Rowles
Value Stream Lead Architect @St. James's Place
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WORK HISTORY
Value Stream Lead Architect @St. James's Place
Joined as Lead Architect on SJP\'s £425M Historic Service Review — a high-profile remediation program spanning 1.25 million clients, delivered E2E into operational support. Subsequently recruited as Lead Architect on a £25M+ strategic program to transform SJP\'s oversight and compliance capability into an always-on, agentic AI-powered function. Concurrently seconded as Lead Architect for SJP\'s largest Value Stream, whilst supporting the Interim Chief Architect in maturing the architecture capability and embedding it effectively within a newly adopted Value Stream operating model.
EDUCATION
University of Bristol
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
SKILLS
ABOUT ROWLES
Key Skills & Experience:Enterprise Architecture & Strategy - Spanning Business, Technology and Data architecture domains across 20+ years — from target state definition and operating model design through to delivery roadmaps and architecture governance at programme and portfolio scale. Value Stream & Portfolio Leadership - establishing and leading architecture functions within complex, multi-workstream environments; coordinating across initiative portfolios to ensure strategic coherence, manage dependencies and eliminate duplication. Technology & Data Strategy - Authoring and owning business, technology and data strategies; defining migration and implementation approaches for large-scale transformation; deep technical fluency across Infrastructure, Application, Cloud, Networking and Data. Programme & Stakeholder Leadership - Setup, governance and leadership of major programmes; business case, RFI/RFP and cost model development; leadership of multidisciplinary, cross-functional teams across business and technology. Financial Services Domain Expertise (15+ years)- Legacy modernisation inc Core Banking; Finance Transformation; KYC/KDD; Digital transformation including CRM, IDAM, AI & Automation; Corporate function transformation spanning HR, Legal, Finance and Risk.
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