Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Start date: Ideally Sunday, 17 May 2026. Latest start date is 31 May 2026.
Duration: Initial 3-month engagement, with potential extension
Client: Local bank

Westbourne + Partners is looking for an experienced Enterprise Architecture Lead for a banking client in Jeddah.

The initial engagement will focus on reviewing the bank’s existing enterprise architecture capability. This will include a current state assessment, related enterprise architecture activities, and the development of a roadmap.

After the initial 3 months, the role may continue into running the Enterprise Architecture office.

Key responsibilities:

• Review the existing enterprise architecture capability

• Conduct a current state assessment

• Assess existing EA processes, governance, artefacts, and operating model

• Develop an enterprise architecture roadmap

• Support the definition of target state architecture capabilities

• Engage with business and technology stakeholders

• Provide leadership across enterprise architecture activities

• Potentially lead and run the Enterprise Architecture office after the initial phase

Required experience:

• Strong enterprise architecture experience, ideally within banking or financial services

• Experience conducting current state assessments

• Experience developing enterprise architecture roadmaps

• Strong understanding of EA governance, operating models, and architecture capability building

• Ability to engage senior business and technology stakeholders

• Previous experience in Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC is preferred