Business Strategy & Architecture Associate

Job Title: Business Strategy & Architecture Associate

Location: Frimley Surrey or Preston Lancashire. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £32,000 + depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Coordinate early-stage project initiation by working with architects, strategy leads and key digital teams to develop initial business cases
• Support the creation of strategic documents, including roadmaps and strategy papers, to guide long-term digital direction
• Manage the smooth running of digital governance boards and working groups, including meeting coordination, documentation and action tracking
• Contribute to integrated business planning (IBP) by supporting the prioritisation of initiatives aligned with cross-sector business strategy
• Maintain the Enterprise Architecture intranet site and related materials to ensure up-to-date reference information is available
• Assist with the preparation and refinement of business cases to support the approval and funding of new digital initiatives
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and represent user and customer needs when shaping digital initiatives
• Work independently within a clear accountability framework, using sound judgement to resolve issues and escalating where necessary

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Experience supporting projects, programmes, or business change initiatives.
• Understanding of how large enterprises operate
• Stakeholder communication and engagement
• Document and record management, proficient in using office productivity applications, including Microsoft Office, Teams, and SharePoint

Desirable

• Experience supporting governance processes is highly advantageous
• Exposure to digital, IT, or technology-led projects
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture or strategy development
• The role would potentially suit someone from a Project Support or Business Analyst background

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The IT Team:

This role sits within the IT function for Group IM&T (Information, Management & Technology), providing a unique opportunity to grow your career in the fast-evolving world of IT and digital. Reporting directly to the Head of Strategy, this newly created role is designed to offer a wealth of experience and is ideal for someone looking to develop a broad and diverse skillset. With exposure to a variety of projects across different areas of the business, you’ll gain hands-on experience and have the chance to build a solid foundation in both strategy and technology. This role is perfect for individuals who are passionate about IT and digital transformation, offering plenty of scope for career progression and professional development in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Whether you’re looking to expand your knowledge or take on new challenges, this position provides the flexibility and support to help you advance and build a successful career within a global organisation.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 20th May 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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