Service Design Architect

How you'll help us live our purpose    

We've been helping our members save for their future and buy their own home since 1875. Join us and you'll play a big role in helping us to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.   

It's a purpose that drives everything we do.  And you can play your part too – join our Customer Change & Business Readiness team as Service Architect.

How you'll make a difference

With a customer first mind-set, you'll develop and apply service design architecture components, including standards, patterns, principles and end-to-end service models, to bring the Society's customer and colleague experience ambition to life. You'll ensure services are consistent, coherent and human-centred, and inclusive, accessible and equitable by design for a diverse customer base. Working above individual journeys, you'll define and orchestrate service design frameworks and artefacts that enable Service Designers to create services that are simple, personal and human, while remaining operationally viable, compliant and sustainable.

What will you bring to the role?

• Significant experience in service design, CX design or experience architecture in complex organisations.
• Proven ability to shape enterprise service experiences rather than individual journeys.
• Strong capability in systems thinking, service blueprinting, operating model alignment and process design.
• Experience assuring design standards and governance at scale.
• Credibility with senior leaders across CX, Technology, Operations and Risk.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture, business architecture or operating model design.
• Experience embedding behavioural insight into service and operating model design.

And in return, you'll get the best from us:

•  Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office
• Annual bonus of up to 12%   
• Matched pension contributions up to 10%   
• 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme    
• Colleague Mortgage and Saver products   
• 2 days' volunteering per year   

We'll give you a place to belong with the support to learn, develop and shape a meaningful career.

Why choose us? 

Our business is centred around our people. Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do, as shown by our Inclusive Employers Gold accreditation in 2023 and 2025. We're committed to equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.   

 You'll be joining a truly purpose-focused culture which helped us win the Leading with Purpose award at the 2023 Business Culture Awards. This recognises how we've embedded our purpose with our colleagues, and the actions we've taken to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.   

Why wait? Apply now   

We'd love to hear from you. But don't wait around - we may close the advert early and we'd hate for you to miss out.  

We're devoted to creating a culture and workplace that is representative of the communities we serve.  If you'd like to work with us but are unsure if you meet the full criteria for a role, please contact the recruiter so we can find out more about your skills and experience. We're committed to supporting you to be at your best - to discuss any reasonable adjustments we could make, please contact us on careers@leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk.