Solution Architect - Functions Domain

Position: Solution Architect - Support Functions Domain
Solution Architect - Corporate Systems/Back-office Domain

London - 2-3 days a week onsite

£95k-£110k + car allowance + up to 20% bonus

We're seeking a Corporate Functions Domain Solution Architect to join a FTSE 250 organisation undergoing a major technology transformation under a new CIO. This is a strategic role within a significant, multi-year IT and digital transformation to modernise the organisation's back-office and corporate systems, enabling greater standardisation, control, insight, and scalability across its global estate.

Role Overview

The Corporate Functions Domain Solution Architect will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering technology solutions across the organisation's back-office and corporate domains, including Finance, HR, Payroll, Procurement, Legal, and Corporate Services.

This role will focus on architecting scalable, standardised solutions that support a complex, global operating model - balancing global consistency with local regulatory, statutory, and operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Solution & Domain Architecture

Architect end-to-end solutions across corporate and back-office functions, including Finance, HR, Payroll, Procurement, Legal, and related enterprise services.
Design solutions that support multi-country operations, regulatory compliance, financial controls, and workforce complexity.
Own solution architecture designs for major corporate systems transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment to business strategy and operational needs.
Define and maintain target and transitional architectures for corporate systems domains.

Enterprise Architecture & Governance

Apply TOGAF principles and enterprise architecture standards to guide solution design and technology decisions.
Work closely with Enterprise Architects to ensure corporate systems align with the broader enterprise architecture and technology roadmap.
Establish architecture patterns, standards, and guardrails for corporate platforms and shared services systems.

Transformation & Delivery

Support large-scale IT transformation programmes, including ERP modernisation, HR and payroll transformation, and procurement digitisation.
Provide architectural governance throughout delivery, ensuring solutions meet quality, security, and scalability requirements.
Support vendor and partner selection, RFP processes, and solution evaluations.

Required Experience & Skills

Essential

Proven experience as a Solution Architect or Domain Architect within corporate or back-office systems environments.
Strong experience architecting solutions across Finance, HR, Payroll, and/or Procurement domains.
Experience working in large, complex, multi-country organisations.
TOGAF or similar certification.

Experience with large-scale ERP and corporate platforms (e.g. SAP S/4

HANA, SAP Success Factors, Workday, Oracle, Coupa, Ariba, or similar).
Experience operating within complex, global, multi-brand or multi-entity organisations.

To apply for this great opportunity, please apply with a copy of your latest CV