Solution Architect - HR & Payroll in Manchester

Based at Manchester Airport, this is a permanent role with flexible/hybrid working for a better work/life balance. We are proud to be a diverse employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

At MAG, we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK owned airport operator, we serve over 60 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports. With over 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses not only bring people together but also support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate. Sustainability is one of our core values, shaping everything we do. We're committed to protecting the environment and supporting our local communities through various programmes including airport and airline decarbonisation, comprehensive education, skills and employment support, and community engagement initiatives including volunteering opportunities.

We recognise that creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues, and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. You’ll also have access to some great benefits including:

• Bonus scheme
• 10% company contribution pension
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free parking
• Subsidised public transport
• Huge range of company discounts
• 2 volunteering days per year
• Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Care Concierge service

As a Solution Architect in our MAG Technology team, you’ll be charged with helping us to transform our business through technology, digital, and automation. Working across our airports and group functions, you will define technology solutions to meet requirements, taking into account systems, data, process, and people. This role includes the architectural design and oversight of the SAP SuccessFactors HCM & Payroll platform.

To be successful in this role, you should have the ability to interact, influence, and build consensus with senior stakeholders. Excellent interpersonal, networking, presentation, and communication skills are essential, along with commercial acumen. You’ll need detailed technical knowledge spanning enterprise technologies, systems and infrastructure, private and public cloud, development, and DevOps toolsets. Experience in building and executing a tech strategy, maintaining a technology roadmap, and adapting to business, market, and technical change is required.

You should have experience in developing, mapping, and maintaining a technical architecture including enterprise, applications, service, infrastructure, and data using a recognised methodology (e.g., TOGAF). Experience with HR & Payroll Platforms, particularly SuccessFactors modules including Employee Central, Employee Central Payroll, Recruiting, Onboarding, Performance, and Goals, is also necessary. An awareness of the Airport/Aviation tech landscape is desirable.

At MAG, we believe in the importance of diversity & inclusion for all. We are committed to creating a workforce that reflects our society and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We’re also focused on well-being, particularly mental health, and support colleagues from underrepresented groups through our Colleague Resource Groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are dedicated to creating an environment where candidates and employees can perform at their optimum. Please let us know if we can provide you with any reasonable adjustments to aid your application or interview process.

Our Colleague Resource Groups include: Women’s Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity Group), Fly With Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mental Health, Parent & Carers, Disabilities (including neurodiversity).