstrate how the current and future needs of the Business Unit will be met in an integrated, efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner.

Align the IT strategy with the business strategy and define the technology architecture to support that strategy. Link the business mission, vision, strategy, and processes to the IT strategy, documenting this using multiple architectural models or views that demonstrate how the current and future needs of the organisation will be met in an integrated, efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner.

Develop complex business unit-wide architecture, roadmaps, and processes to embed strategic applications across all domains and solutions for the entire Business Unit.

Set strategies, policies, standards, and practices to facilitate alignment and integration between business strategies, technology strategies, and enterprise transformation activities.

Develop and maintain the architecture vision and strategy for an entire Business Unit / Group, ensuring it aligns with business goals and strategic objectives.

Assess technical integrity by evaluating the solution's architecture to ensure it meets the required technical standards and best

practices. Verify that the solution is robust, scalable, and maintainable.

Qualifications

Degree: Information Technology (Required)

Additional Information

Experience Required: Enterprise Technology & Solutions Architecture

More than 10 years: Significant experience as an Architect ideally with time in an Enterprise capacity. Track record in IT disciplines including data management, integration and large scale solution architectures. Experience with the complete information system life cycle. Architecture/Solution design delivery in large domestic or global institutions. Ability to deal with all levels of the business and technology stakeholders across large organisations.

Behavioural Competencies

Articulating Information

Challenging Ideas

Convincing People

Developing Strategies

Embracing Changes

Technical Competencies

Benefits Management

Business Analysis Environments and Perspectives

Business Process Design

Emerging Technology Monitoring

Information Technology Architecture

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