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Edward Quinlan Business ArchitectEQ

Edward Quinlan

Business Architect
  • Suggested rate
    £1,100 / day
  • Experience15+ years
  • Response rate100%
  • Response time1 hour
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London, United Kingdom
Can work on-site at your office in
  • and around London (up to 50km)
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Industry fields of expertise
Banking and Financial Services
Digital and IT Services
Consulting and Audits
Edward in a few words
Accomplished Senior Business Architect and Delivery Manager with over 20 years of experience designing and implementing transformative business solutions, leading cross-functional technical teams, and fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. Proven expertise in managing analysts, full-stack developers, and database developers, while acting as a bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders. Adept at aligning technical solutions with strategic business goals, driving team development, and delivering measurable results.
Experience
  • ETSQ Solutions
    Founder
    November 2021 - Today (3 years and 6 months)
    • Technical Team Leadership: Coached and mentored technical teams, including business/data analysts to enhance performance and align with business objectives.
    • Agile Implementation: Formalised Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog refinement) to improve team collaboration and project delivery.
    • Stakeholder Management: Acted as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring alignment and clear communication.
    • Performance Management: Designed and implemented competency-based recruitment frameworks and individualised development plans for business and technical team members.
  • Investment Division, Church Commissioners of England
    Head of Investment Systems
    January 2020 - January 2021 (1 year)
    • Technical Architecture: Reported to the COO and led the selection and implementation of core business systems and data solutions, optimising functionality and data integrity across Investments, Compliance and Operations.
    • Team Management: Developed and managed a team of 12 technical professionals, including external contractors, to deliver transformative IT solutions.
    • Stakeholder Collaboration: Worked closely with internal IT functions, business stakeholders and external partners to develop an end-to-end IT service and operating model.
  • Millennium Global Investments
    Business Programme Manager
    March 2014 - April 2019 (5 years and 1 month)
    London, UK
    • Cross-Functional Leadership: Reported to the CEO and managed a team of 7 permanent employees, multiple contractors and an outsourced infrastructure partner, ensuring successful project delivery across a multitude of strategic projects across front office, compliance and operations.
    • Agile Transformation: Led the transition to Agile methodologies for software development and business delivery, improving team efficiency and product delivery.
    • Technical Solutions: Oversaw the migration of business systems from a monolithic single system to an event driven architecture supported by segregated domains managed through an even broker. Systems included a trade allocation platform, centralised order management system, compliance engine and automated rebalancing system.
    • Team Development: Hired, coached, and mentored analysts/developers fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
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Education
  • Certified Applied Positive Psychology Coach (In-Progress)
    Institute of Positive Psychology Coaching
    Certified Applied Positive Psychology Coach
  • MSc Applied Positive Psychology & Coaching
    University of East London
    2023
    MSc Applied Positive Psychology & Coaching
  • Diploma in Business Analysis and Consultancy
    National College of
    Diploma in Business Analysis and Consultancy
  • IRELAND
    2009
  • Certified Scrum Master
    RADTAC
    2015
    Certified Scrum Master
  • Agile Project Management Practitioner
    Agile8
    2014
    Agile Project Management Practitioner
  • Diploma E-Commerce & Web Technologies
    Leeside Computers
    2014
    Diploma E-Commerce & Web Technologies
  • HDip Business and Information Systems
    UCC
    2000
    HDip Business and Information Systems
  • Bachelor of Arts
    UCC
    1999
    BA English & History