Lee Bird
About Lee Bird
Lee Bird serves as a Pega Principal Business Architect at Nationwide Building Society, where he has worked since 2021. He has extensive experience in Pega architecture, having held various roles in organizations across Europe, including Lloyds Banking Group and Air France-KLM.
Work at Nationwide Building Society
Lee Bird has been employed at Nationwide Building Society as a Pega Principal Business Architect since 2021. In this role, Bird has redefined the setup and ways of working to adopt a scrum approach, which has enhanced project management efficiency. Bird has also completed strategic designs for platform components that enable reuse across the organization, contributing to overall operational efficiency. Additionally, Bird played a key role in establishing a Pega centre of excellence, addressing challenges associated with the early adoption of a federated model. Bird has supported the end of service life strategy for various platforms being migrated onto the Pega platform.
Previous Experience in Business Architecture
Prior to joining Nationwide Building Society, Lee Bird held several significant roles in business architecture. Bird worked as a Pega Lead Business Architect at Telenet from 2019 to 2020 in Mechelen, Belgium. Before that, Bird served as a Lead Pega Business Analyst on a contract basis at Lloyds Banking Group from 2013 to 2017 in London. Bird also worked at AG Insurance as a Pega Lead Business Architect for five months in Brussels, Belgium, and at Rabobank Wholesale Banking North America for three months in Utrecht, Netherlands. Bird's experience includes a six-month tenure at Air France-KLM as a Pega Lead Business Architect in Paris.
Education and Expertise
Lee Bird possesses expertise in Pega business architecture, with a focus on enhancing project management and operational efficiency. Bird's background includes extensive experience in implementing scrum methodologies and strategic design for platform components. This expertise has been demonstrated through various roles in different organizations, where Bird has contributed to the establishment of centers of excellence and supported complex migration strategies.
Background in Security Specialization
Before transitioning into business architecture, Lee Bird worked as a Senior Security Specialist at Senselect Ltd for nine months in Coventry, United Kingdom, from 2006 to 2007. This role provided Bird with foundational knowledge in security, which complements the subsequent focus on business architecture and project management.