Enterprise Architect – Modern Workplace

WPP · London, United Kingdom

This is a live UK-based role at WPP, a UK Skilled Worker sponsor tracked by Sponsorly AI against the Home Office register. Posted 29 September 2026. Listed as open until 31 October 2026.

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WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: About WPP ET WPP Enterprise Technology provides Technology services for WPP, the world’s largest communications services group. As a creative transformation company, WPP is helping its clients transform the future through extraordinary work. WPP ET is an integral part of that journey, and we are proud to provide technology for some of the world’s most creative brands. Own the end-to-end target architecture for the entire Modern Workplace estate, spanning all four towers — Identity, Client Devices, Productivity Tools and Office Technology. This role provides the strategic, cross-tower technical coherence that cannot be outsourced: it sets the standards, patterns and guardrails that Kyndryl and the tower teams design, build and operate within, and ensures the workplace is secure, integrated, modern and future-ready as one connected employee experience. What you'll be doing: • Define and own the target-state architecture for the whole Modern Workplace estate across Identity, Client Devices, Productivity Tools and Office Technology. • Set cross-tower architecture principles, standards, reference patterns and technology roadmaps. • Act as the design authority for all major and cross-tower workplace change. • Architect the integration across towers — identity-led security, devices, collaboration and meeting-room/voice services — into one coherent, seamless employee experience. • Embed security-by-design, zero-trust, resilience, accessibility, data protection and total cost of ownership across every domain. • Assure that Kyndryl-delivered designs and changes align to WPP architecture and standards across all four towers. • Own the workplace technology strategy, build-vs-buy decisions and horizon-scanning for emerging capability, including AI in the workplace. • Advise the Modern Workplace Director and all tower heads, aligning the architecture to WPP business and agency priorities. • Set the architecture, patterns and guardrails that Kyndryl implements and operates within. • Assure that partner-delivered designs and changes meet WPP security, resilience and standards. • Act as design authority and approv…

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