Technical Platform Manager

Employment Type - Full time (Please note, where PRI has an office there is an expectation to work a minimum of 2 days per week)

• Location - Hybrid · London, City of, UK
• Closing: 11:59pm, 25th Aug 2026 BST
• About The PRI

The PRI is the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment.

It works to understand the investment implications of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and to support its international network of investor signatories in incorporating these factors into their investment and ownership decisions.

The PRI’s three distinct capabilities relate to the core elements of the PRI’s approach to achieving a sustainable financial system.

• Translate RI (Responsible Investment) thought leadership into insights and practical support that is tailored to what signatories need to progress their RI practice
• Convene our vast network to create opportunities for collaborative action
• Harness our global scale to influence policymakers and regulators to effect system change

At the PRI, products might include tools, insights, guidance, new solutions and reporting platforms which can be utilised by investment managers, asset owners or service providers to help them meet the PRI Principles and add value to their RI investment and business processes.

Job Description

As a Technical Platform Manager at the PRI, you will be responsible for the hands‑on technical design, implementation and ongoing evolution of our product technology platform ecosystem.

This is a technical delivery role reporting to the Interim CTO , focused on ensuring the platform is well architected, scalable, secure, integrated and fit for purpose.

You will work closely with our product teams, internal IT teams and external delivery partners to translate business and product needs into robust technical solutions, covering architecture, system design, API connectivity, web technologies, database technologies, infrastructure requirements, capacity planning and implementation oversight.

The role will provide practical technical leadership across platform delivery and change, working directly with product owners, data teams, infrastructure specialists, Salesforce and application team colleagues, security colleagues, vendors and other technology stakeholders.

The postholder will be expected to contribute their own technical expertise to design decisions, implementation activity, troubleshooting and platform improvement, ensuring decisions are coherent, sustainable and aligned with PRI’s wider technology ecosystem.

• Core Responsibilities
• Lead the technical design and implementation of PRI's product technology platform, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, resilient and aligned with agreed business and product outcomes.
• Define and maintain the platform architecture, including system components, data flows, integrations, environments and technical dependencies, ensuring alignment with PRI's enterprise architecture and technology standards.
• Translate business and product requirements into technical designs, specifications and implementation plans, providing hands‑on configuration, build and technical leadership where required.
• Assess infrastructure and non-functional requirements, including performance, capacity, availability, scalability, security, accessibility, monitoring, resilience, backup, recovery and supportability.
• Lead technical delivery across internal teams, vendors and partners, ensuring solutions are implemented consistently, effectively and to the required quality.
• Support technical discovery, options analysis and build‑versus‑buy decisions, providing recommendations on feasibility, risk, cost, complexity and long‑term maintainability.
• Design and oversee integrations, APIs and data exchange between the platform and related technologies including Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Azure, identity management, data and reporting platforms, databases and web technologies.
• Work with security, infrastructure and data teams to ensure appropriate controls for identity management, access, data protection, monitoring and operational support.
• Establish and maintain technical standards, design principles and documentation to ensure platform changes remain controlled, supportable and sustainable.
• Monitor platform performance, risks and issues, using operational insight to drive continuous improvement and optimisation.
• Communication and stakeholder engagement
• Work closely with product teams to understand roadmap priorities and ensure technical designs support current and future product needs.

Collaborate with internal IT teams, including data, infrastructure, Salesforce, security and service management, to ensure platform changes are coordinated and aligned.

• Communicate technical options, decisions, risks and trade‑offs clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders, supporting informed decision making.
• Act as a technical bridge between product, business, technology and vendor teams, helping to ensure delivery remains coherent, practical and aligned to agreed outcomes.
• Understanding the implications of industry and technology trends
• Stay up to date with relevant platform, cloud, integration, API, identity management, web, database, data and infrastructure trends, applying this knowledge to improve technical decision making and hands‑on delivery.
• Identify opportunities to simplify the technical landscape, reduce duplication, improve resilience and increase the long‑term maintainability of the platform.
• Supporting us work better together
• Contribute to improving technical delivery processes, design documentation, implementation standards and ways of working across product and technology teams.
• Promote collaborative working across product, IT, data, infrastructure, Salesforce, vendor and support teams to ensure efficient and effective platform delivery.
• Key technical skills
• Hands‑on technical design and implementation of cloud, Saa S, web, data and enterprise platform solutions.
• Solution architecture and systems design, including defining components, environments, data flows, dependencies and integration patterns.
• API design and implementation, connectivity and integration between enterprise systems, including Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Azure services, data platforms, reporting platforms and internal services.
• Infrastructure requirements definition, sizing, capacity planning, performance, availability, resilience, monitoring and operational readiness.
• Identity management solutions, access control, authentication, authorisation and secure integration approaches.
• Web technologies, including front‑end, back‑end, hosting, integration and performance considerations.
• Database technologies, including data modelling principles, database connectivity, data integrity, performance and security considerations.
• Technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, solution designs, technical specifications, implementation plans and support documentation.
• Troubleshooting, technical problem solving and continuous improvement across platform performance, reliability, integrations and supportability.

Person Specification

• Strong hands‑on experience in platform management, solution architecture, systems design or technical delivery, ideally within Saa S, cloud, platform, web or data‑driven environments.
• Experience designing, configuring and implementing technology platforms, including architecture, infrastructure, integrations, environments, data flows, databases, web technologies and operational support.
• Strong understanding of APIs, system integrations, identity management, data exchange patterns and connectivity across enterprise systems.
• Experience working with infrastructure, data, CRM, Salesforce, Azure, Microsoft 365, security, identity management and service management teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Ability to assess non‑functional requirements, including performance, scalability, availability, resilience, security, monitoring and maintainability.
• Experience producing technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, solution designs, integration specifications, technical requirements and implementation plans.
• Experience leading technical delivery through internal teams, vendors or delivery partners, including design, configuration, implementation, troubleshooting, and managing risks, dependencies and delivery quality.
• Demonstrated interest in emerging technologies, including AI, automation and modern platform approaches to improve delivery, efficiency and quality.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to recommend practical solutions to complex technical challenges.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts and trade‑offs to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Collaborative and consultative approach, with strong relationship‑building skills and a commitment to inclusive working practices.
• Pragmatic and proactive, with the ability to balance technical quality, delivery pace, risk and business value.
• Good understanding of agile delivery methods, technical tooling and enterprise platforms including Microsoft 365, Jira, Salesforce, Azure, cloud services, reporting and data platforms.

We particularly welcome candidates from under‑represent‑ed groups, including Black, Asian, and other People of Colour, those with visible or non‑visible disabilities, LGBTQ+ candidates and those who are neurodivergent.

N. B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

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