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Solution Architect
Solution Architect – Corporate Functions Technology
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 deliver a wide range of solutions.
About M&G
Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.
Through honesty, ownership, and collective forward movement with integrity, we create an exceptional environment for talent to thrive.
We offer flexible working arrangements and workplace accommodations for all roles.
Job Title
Solution Architect – Corporate Functions Technology
About the Role
The Solution Architect designs and shapes technology solutions that support the Finance functions within the Corporate Functions Technology team. This role sits at the intersection of business and technology, transforming complex requirements into scalable and strategically aligned systems.
Core Focus
- Finance & Data Platform Expertise: Driving alignment with enterprise architecture, security standards, and long-term technology strategy.
- System Integration: Improving operational efficiency through automation, reducing manual intervention, and enhancing data consistency.
- Collaborative Leadership: Engaging with business stakeholders, architects, delivery teams, and technology partners to ensure solutions deliver measurable value.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Corporate Function stakeholders to interpret strategic goals and intricate business needs, translating them into structured, high-quality solution designs.
- Oversee the development of end-to-end solutions, covering functional, non-functional, security, resilience, integration, and data requirements, ensuring scalability, sustainability, and efficiency.
- Align all solution designs with enterprise architecture, governance, and assurance standards while upholding M&G’s target state architecture and technology strategy.
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- Architect solutions that unify Finance processes, ensure data integrity, and minimise operational complexity through advanced platforms such as Oracle Fusion, AHCS, and EPM.
- Implement modern architectural approaches, including API-led, event-driven, and automation-first designs, to enhance efficiency.
- Collaborate with engineers, analysts, and delivery teams to maintain design integrity throughout the project lifecycle.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate design risks, assumptions, and dependencies, ensuring timely resolution of challenges.
- Evaluate solution options and provide well-researched recommendations balancing cost, risk, complexity, and strategy alignment.
- Offer design assurance and governance expertise, championing solutions that meet business expectations and compliance criteria.
- Drive continuous improvement in solution design standards, patterns, and best practices, fostering aunity for reuse and consistency.
Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Proven expertise designing large-scale, corporate technology solutions with deep immersion in Finance and Data architectures.
- Specialist proficiency in Oracle Fusion, AHCS, and EPM platforms, including integration into broader enterprise systems.
- Strong foundation in Azure data technologies (Data Factory / ADF, Databricks, Synapse), with an understanding of modern data architectures.
- Knowledge of data modelling, governance, and semantic consistency in financial reporting contexts.
- Experience that meets regulatory and compliance standards, including security, resilience, and data quality.
- Ability to clear and articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and senior non-technical stakeholders.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills with cross-functional leadership experience.
- Familiarity with governance frameworks, including architectural and design assurance processes.
- Bonus: Awareness of integration patterns (API-led design), automation, and AI-enabled solutions.
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Why Join M&G?
Benefits & Work-Life Balance
At M&G, we prioritise your growth, wellness, and personal fulfilment alongside your professional development. Our comprehensive benefits include:
- Pension Schemes & Financial Security: An 18% pension pot (13% Employer Contributions + 5% Employee Contributions), plus Share Save options, financial wellbeing support, and flexibility via our Share Incentive Plan.
- Annual Leave: 38 paid days off (including bank holidays), with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days, supported by our flexible Time Off When You Need It policy.
- Parenting Support: Our Inspiring Families policy promotes work-life balance with generous paid parental leave for maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity scenarios.
- Health & Protection Benefits: Comprehensive coverage for Private Healthcare, Critical Illness Insurance, and Life Assurance – plus family options.
Inclusion & Diversity
We celebrate diversity and foster an inclusive culture through:
- A commitments to equity across gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, and long-term conditions.
- Employee-led networks supporting diverse communities, offering networking, advice, and mentorship opportunities.
- Recognition as a Disability Confident Leader, ensuring equal opportunity for those with health conditions, disabilities, or neurodivergence.
Additional Support
If you require adjustments or alternative access due to disabilities, please contact careers@mandg.com.
For more details about life at M&G and our complete benefits package, visit Life at M&G.
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