Title: Chapter Lead - Architecture
Location: Sydney (Hybrid)
Salary: Competitive + bonus

The role
I'm working with a global insurance business going through a significant uplift across their technology function.

This is a senior leadership role sitting over a sizeable architecture capability (circa 40 people, mix of perm + contractors). It's not just people leadership - this is about setting direction, lifting standards, and bringing structure to how architecture is done.

You'll own the architecture chapter - strategy, capability, governance, and ultimately how effective this function is across the business.

What you'll be doing

• Leading and developing a team of ~40 architects (enterprise, domain, solution)
• Setting the architecture strategy and ensuring it aligns to business priorities
• Uplifting capability across the team - coaching, standards, ways of working
• Driving governance - defining what "good" looks like and holding teams to it
• Partnering with senior stakeholders across technology and the business
• Bringing consistency across what is likely a fairly federated environment

What we're looking for

• Proven experience leading large architecture teams (or similar scale)
• Strong grasp of architecture across enterprise / solution layers
• Someone who understands what good architecture looks like - not just on paper
• Experience driving governance and improving standards
• Ability to operate at leadership level but still credible with architects
• Comfortable working in complex, enterprise environments

Why this role

• High impact - genuine opportunity to shape a large architecture function
• Strong backing from leadership to uplift capability
• Global business with significant investment in technology