FO Technical Architect

Hitachi, Ltd; City of Westminster; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK seeks a candidate to drive technical strategy and client engagement using the Microsoft D365 F&O stack. The role involves mentoring team members, managing client expectations, and ensuring high-quality deliverables. Strong problem-solving skills and excellent stakeholder management are essential. This position offers competitive compensation and the opportunity for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Pension and benefits plans

Comprehensive career development programmes

Qualifications

• Strong background in the Microsoft D365 F&O stack and related technologies.
• Demonstrable experience in managing end-to-end engagements.
• Excellent stakeholder and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for overall technical strategy and collaborates with Solution Architect.
• Manages client expectations while ensuring quality deliverables.
• Mentors and motivates team members.

Skills

Microsoft D365 F&O stack

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Documentation and communication

Job description

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the overall technical strategy of the project, and collaborating closely with the Solution Architect to ensure that the best solution can be presented to the client.
• Accountable for setting up a good Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) process.
• Accountable for providing clear & precise development estimates.
• Accountable for working with the project management team in setting development timelines.
• Accountable for providing regular reports to the project management team.
• Accountable for setting the right structures to ensure quality in the deliverables of the development and technical teams.
• Accountable for managing the clients expectations.
• Responsible for the overall quality of all delivery work carried out within the client base.
• Responsible for ensuring that all internal published controls and processes are followed.
• Responsible for writing technical strategy documents and gaining approval with the client.
• Responsible for keeping client key stakeholders informed on project or delivery progress, and representing Hitachi Solutions in key client sessions.
• Responsible for coordinating the required input and completion for the Microsoft FastTrack's solution blueprint review (SBR) and Solution go-live readiness.
• Responsible for mentoring, guiding & motivating team members so they can achieve their full potential.
• Responsible for establishing an effective direct relationship with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• A strong background in the Microsoft D365 F&O stack, ideally having worked in senior positions on engagements involving the wider Microsoft solution offerings (including, but not limited to, CE, Azure, or PowerPlatform).
• A strong, demonstrable working knowledge of all the solution implementation lifecycle stages, and strong demonstrable experience in completing a number of end-to-end engagements.
• A logical approach to problem solving and structured approach to introducing change into operational systems.
• Excellent stakeholder and people management skills.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills (both written and verbal).

About Hitachi Solutions

Hitachi Solutions understand what it takes to digitally transform organisations, harnessing the power of the latest technologies and seamlessly integrating them into businesses. As a global consultancy firm working across the private and public sectors, we specialise in user-friendly business applications based on the Microsoft cloud.

With a team of experienced industry professionals, consultants and technology experts, Hitachi Solutions has a wide range of capabilities including digital transformation, ERP and CRM implementation, change management and data science & analytics. Our highly skilled team help drive improvements to many aspects of your business creating efficiencies and growth. For more information, visit: https://www.hitachi-solutions.co.uk/

Be part of our Hitachi family. We place value on collaboration, open communication, and transparency. We emphasise the importance of team spirit, cohesion, and appreciation - and through our talented people, innovative culture, and technical and business expertise, we deliver game changing outcomes every day. Our learning culture and flat hierarchy are our recipes for success. But don’t take our word for it - Have a look at what our employees are saying: hitachi-solutions.co.uk.

Benefits

What to expect, your benefits. Hitachi Solutions offers competitive compensation packages (incl. bonuses), pension and benefits plans. Work/Life balance is an essential part of our culture, and all our employees are home workers, although you will be expected to come into our or customer's offices regularly. We operate a comprehensive career development programme that includes mentoring and training plans to ensure that you will continue to grow and develop your career at Hitachi.