Solutions Architect

Job Title : Solutions Architect

Department : Public Sector Services

Management Responsibility for : No

Travel Required : Yes

Salary : 60,000-80,000 depending on experience

Reports to : SVP Business Development

Location : Home Based   / On-site as required

Contract Type : Permanent

Job Summary / Overview

Working as part of the Public Sector Business Development Team, the role is to be a Solutions Architect / Lead on Public Sector new bids and strategic retenders. As TP expands its service reach you will be responsible for working hand in glove with the Business Development Leads / SVPs with responsibility to orchestrate and work closely with subject matter experts in each business area to design and shape compelling solutions for some of the largest and strategically important public sector contracts. You will have responsibility for identifying all of the components and associated costs needed to deliver the overall solution and work with our operational teams to agree and ensure practical and deliverable implementation plans.

You will be responsible for the development and documentation of compelling, differentiated and commercially attractive solutions in response to identified client requirements. You will identify and quantify the transformational outcomes that our solutions can deliver to clients through the integration of technology, analytics, processes, people and customer experiences.

You will be regularly engaging with the wider TP Transformation and Innovation (T&I) team, partners and third-party supplier base, as well as drawing on our relevant global capabilities, to identify the optimum tools and solutions that TP have access to.

You will be required to play a leading role in working with the Public Sector SVPs of Business Development and the Client Services team to actively lead and support market engagement activities and engage directly with clients on service innovation and solutions support for new and existing services.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Visioning and crafting digital business solutions for Public Sector opportunities – this isn’t about the technical architecture but more about being able to develop & design a solution vision to meet a client’s requirements and then developing a practical and compelling means to knit a winning solution together.
• Writing detailed and compliant solution content in response to the relevant stage of the procurement process
• Participation on pre-tender market engagement activity
• Presenting solutions to clients both formally as part of a bid process and informally in discovery / consultative conversations and as part of market engagement activities
• Working with and advising our finance team to ensure solutions are properly costed / priced and costs are correctly captured in client financial models and templates.
• Working closely with our WFM teams to ensure they accurately size and forecast / model the levels of resource required. Focus to include optimal productivity of service solution and ensuring maximum efficiency of solution.
• Working with the SVP of Business Development to secure executive sign off for proposed solutions / prices as part of the formal bid process

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