Senior Sonata SME Analyst

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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 workplace accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

• Perform thorough analysis and design, delivering precise and comprehensive requirements for enhancements to the Sonata Platform.
• Collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams—including Business Analysts, Product Owners, Development, and Run teams—to gain insights and communicate necessary changes.
• Provide support to the QA team through testing activities related to modifications on the Sonata Platform.
• Engage with stakeholders throughout the business, such as Finance and Change teams, to assess and support downstream impacts of proposed changes.
• Configure jobs, batches, and new products within the platform as well as write scripts for inclusion in the SOT. Perform these activities in the non‑production environments and ensure detailed handover to run team for execution in production.
• Coordinate with Bravura to communicate changes, understand and challenge estimates, collaborate on and implement innovative solutions.
• Pursue continuous process improvement by identifying opportunities for enhancement.
• Support the SME community by fostering talent development and facilitating knowledge sharing by documenting processes, standards and best practices.
• Peer review the work of other Sonata SMEs, ensuring adherence to standards and best practices fostering high quality outputs.
• Primary point of contact for any technical questions or issues related to Sonata.
• Support the Tower Lead by actively participating in technical communities and forums.
• Collate monthly metrics using the same framework as the other Tech SMEs.

• Sonata subject matter expertise
• Knowledge of Sonata batch processes
• Understanding of Sonata workflows
• Understanding of Sonata Business Services (SBS)
• Understanding of Sonata scripting
• Integration of Sonata with other systems
• Knowledge of downstream data flow from Sonata to other systems and processes

• Strong written and verbal communication, able to simplify complex requirements into clear tasks.
• Experienced in cross‑functional teams and stakeholder management across business and technology.
• Skilled at aligning system changes with strategy and enhancing organisational design.
• Knowledgeable in Agile methods and product development cycles.

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• As a savings and Investments firm we are proud to offer a valuable pension scheme of 18%, with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions. We also offer Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan, together with access to financial wellbeing and support services - to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy – to balance your work and personal commitments.
• Our market leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - as supporting families is a core aspect of our inclusive culture.
• Health & Protection cover including Private…