Job Title: D365 Lead Solutions Architect

Location: Hybrid Working

Hours: 36.5 hpw

Main Offices: Nottingham and Cambridge, but you can work from anywhere!

Salary: £Negotiable – Above Market Rate

Holiday: 25 Days, Plus Bank Holidays (Increasing with Service)

Become a Columbian

How likely are you to recommend Columbus as a potential workplace to your friends or colleagues?

That’s a question we ask all our employees globally every month in order to maintain our high standards of employee satisfaction, and why we are proud to say that our average length of service within Columbus is 8 years.

We are proud to be a global company and award-winning Microsoft Gold Partner; with a family culture that you’d expect to find within an SME. We still celebrate our wins, big or small, and recognise both individual and team achievements across the business.

The Role of a D365 Lead Solutions Architect

The successful candidate will be working closely with C-level stakeholders to understand their drivers and high-level objectives, ensuring that designed solutions meet their needs and incorporates the most effective use of any new technology.

Your aim is to become a "trusted advisor" to the customer and the Columbus implementation team, working from a strategic level on one or two enterprise programmes – you’ll have ultimate responsibility for the complete solution. This could include presales right the way though to support handover, ensuring success through scope management and an early value realisation wherever possible. 

The work is challenging and rewarding, where you can build on your existing skills and experience learning about the latest developments and technologies within D365 solutions.  No two days, projects or situations are the same!

About You (The Essentials)

You will possess excellent consultancy skills, and have the ability to build strong, trusted relationships with customers and with fellow team members, and lead project teams. 

• Be an experienced consultant in a functional role;
• Have a track record of delivering complex D365 ERP projects (£0.5milllion+); 
• An experienced user in Rapid Value and Surestep+ or other proven and relevant project methodologies;
• Have in-depth knowledge of the MS stack and how the products integrate with each other.
• A number of years in a B2C partner environment.  

What we can offer

You'll get the opportunity to work with many interesting customers. This means, variety and exciting assignments for you, with continuous development and the opportunity to work with the latest technologies at the forefront of the industry.

You will be a part of both a local and global team, where you not only share knowledge but also a laugh or two. We value our employees and leave room for flexibility so that you can enjoy a work-life balance.

• 25 Days Annual Leave (Increasing with Service)
• 2 Company Event Days Per Year
• Hybrid working
• Social Club Events
• Columbus Benefits Hub
• Healthcare Plan
• Access to Free Training Courses
• Pension Plan
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to work scheme

Next Steps

If this sounds like the role for you, then please drop a copy of your CV over today via our website and “Apply for this job” or apply using your LinkedIn profile in seconds.

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Suitable for candidates working with/as: D365 Business Consultant, Functional Solutions Architect, D365 ERP, Microsoft Dynamics, D365 FO/SCM