Solution architect, principal in London

The Principal Solution Architect plays a critical role in shaping and delivering enterprise solutions tailored to customers' industry‐specific needs, with a strong focus on large‐scale cloud transformation initiatives. This role is instrumental in supporting strategic revenue growth and high‐value enterprise pursuits.

Partnering closely with Sales, Product Management, Engineering, and Services, the Principal Solution Architect translates complex business challenges into innovative, scalable solutions powered by Infor's industry cloud platforms. This individual acts as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders and supports major enterprise engagements from pre‐sales through delivery. This is a senior‐level, customer‐facing role requiring deep industry expertise, architectural credibility, and executive presence.

A Day in the Life Typically Includes:

• Acting as a trusted advisor to C‐level executives and senior IT leadership within enterprise customer organizations.
• Leading complex pre‐sales engagements, shaping end‐to‐end solution strategy and architecture in partnership with Sales and Solution Consulting teams.
• Architecting scalable, secure, and future‐ready solutions aligned with Infor's industry cloud strategy and customers' transformation objectives.
• Leading tailored solution demonstrations, proofs of concept, and executive workshops focused on business value realization.
• Providing architectural governance and strategic oversight throughout implementation and delivery phases to ensure alignment with original design principles.
• Supporting delivery teams in translating solution vision into executable enterprise architecture.
• Incorporating security, compliance, and regulatory considerations (e.g., role‐based access control, segregation of duties, SOX/SOC principles) into solution design.
• Collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to provide field feedback and influence roadmap direction.
• Developing reusable solution assets, reference architectures, and thought leadership content.
• Mentoring junior architects and contributing to knowledge‐sharing across the global Solution Architecture community.

Core Profile:

• Brings strong industry expertise, with Distribution experience highly preferred, including exposure to equipment and rental business models.
• Demonstrates the ability to articulate business value and transformation impact, not just technical architecture.
• Is comfortable operating in high‐pressure, complex enterprise sales environments.
• Exhibits executive presence, professional maturity, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Thrives in matrixed, global teams and influences across functions.

Basic Qualifications:

• Significant experience in enterprise architecture, solution consulting, or technical pre‐sales roles.
• Proven experience architecting complex enterprise solutions in cloud environments.
• Experience as an architect within one or more industries: Manufacturing, Distribution, Retail, or Equipment/Rental.
• Strong presentation and storytelling skills, engaging both technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience contributing to or leading large‐scale transformation initiatives.
• Solid understanding of enterprise security fundamentals and compliance considerations within solution design.

Preferred Qualifications:

• TOGAF certification (or equivalent enterprise architecture framework experience) – strongly preferred, particularly at Principal level.
• ITIL certification or strong working knowledge of IT service management principles.
• Experience working within structured ERP implementation and delivery methodologies.
• Practical experience working in Agile enterprise environments.
• Global experience and ability to work effectively within diverse, matrixed organizations.

About Infor: Infor is a global leader in business cloud software products for companies in industry‐specific markets. Infor builds complete industry suites in the cloud and efficiently deploys technology that puts the user experience first, leverages data science, and integrates easily into existing systems. Over 60,000 organizations worldwide rely on Infor to help overcome market disruptions and achieve business‐wide digital transformation.

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