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Solution Architect - HR & Payroll
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Solution Architect – SAP SuccessFactors HCM & Payroll | Permanent, Manchester Airport
About the Role
- Based at Manchester Airport
- Permanent role
- Flexible/hybrid working for a better work/life balance
- Diversity & inclusion employer – applications from all backgrounds welcome
MAG connects the world at the heart of airport life: aircraft, passengers, communities, and the global economy. As the largest UK-owned airport operator, we serve over 60 million passengers annually across Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports, with 270+ destinations worldwide.
Beyond providing airside facilities, MAG shapes a sustainable future through ambitious environmental and community programs, including:
- Airport & airline decarbonisation
- Skills & employment support
- Community engagement and volunteering
At MAG, we champion a first-class career journey, offering inclusive environments where teams can thrive.
Benefits
- Bonus scheme
- 10% company contribution pension
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Free parking
- Subsidised public transport
- Huge range of company discounts
- 2 volunteering days per year
- Free Virtual GP service (24/7/365)
- Care Concierge service
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The Role
You’ll drive business transformation through technology, digital solutions, and automation across our airports and group functions. Your mission is to:
- Define data, process, and system requirements across departments
- Drive architectural design and oversee the SAP SuccessFactors HCM & Payroll platform
- Ensure seamless integration between platforms, systems, and stakeholders
Responsibilities
Key Tasks
- Design & recommend technical solutions per business needs and objectives
- Guide and influence senior stakeholders in aligning technology strategy with commercial goals
- Build, maintain, and evolve a tech/solution roadmap
- Adapt to rapid business, market, and tech changes
Core Experience Required
- Enterprise technology expertise (cloud-based private/public infrastructure, DevOps, automation, cloud)
- Technical strategy & architecture experience (using frameworks like TOGAF)
- HR & Payroll platform knowledge – especially SuccessFactors modules:
- Employee Central
- Employee Central Payroll
- Recruiting
- Onboarding
- Performance & Goals
- Aviation/airport tech sector understanding (desirable)
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Success Factors
- T был commercial acumen and strategic insight
- C-level stakeholder influence with strong collaboration and consensus-building skills
- Building entendu networks and having a global mindset
- Dedicated उत्कृष्ट리라 communication, presentation, and change management abilities
About Us – MAG Commitments
Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments
- MAG is fully committed to diversity and inclusion and wants to mirror the communities we serve.
- Increase, we foster inclusive career paths for all – no candidate left behind.
Well-Being & Employee Networks
- Dedicated to mental health and employee resource groups including:
- Women’s Network
- Embrace (Race & Ethnicity Group)
- Fly With Pride (LGBTQIA+)
- Parent & Carers
- Disability & Neurodiversity
To apply with adjustments, email HR.Recruitment@MAGAirports.com.
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