Solution Architect, Virgin
1+ day a week in office
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201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
1+ day a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create unique customer experiences, challenging the status quo and championing people and the planet. For five decades, in five business sectors and on five continents, its purpose is to change business for good.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will be adept at balancing business aspirations with technical constraints, working with modern web and mobile technologies in a cloud environment, and continuously innovating to delight customers in unprecedented ways
- Seeking: A tech virtuoso with recent experience in web/mobile applications or big data projects. Bonus points for loyalty program wizardry!
- Your toolbox should include: coding prowess, cloud expertise, security know-how, and DevOps mastery. No cape required, but appreciated
- Must-haves: Sharp problem-solving skills, a knack for innovation, and the ability to turn a diverse group into a high-performing team
- Valuable experience: Creating customer-centric tech solutions, wrangling data and identity management, and dabbling in machine learning and digital marketing
- Join our quirky crew where continuous learning is the norm, work-life balance is respected, and bringing your authentic self to work is encouraged. Unconventional thinkers welcome!
What the job involves
- Virgin Red is seeking a Solution Architect to revolutionize customer engagement across the Virgin Group, tasked with transforming business ideas into practical digital solutions
- The role involves collaborating with various teams to develop a cutting-edge loyalty program, innovative marketing tools, and advanced identity and data services
- Being a Solution Architect, working smart comes naturally but others on the mission need you to help guide them through. So, here’s what you’ll need to take care of:
- Technical expertise: Design solutions, create documentation
- Business acumen: Analyse needs, manage stakeholders
- Problem-solving: Address issues, manage risks, innovate
- Collaboration: Negotiate, work cross-functionally
- Project management: Plan, estimate, mitigate risks
- Industry knowledge: Stay current, apply domain expertise
- Leadership: Mentor, guide decision-making
Application process
- Closing date: 17 September 2024
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Virgin, a globally recognised and respected brand, was founded on the principle of changing business for good. The Virgin Group spans 40+ companies in sectors such as travel, health, music, telecommunications, and finance.
At the heart of the Virgin empire is Virgin Management, playing a pivotal role in nurturing and developing valuable Virgin businesses worldwide. This central hub collaborates with each Virgin company and its global teams, fostering a shared culture and purpose that unites the Virgin family.
Committed to fostering entrepreneurship, Virgin established the not-for-profit Virgin Start Up to support founders in starting, funding, and scaling businesses. Simultaneously, Virgin Unite, a non-profit foundation, assembles entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and leaders to tackle the world's toughest challenges.
Adding another dimension to its multifaceted approach is Virgin Red, the brand's rewards club designed around enhancing the lives of its members. Functioning as a universal currency, Virgin Points earned through Virgin Red can be spent across the entire Virgin Family and beyond. This rewards club, true to Virgin's style, prioritises people, ensuring that members can indulge in everyday treats or save for extraordinary adventures, further solidifying Virgin's commitment to creating positive change across various sectors.
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Company benefits
- Flexible working: What hours are you at your best? Do you thrive in the office or at home? Whatever floats your boat, we say you do you.
- Unlimited leave: Yup, you read that right. You have a life outside of work to enjoy and we know it. Feel free to put your wellbeing first and take the time you need.
- Health benefits: We offer full health benefits for you and your family, including private health insurance, top-tier dental care, 360 degree health assessments, access to a 24/7 digital GP, cycle to work schemes, fertility support and more.
Company values
- Be Human: We’re inclusive, we value diversity and are free to be our real selves at work. We trust and feel trusted. We’re kind to each other. We have fun. We’re unstoppable when we work together.
- Be Brave: We speak up for what’s right. Our passion to Change Business for Good means we take chances and embrace change to create a positive impact in the world. We’re curious, open-minded and fearless.
- Be Visionary: We dream big and innovate to stay ahead. We disrupt the status quo by working hard and smart to make things better. And we create positive impact through decisive action.
Company HQ
Paddington, London
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Leadership
Richard Branson
(Founder)Founded Virgin in 1968 and has since expanded the business into many sectors from travel to telecommunication, health to banking, and music to leisure.
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