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Solution Architect
About M&G
Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.
Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.
Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.
We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer workspace accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.
Job Title: Solution Architect – Corporate Functions Technology
About the Role
The Solution Architect is responsible for leading the shaping and definition of technology solutions that support Finance functions within the Corporate Functions Technology team. This role operates at the intersection of business and technology, translating complex requirements into robust, scalable, and strategically aligned solution designs.
You will require deep expertise in Finance and Data platforms, with accountability for ensuring solutions are aligned to enterprise architecture, security standards, and long-term technology strategy. Playing a critical role in enabling integrated, end-to-end processes, improving data consistency, and reducing operational complexity through automation and platform-led design.
You will work closely with business stakeholders, architects, delivery teams, and technology partners to ensure solutions deliver measurable business value, are scalable and supportable within a controlled governance framework.
Main Responsibilities
- Lead engagement with Corporate Functions stakeholders to understand strategic objectives and complex business requirements, translating them into clear, high-quality solution designs.
- Own the production of end-to-end solution designs covering functional, non-functional, integration, data, security, and resilience considerations, with a focus on scalability and sustainability.
- Ensure all solution designs are aligned with enterprise architecture principles, target state architecture, and technology strategy, while adhering to governance and assurance processes.
- Design solutions that enable integrated end-to-end Finance and Corporate Function processes, driving data consistency and reducing manual intervention through automation and platform capabilities.
- Embed modern design approaches such as API-led, event-driven, and automation-first architectures to enhance efficiency and agility.
- Collaborate closely with enterprise architects, engineers, analysts, and delivery teams across the full lifecycle, providing design leadership and ensuring design integrity through implementation.
- Lead the identification and management of design risks, assumptions, and dependencies, ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies are defined and executed.
- Evaluate solution options and provide clear, evidence-based recommendations, including trade-offs across cost, risk, complexity, and strategic alignment.
- Provide design assurance and governance input, supporting architecture forums and ensuring solutions meet required quality and compliance standards.
- Contribute to the evolution of solution design practices, patterns, and standards, promoting reuse, consistency, and continuous improvement.
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Key Knowledge, Skills, And Experience
- Proven experience designing complex technology solutions within large-scale corporate or enterprise environments, with a strong focus on Finance and Data architectures.
- Deep understanding of end-to-end solution design across applications, integrations, and data, including the ability to design for scalability, resilience, and operational efficiency.
- Strong expertise in Finance platforms, including Oracle Fusion, AHCS, and EPM, and their integration into broader enterprise landscapes.
- Experience with Azure data technologies, including Azure Data Factory (ADF), Databricks, and Synapse, with a strong appreciation of modern data architectures.
- Understanding of data modelling, data governance, and the importance of semantic consistency across finance and reporting domains.
- Experience designing solutions that support Finance processes and regulatory requirements, including awareness of security, resilience, data quality, and compliance considerations.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and senior non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience working across business and technology functions to achieve aligned outcomes.
- Experience operating within structured delivery and governance frameworks, including providing input into architecture and design assurance processes.
- Understanding of modern architectural patterns, including integration strategies, API-led design, and automation or AI-enabled solutions, is advantageous.
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Our Benefits
We’re on a mission to help everyone enjoy the benefits of financial confidence and treat our people exceedingly well. At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our UK benefits include:
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Pension Scheme: Family aligned savings to support your future, with an 18% pension, including both employer (13%) and employee (5%) contributions. Plus, Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan.
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Easy access to bespoke financial wellbeing and support services, designed to support you.
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Flexible Annual Leave: 38 days (including bank holidays). Purchase up to 5 additional days and benefit from our Time Off When You Need It policy, allowing further personal flexibility.
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Supportive Work Culture: Our Inspiring Families policy includes paid parental leave for maternity, adoption, surrogacy, familial leave, and paternity to support families in an inclusive culture.
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Health Protection: Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and family-focused Life Assurance, for your peace of mind.
To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits, visit Life at M&G.
Diversity & Inclusion
We have a diverse workforce with an inclusive culture, supported by policies and employee-led networks providing networking, advice, and support for our diverse communities. M&G is committed to attracting, promoting, and retaining exceptional people—regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, long-term health condition, or military service.
We are proud to be an active participant in the Disability Confident scheme, encouraging applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neurodivergent conditions.
If you need support or an alternative way of applying due to a disability or accessibility need, please contact us at careers@mandg.com.
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