Information Architect - Redditch, United Kingdom - Halfords

    Halfords
    Halfords Redditch, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

    Halfords background
    Full time
    Description

    Job Purpose

    To be responsible for technical content, ensuring that it is kept up to date, relevant and easily accessible.

    Key Role Accountabilities

    • Application Catalogue – Maintains the catalogue and ongoing assessment of applications e.g. TIME and Tier.
    • Architecture Tool- Ongoing development of views and core use adoption. Ensures meta data is updated.
    • Document repositories – develop the process for the creation, capture, storage and use of knowledge and identify the technology needed to allow all this to happen.
    • Ensure process adherence and governs technical specifications and reports on exceptions. Identifying key areas of enhancement and improvement in information architecture designs.

    Success Measures

    Operational Responsibilities

    • Content remains accurate and up to date through project and BAU change activity.
    • Catches 'Shadow IT' and improves process adoption.

    Stakeholders

    • Information adds value to Halfords, supporting technology decision making process.
    • Influence architecture KPIs e.g. page ratings.
    • Be a recognised authority on information architecture by Technology colleagues and those in the wider organisation.

    Leadership and People Management (or Teamwork)

    • Recognised by team members and stakeholders for consistent and good quality outcomes.

    Knowledge and Skills

    A good understanding of IT and the role it plays in a commercial enterprise. Experience in a technology delivery environment.

    • Experience of Enterprise Architecture tools, meta models and data models.
    • Proficiency in collaboration tools such as Jira, Service Now, Confluence and SharePoint.
    • Excellent grammatical and design skills as well as a flair for creating quality information flows and templates.
    • Great stakeholder engagement and cross-functional working skills with internal stakeholders and external partners.

    Behaviours

    • Collaborative and team working.
    • Proactive can-do attitude.
    • Tenacious, task orientated with an attention to detail.
    • Ability to work at pace and deliver to deadlines.
    • A stabilising influence over the surrounding team.
    • Creative thinking and problem-solving abilities.