Solution Architect – HR & Payroll

Company: The Manchester Airports Group
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Overview

In this Solution Architect role, you will shape technology-enabled solutions across MAG’s airports and group functions. You’ll define architectures that cover systems, data, processes and people, with a focus on SAP SuccessFactors HR & Payroll. You will influence senior stakeholders and steer the tech roadmap to support digital transformation and automation. This is a cross-functional role that blends enterprise architecture with hands-on strategy to enable scalable, sustainable operations. You’ll join a diverse, collaborative team committed to delivering first-class journeys for customers and colleagues.

Pay / Benefits

  • Bonus scheme
  • 10% company contribution pension
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Free parking
  • Subsidised public transport
  • Huge range of company discounts

Responsibilities

  • Architect and oversee SAP SuccessFactors HR & Payroll solutions
  • Define and communicate technology solutions that meet business requirements across systems, data and processes
  • Engage with senior stakeholders to influence decisions and build consensus
  • Develop, map and maintain a technical architecture including enterprise, applications, service, infrastructure and data using TOGAF or a similar framework
  • Build and execute a technology strategy and maintain a technology roadmap
  • Adapt architecture and roadmaps in response to business, market and technical changes

Key requirements

  • Experience architecting enterprise technologies and cloud, on-premise and DevOps toolsets
  • Proven ability to build and execute a technology strategy and maintain a roadmap
  • Familiarity with HR/Payroll platforms, specifically SAP SuccessFactors
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Knowledge of TOGAF or equivalent architecture framework
  • Awareness of the airport/aviation technology landscape is desirable
  • Interpersonal finesse
  • Influencing and consensus-building
  • Strong presentation and communication
  • Enterprise technologies and infrastructure
  • Private and public cloud
  • Development and DevOps toolsets

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Posted: October 5th, 2026