Senior IT Solution Architect - Success Factors

At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible! We’re totally redefining our business and building our future on smoke-free products with the power to deliver a smoke-free future. With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and you will have the space to move your career forward in many different areas/directions. IT at PMI PMI’s journey to a smoke-free future implies a shift from a tobacco manufacturer to a science and technology-based consumer facing organisation. Such a shift creates an abundance of unique and progressive IT projects to match all levels of skills and ambitions. You’ll feel like you’re working in a start-up – with the freedom to shape and define the future of digital, but with the support and scope of a vast global business. You’ll get a chance to work with innovative technologies (e.g., Cloud, APIs, AI) as well as management practices (e.g., Agile, Design Thinking, Product Management). Our environment is fast-paced and highly collaborative. If you want the freedom to find new ways to connect with consumers, there’s no better place to progress your career. Digital at PMI is dynamic, diverse, and innovative. Do you want to become a part of a top talent team where you can bring new insights to life in a global function that is a key driver of the success of our business? Join us! Joining Corporate IT Powered by our diverse, global internal and external expertise, the IT Corporate Platform delivers industry leading technology solutions for Finance, P&C, External Affairs and Legal, supporting PMI’s continued goal for success. We continually strive to implement best in class, leading edge capabilities, aimed at maximizing our consumer and employee experience. Our team consists of individuals, empowered to decide on and OWN their impact as part of on the IT Transformation, supporting PMI’s overarching ambition of reaching a smoke-free future. The Role We have an opportunity for a Senior Solution Architect in the Global IT Corporate Platform team in the area of HR cloud solutions. This is an opportunity to solve difficult business problems using modern technology by joining the PMI HR Cloud Digitalization journey. Do you have an ability to make the right bets while meeting business innovation needs with Speed & Agility? If you are looking for space to innovate and experiment as well as apply the newest technology solutions on an enterprise level, join us for this major Transformation journey. Your Day to Day · Specifications of conceptual and logistical architectures to meet strategic business, financial and technology objectives. · Use knowledge of defined reference architectures, technology trends, and implementation experience in order to translate a business need into a solution blueprint that represents an end-to-end technical solution · Provide comprehensive architectural support to project managers to ensure proposed solutions are technically viable, scalable and consider harmonization in landscape wherever applicable. · Own and define the architecture artefacts, guardrails and technical implementation guidelines in a clear and concise manner. · Find the right balance between innovation, technical feasibility, long term sustainability, agile delivery, and cost-effective end to end implementation of HR solutions. · Recommend and conduct evaluation of new technology platforms and components and be the primary interface to product / technology vendors. · Interacting with mid to senior level executives displaying knowledge, experience, and leading practice advice to identified issues. What is needed to succeed in this Role? · 5+ years of experience as the lead technologist/architect for a major product or service, ideally for an end-to-end SuccessFactors implementation · Experience in technical design and deployment of technologies such as SuccessFactors · Experience with managing hybrid HR technology landscapes - including cloud SaaS HR technologies, ERP HR systems and employee and organizational data distribution management · Deep technical architecture knowledge and experience in Corporate HR solutions. · Hands-on experience with on-premise and cloud solutions configuration and implementation. · Be a self-starter and be able to drive end to end process and solution leadership. · Stakeholders management skills. · Understanding of common industry frameworks like TOGAF, ITIL, and with a plus for ARIS. · Degree in IT related studies What’s in it for you? There are many IT Organizations out there, so why should you join ours? We believe PMI IT’s true strength is fuelled by our people, and that our success depends on them coming to work every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. We are a people first organisation committed to providing you with first-class employee journey. Here’s a glimpse of what’s in it for you upon joining us: • Work-life balance: Wellbeing comes first. We offer a fantastic office environment and hybrid working options to ensure you have the best work-life balance possible • Learning & Development: Your growth is a priority. Our robust and varied learning & development ecosystem will help you strengthen your technical skills and enhance your soft skills and eye for business. The capabilities you will acquire with us will support your life-time employability within IT, PMI, and beyond • Inclusion & Diversity: Our differences - much more than our similarities - generate the innovation we are looking for. We aspire to build a diverse and inclusive organization to access the breadth and depth of thinking and sensitivity necessary to thrive Every single IT colleague is part of our Transformation journey. Join us and pursue your ambitions – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress. If this offer resonates with you, we look forward to receiving your application and getting to know you. Together, let’s deliver a smoke free future.