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Solution Architect
Solution Architect – Corporate Functions Technology
About M&G
Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage spanning over 175 years, we have a proven track record of innovation in savings and investments. By combining asset management and insurance expertise, we deliver a wide range of solutions through our two distinct operating segments:
- Asset Management
- Life
Together, we provide balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions, driven by care, integrity, and teamwork.
We foster an inclusive, supportive culture and offer flexible working arrangements, including workplace accommodations, to ensure you can perform effectively.
The Role: Solution Architect
About the Role
You’ll lead the shaping and definition of technology solutions that support Finance functions within the Corporate Functions Technology team. This role bridges the gap between business strategy and technical implementation, translating complex requirements into scalable, secure, and strategically aligned designs.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead discussions with Corporate Function stakeholders to fully grasp strategic objectives and construct high-quality solution designs from business requirements.
- Design end-to-end technology solutions covering:
- Functional, non-functional requirements
- Integration, data models, security, and resilience
- Scalability, sustainability, and compliance alignment
- Ensure all solutions align with our enterprise architecture principles, target state architecture, and technology strategy while adhering to governance frameworks.
- Drive integrated Finance and Corporate Function processes, reducing manual intervention through automation and platform-led solutions.
- Embed modern design approaches—including API-led, event-driven, and automation-first architectures—to enhance operational agility.
- Collaborate across architecture, delivery, and engineering teams to provide design leadership, maintain consistency, and ensure integrity throughout the lifecycle.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate design risks, assumptions, and dependencies, recommending evidence-based strategies with clear trade-offs.
- Participate in governance fora, providing design assurance, and ensuring solutions meet quality and compliance standards.
- Contribute to evolving design best practices, promoting reuse, consistency, and continuous improvement.
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Requirements
Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Proven experience designing complex technology solutions in large-scale corporate/enterprise environments, with a focus on Finance, Data, or Integration
- Deep understanding of end-to-end solution design across:
- Applications
- Integrations
- Data architectures (scalability, resilience, and efficiency)
- Strong expertise in Finance platforms, including:
- Oracle Fusion
- AHCS
- Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)
- Integration with broader enterprise landscapes
- Experience with Azure data technologies (e.g., Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse), and modern data architectures
- Proficiency in data modelling, governance, and semantic consistency for finance/reporting domains
- Knowledge of Finance process solutions aligned with regulatory requirements (e.g., security, data quality, compliance)
- Excellent communication skills to explain complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong stakeholder management and influence—capability to bridge business and technology functions for aligned outcomes
- Experience operating within structured delivery/gov/assurance processes
- Familiarity with modern architecture patterns noticed:
- API-led design
- Integration strategies
- AI/automation-driven solutions (advantageous)
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What We Offer
At M&G, we prioritise employee wellbeing and help you thrive—balancing work and life, and planning for your future. Our benefits include:
Core UK Benefits
📍 Generous Pension Scheme
- 18% total contribution: 13% from employer + 5% employee
- Share Save and Share Incentive Plan
- Financial wellbeing support
📍 38 Days Annual Leave (including public holidays)
- Flexible arrangements via our Time Off When You Need It policy
👶 Inspiring Families Policy
- Paid parental leave including maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity
- Comprehensive family support
✨ Health & Protection
- Private Healthcare
- Life assurance & Critical Illness Cover
🏆 Disability & Inclusion Support – Neurodivergent, long-term health, and disability-friendly workplace – Contact careers@mandg.com for support
Inclusion Matters
M&G holds diversity and inclusion as core values. We welcome:
- All genders, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, nationalities
- Disabled candidates (including neurodivergent)
- Military service veterans
- Career break returns
For accessibility needs, contact careers@mandg.com.
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Note: Should you have alternative career opportunities or need further details, we welcome any questions pertaining to your professional growth journey at M&G.
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