IT Transformation Lead

London
2 weeks ago
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Lawrence Harvey are working with a leading company that is launching a large-scale IT initiative in 2026 to redefine its IT architecture and landscape, accelerating its transition to a more digitally enabled organisation.

As part of this programme, they are seeking a Senior IT Transformation Lead to provide leadership across IT architecture and projects. The role will focus on a comprehensive review of the current IT landscape and the definition of a future-state IT strategy for 2026, spanning both architecture and project delivery.

This is an Outside IR35 position with a flexible rate depending on experience for an initial 6 months, with an extremely likely chance of extension and the aim to start in February.

This is a hybrid position with weekly travel 2-3 days per week to Central London, near Bank. 

Requirements:

Proven enterprise architecture and IT governance experience, including operating in federated or multi-division environments and supporting large-scale IT transformation.
Strong project and delivery governance capability, with hands-on experience across waterfall, agile, hybrid and DevOps, and a clear understanding of what good delivery looks like in practice.
Broad technical and architectural literacy across applications, data, integration and infrastructure, including cloud, SaaS/COTS, custom solutions and modern integration patterns (APIs, iPaaS, event-driven).
Ability to assess and guide architectural change, simplifying fragmented landscapes, modernising platforms, and ensuring solutions meet standards for security, scalability, resilience and lifecycle management.
Strategic yet pragmatic leadership capability, translating business and IT strategy into clear architectural principles, guardrails, governance frameworks and actionable plans without needing to design solutions personally.
Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, able to communicate fluently between business and technical teams, with C-Suite management experience essential 
If interested and available to start a new contract assignment in February, please apply with your latest CV

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