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Job Description - Technical Architect (CRM) () Technical Architect (CRM) Job Number: Location: UK, London As we develop an enterprise-wide Digital Factory strategy to transform our business, we are seeking an Insurance Technical Architect with a strong Salesforce background. The Insurance Technical Architect is a hands-on, execution-focused role helping translate the Insurance strategy, define architecture, and deliver the solution. In this role, you will have an understanding of our Insurance systems and processes and function as an Insurance architecture subject matter expert for our various projects. Your expertise in Insurance products will help guide and reimagine solutions for US, APAC, Europe, and Lloyd's insurance. The position is responsible for providing IT leadership and solutions for major transformation programs. Major focus for this role is to provide technical leadership in AXA XL Insurance application changes and data flow and oversee delivery of technical changes. You will need to work collaboratively with vendor resources. An ideal candidate for this role is expected to have strong hands-on technical leadership in Salesforce, Microsoft .Net VB.Net/C# .Net, Microsoft SQL Server, IIS, WCF, Web API, and MS Azure. Essential Responsibilities: Responsible for the design and technical delivery of the Salesforce CRM product. Producing quality, secure, scalable, high-performing, and resilient designs for new or improved services. Lead the systems analysts, developers, and testers in sympathetic change to the applications. Partner with engineers, DevOps engineers, Administrators, and other roles responsible for implementing solutions on Azure. Accountable for leading technical project delivery within the applications landscape. Provide DevOps Standards across the value streams and design the CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment mechanisms. Handle multiple tech initiatives in Agile delivery models. Lead the development teams to assist in PI planning and prioritization. Support Product Owners to develop and maintain the Product Roadmap. Define and maintain development standards such as system and data design, coding, etc. Maintain a capacity plan with performance metrics and forecasts. Manage architecture exceptions for the application. Monitor application services to ensure performance meets non-functional requirements. Lead the DevOps team and developers in targeted use of DevOps for their application platform assets. Required Skills and Qualifications: Prior experience leading or implementing CRM solutions. Proficiency in working in Agile delivery models. Experience with MS Azure or AWS. Prior work experience in the insurance field preferred. Ability to uphold technical integrity of internal assets. Experience leading and mentoring development and architecture professionals. Ability to set priorities and multi-task. Adaptable to new strategies, technologies, and practices. Advanced skills in developing tools and frameworks to maximize software quality. Solid understanding of contemporary systems design. Education and Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, business management, or a related field preferred. Ability to work independently with less supervision. Effective scheduling, prioritization, and time management skills. Proven track record of providing first-class customer service. Ability to build effective working relationships. Excellent verbal/written communication skills. About AXA XL: AXA XL is known for solving complex risks. We provide re/insurance and reinvent it by combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace. AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

The opportunity: Technical Architect required to work on an innovative platform project providing holistic AI solutions to our internal and external audiences. This is a complex and rewarding technical architecture role covering everything from IAM through to API design through to MDM. It will require significant core architecture experience and requires a level of pragmatism and consideration when making key design decisions, considering all the trade-offs, and being able to communicate direction and reasoning to our engineers and the with the wider senior stakeholders. The architecture role covers the application, integration, and data domains. You will need demonstrable experience of spearheading software architecture within fast-paced teams. You will need significant experience in designing for NFRs as well as functional requirements. As well as general software architecture skills, you will need specific experience with application and infrastructure architecture components in GCP, including serverless and containerised environments. What you'll be doing: The successful candidate will be one of four technical architects responsible for the continued architecture and improvement of our platform. Your role will involve a large amount of technical architecture across the integration, application, and data model domains. You should be familiar with API design, data model design, designing for NFRs/quality attributes and making informed decisions about the architecture of the platform, considering all trade-offs and demonstrating reasoning for your decisions and directions. This is not a role for someone who doesn't also love development. Whilst we have a team of engineers, you should be from a hands-on development background, and still hold the ability to read and peer-review the code of others. You need to be a great communicator: the role will include direct interaction with our clients, who include both technical and non-technical colleagues. We keep our knowledge relevant by continually looking for fresh technologies and innovative ideas, and sharing what we've learned with the team. As an architect you would be expected to exemplify this. What we want from you: Experience and knowledge of common GCP serverless components and how these are assembled to provide robust, highly-available and performant solutions Significant experience in designing (and documenting) architectures and applications in GCP, handling a wide range of technical and non-technical constraints/NFRs/Quality Attributes Significant experience with making key design decisions/architecture decision records, considering all trade-offs, and communicating decisions with reasoning and justification to a wide range of stakeholders Significant experience in API design, documentation, and versioning, including the implementation of common GCP components Experience leading a development team from a design and technical ownership perspective In-depth knowledge of application architecture in GCP, including an understanding of appropriate technologies and patterns for a given use case Experience with estimating large-scale architecture change, identifying key risks and dependencies, forming a priorities roadmap and informing a programme/project plan In-depth knowledge and experience with designing applications in a containerised environment Hands-on development experience, ideally in Python, and familiarity with complex enterprise software and its challenges Experience of designing software to run in a multi-tenant environment Experience with data model design, simplification and standardisation Experience within complex and highly-integrated architectures comprising of disparate and 3rd party systems Written, spoken and diagrammatic communication skills, with the ability to convey technical and abstract principles Automation and quality-first mindset, including Infrastructure-as-Code languages (e.g. CloudFormation, Terraform) and advocating developer quality through unit testing, code reviews and automated tooling. If you know some of this, even better: C4 Model for Software Architecture Applying DevOps principles The application of AI (in the context of model abilities and use cases) Headless architectures, and how these interact with the BE Python, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java CI/CD pipeline creation and maintenance Diagrams-as-code What we can offer you: Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we'll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We'll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are. Our personality and behaviours: We believe that we are what we do, not just what we say. Our shared values and behaviours show how to bring the VML Enterprise Solution's culture to life through the actions we all take every day: Connect Meaningfully Inspire Creatively Include Purposefully Approach Positively Our brilliant, talented people are what makes VML Enterprise Solutions what we are. That's why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday. AT VML Enterprise Solutions Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world's leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands. We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury's, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We've built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business. As our business grows internationally, we're looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client's successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.

Experience Level: Experienced Hire Categories: Engineering & Technology Location(s): Minster Building, 21 Mincing Lane, 2nd Floor, London, EC3R 7AG, GB Line Of Business: Customer, Operations, & Risk OU(COR OU) Entity: Moody's Analytics(MA) At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today's risks into tomorrow's opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are-with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity. Skills and Competencies Overall experience 5+ years. Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience in Salesforce and Apttus/Conga CPQ development - both point-and-click and customizations with focus on Lightning and Lightning Components (Java-script and HTML), Apex, Visual Force, API, and workflows taking into account best practices and limitations. Apttus/Conga CPQ advanced configuration experience strongly preferred. Strong understanding of Salesplatform and best practices in designing data model, security and Apex coding standards. Minimum one year of hands-on development experience in Salesforce Lightning. Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to both functional and technical teams. Excellent problem solver and independent thinker who has the ability to create innovative solutions. Self-directed, adaptable, flexible, and forward thinking. Education Bachelors or Master's degree in Computer Science or related technical field. Salesforce Developer Certification Desirable. Apttus/Conga CPQ Certification required. Responsibilities The Apttus/Conga CPQ Developer will work on a range of data and technology projects that focus on Quote-to-Cash systems built on Apttus/Conga & Salesplatforms. The Apttus/Conga CPQ Developer will also work as technical lead on highly visible roadmap programs and acquisition integration projects. This role is responsible for translating the business requirements into well-architected solutions that best leverage the Conga/Salesforce platform and products, leading the technical delivery of Conga CPQ implementations including development of custom solutions using Conga CPQ & Salesforce framework. This role requires working closely with business analysts, Quality Assurance teams, Dev Ops Engineers, Moody's sales teams, and various other IT professionals to develop secure, scalable and high quality solutions. Requires performing code reviews for ongoing projects to ensure that code quality is at the highest level possible and appropriate design patterns are being used. Ensure the lead to cash system aligns with company's business processes and collaborate with stakeholders to continually improve and further optimize the system. This role requires staying up to date with the latest product (Conga & Salesforce) updates and features to provide guidance on best practices and new functionalities. Design and develop advanced customizations using Apex, Lightning UI, Conga & Salesforce APIs. Work independently with moderate supervision. Analyze and translate business requirements into functional and technical design. Perform technical fit/gap analysis on the Apttus/Conga CPQ application to support new initiatives and products. Build configurations and customizations on Salesforce, Apttus/Conga Configure Price Quote (CPQ), Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), and Order Management (OM) components. Drive issue resolution, risk identification and mitigation, and dependency management. Plan and sequence release deployment activities in coordination with Release Management. Develop proof of concepts (POC) on Apttus/Conga, Salesforce, and other AppExchange components and connectors. Mentor team members, review code, define and maintain coding standards, and guide team members to comply with these standards. Support the company standards for software development (SDLC), compliance, and SOX controls by producing required artifacts and adhering to process and access controls. 40% Development and coding 20% Design & documentation 20% Team collaboration and Meetings 10% Code Review and Mentorship 10% Learning and development About the team The COR (Customer, Operations & Risk) business systems team at Moody's plays a crucial role in enhancing operational efficiency and supporting various business functions. The team manages systems like Salesforce and Apttus CPQ, which are essential for the sales process from lead generation to cash collection. This team also focuses on creating efficiencies across operational processes to modernize the way things are done, ensuring that customer-facing teams can deliver best-in-class operations. The team is part of the broader COR operating unit, which includes other functions like risk management, learning and development, and early career programs. Moody's is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody's Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.

A pure play Salesforce and MuleSoft partner since 2021, Cloud Odyssey brings together the enthusiasm and innovation of a young company with the extensive experience and expertise of its people. With a global track record of over 100 successful projects, a consistent 5/5 customer satisfaction rating, and deep domain expertise across key industries, we're quickly establishing ourselves as the go-to partner for Salesforce and MuleSoft in Asia, Europe and North America. We are seeking an experienced and dynamic MuleSoft Pre-Sales Solution Architect to join our team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions, working closely with the sales team to articulate the value of MuleSoft's platform and solutions to potential customers. Your deep understanding of the Anypoint Platform, API-led connectivity, Automation solutions and integration architecture will be critical to showcasing how our solutions can meet clients' strategic business objectives. Must have passion for MuleSoft technologies, go-getter attitude and strive for customer success. Key Responsibilities: Pre-Sales Engagement: Collaborate with the sales team to identify client needs and propose tailored MuleSoft solutions. Lead technical discussions, demos, and presentations to articulate the value of MuleSoft's platform. Conduct discovery/workshops with customers. Solution Design: Architect scalable, reliable, and high-performing integration solutions that meet client requirements using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform. Ensure that proposed solutions align with customer business objectives. Technical Expertise: Provide thought leadership and subject matter expertise on API-led architecture, MuleSoft Automation portfolio, microservices, and digital transformation strategies. Guide customers on best practices for integrating MuleSoft into their existing enterprise architecture. Should have proven track of Integration Patterns, Microservices patterns, Data & AI best practices. Proposal Development: Assist in developing RFP/RFI responses and creating compelling technical proposals that demonstrate the business value of MuleSoft solutions. Take ownership in estimations, capacity solution development. Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage with key stakeholders, including C-level executives, to understand their pain points and demonstrate how MuleSoft can address their integration challenges. Proof of Concept (PoC): Lead PoC engagements, showcasing MuleSoft's capabilities by delivering customized solutions that highlight platform functionality and performance. Enablement & Training: Provide technical training and enablement to internal teams, customers, and partners to ensure successful MuleSoft implementations. Industry Trends: Stay up to date with industry trends, technology advancements, and best practices in integration and APIs, bringing these insights to client engagements. Key Skills & Qualifications: Technical Expertise: Extensive experience with the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, including API design, integration architecture, connectors, Composer, RPA, IDP and Anypoint Code Builder. Strong understanding of industry solutions. Integration Experience: Proven experience in designing and implementing integration solutions, including experience with MuleSoft products. Any Salesforce integration experience would be preferable. Business Acumen: Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business outcomes for non-technical stakeholders, demonstrating the value of integration in driving business transformation. Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences. Customer-Focused: Experience working in a customer-facing pre-sales or consulting role, with a passion for understanding customer challenges and proposing solutions that address their needs. Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with integration challenges across different industries (e.g., retail, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing). Certifications: MuleSoft certifications (e.g., MuleSoft Certified Developer, MuleSoft Certified Architect) are expected. Experience: 9+ years of experience in integration solutions, with a strong focus on pre-sales or solution architecture. 4+ years of experience working with MuleSoft, designing & delivering integration solutions or leading pre-sales efforts. Background in software development, architecture, and API management. Must be able to code using Java, Spring Boot. Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. Why work with us? Innovative Culture: Join a team that thrives on creativity and cutting-edge technology. We encourage experimentation and support new ideas to keep our projects fresh and exciting. Career Growth: We offer comprehensive training programs and mentorship opportunities to help you advance in your career. Your professional development is our priority. Flexible Work Environment: Enjoy the freedom of hybrid work, flexible hours, and a results-oriented culture that prioritizes work-life balance. Impactful Work: Contribute to projects that change the way people interact with technology, making a real difference in users' lives. Inclusive Community: We celebrate diversity and foster an inclusive workplace where every voice is heard and valued.

Solutions Architect (Commerce Technology) VML Enterprise Solutions Department: Technology Location: London, United Kingdom Last Updated: 11/29/2024 Requisition ID: 8665 At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. A Solution Architect is required for a high-profile role giving the successful applicant the chance to lead the solution architecture for some of the world's largest online brands and retailers and be an integral part of our talented and expanding Solution Architecture team. The opportunity: You will be responsible for creating and assuring solution architecture using a wide range of technologies, from SaaS eCommerce platforms through to client-specific cloud solutions. You'll develop relationships with key client-side stakeholders in charge of IT and digital strategy and architecture, and you'll work closely with our internal delivery teams to ensure your architecture vision is realised. What you'll be doing: Working on large-scale digital transformation programmes with global clients, designing solutions for all the opportunity and complexity this brings. Own the solution architecture, document it, and communicate that architecture to a wide range of audiences. See out and develop relationships with key client stakeholders responsible for digital and architecture strategy. Orchestrate and run design workshops, and translate business strategy and requirements into solution architecture. Ensure your architecture vision is realised by our teams, across all phases of programme delivery. Understand common problems, design patterns and considerations for a distributed eCommerce architecture and apply this knowledge to your solutions. Understand the level at which solution architecture applies, and help transition your solutions to application and cloud architects and technical leads. Make and justify key architectural decisions considering all relevant constraints. Follow the principles and guidance set out by the Solution Architecture team. Contribute to the initiatives of our Solution Architecture team, including developing common patterns for new technologies and developing PoCs against industry trends. What we want from you: Core understanding of the capabilities of a wide range of technologies typically found within an eCommerce landscape, including enterprise eCommerce platforms and components, and apply this knowledge to your solutions. Proven experience of solution ownership. Experience delivering solution transformations, roadmaps and (or) Integration strategies. Understand the capabilities of public cloud platforms and be an advocate of cloud-native solutions. Proven experience designing quality solutions, often large scale and transactional in nature, for global enterprise clients. Be client and delivery focused, able to adapt a solution to meet additional requirements and constraints and apply pragmatism when required. Have excellent communication, presentation and documentation skills. If you know some of this, even better: Experience with OMS. Experience with PIM. Specific Solution Architecture experience with the following technologies: React, Next.js, GraphQL (incl. federated), Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Sanity.io, GCP. What we can offer you: Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we'll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. AT VML Enterprise Solutions Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world's leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide. We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, and Johnson & Johnson. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.

Solutions Architect (Commerce Technology) - Permanent VML Enterprise Solutions Department: Technology Location: London, United Kingdom Last Updated: 11/29/2024 Requisition ID: 8665 At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse. Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work. The opportunity: A Solution Architect is required for a high-profile role giving the successful applicant the chance to lead the solution architecture for some of the world's largest online brands and retailers and be an integral part of our talented and expanding Solution Architecture team. You will be responsible for creating and assuring solution architecture using a wide range of technologies, from SaaS eCommerce platforms through to client-specific cloud solutions. You'll develop relationships with key client-side stakeholders in charge of IT and digital strategy and architecture, and you'll work closely with our internal delivery teams to ensure your architecture vision is realised. What you'll be doing: Working on large-scale digital transformation programmes with global clients, designing solutions for all the opportunity and complexity this brings. Own the solution architecture, document it, and communicate that architecture to a wide range of audiences. See out and develop relationships with key client stakeholders responsible for digital and architecture strategy. Orchestrate and run design workshops, and translate business strategy and requirements into solution architecture. Ensure your architecture vision is realised by our teams, across all phases of programme delivery. Understand common problems, design patterns and considerations for a distributed eCommerce architecture and apply this knowledge to your solutions. Understand the level at which solution architecture applies, and help transition your solutions to application and cloud architects and technical leads. Make and justify key architectural decisions considering all relevant constraints. Follow the principles and guidance set out by the Solution Architecture team. Contribute to the initiatives of our Solution Architecture team, including developing common patterns for new technologies and developing PoCs against industry trends. What we want from you: Core understanding of the capabilities of a wide range of technologies typically found within an eCommerce landscape, including enterprise eCommerce platforms and components. Proven experience of solution ownership. Experience delivering solution transformations, roadmaps and (or) Integration strategies. Understand the capabilities of public cloud platforms and be an advocate of cloud-native solutions. Proven experience designing quality solutions, often large scale and transactional in nature, for global enterprise clients. Be client and delivery focused, able to adapt a solution to meet additional requirements and constraints and apply pragmatism when required. Have excellent communication, presentation and documentation skills. If you know some of this, even better: Experience with OMS. Experience with PIM. Specific Solution Architecture experience with the following technologies: React, Next.js, GraphQL (incl. federated), Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Sanity.io, GCP. What we can offer you: Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we'll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We'll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are. We offer a great benefits package including hybrid working that works for everyone, a discretionary bonus scheme, training opportunities, competitive pension, medical insurance, life assurance, social events, opportunities to buy and sell holidays, family friendly policies, discounts with hundreds of retailers and much more. Our personality and behaviours: We believe that we are what we do, not just what we say. Our shared values and behaviours show how to bring the VML Enterprise Solution's culture to life through the actions we all take every day: Connect Meaningfully. Include Purposefully. Our brilliant, talented people are what makes VML Enterprise Solutions what we are. That's why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday. AT VML Enterprise Solutions Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world's leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands. We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury's, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We've built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business. As our business grows internationally, we're looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client's successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team. At VML, we are committed to fostering an all-inclusive work environment that is both rewarding and career-forward. Our Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives, alongside the VML Foundation, reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond. Our people are the heartbeat of our organization-creators, doers, innovators, makers, and thinkers-who drive not just marketing, but meaningful experiences that resonate in every action and interaction.

Are you a born leader with a big network? Are you driven to solve some of the world's biggest challenges? Are you comfortable 'wearing many hats'? Do you want to connect researchers, entrepreneurs, students, creatives, corporates, and investors to make things happen? Yes? Then you belong at Venture Café! The Venture Café Global Institute (VCGI) seeks a strategic, dynamic, and self-driven Executive Director to lead the launch and expansion of Venture Café across three UK cities in 2025. This role, beginning with Venture Café London in King's Cross, is a unique opportunity to establish and operate hubs for innovation and connection, in close collaboration with ARIA . ABOUT VENTURE CAFÉ Venture Café believes that Isolation is the enemy of innovation and our mission is clear: Connect innovators to make things happen. We are a neutral and trusted center of gravity that connects the entire innovation ecosystem and is available for everyone. Our flagship program, the Thursday Gathering, is a dynamic and intentionally designed experience freely accessible to all. Featuring vibrant networking sessions activated with captivating demos or immersion in the night's theme by attending thought-provoking sessions led by inspiring speakers. Here, curiosity meets opportunity, connections flourish, and innovation thrives. Venture Café was founded by Tim Rowe, founder and CEO of the Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC), in 2009 and helped fuel the growth of one of the world's most powerful innovation ecosystems: Boston's Kendall Square. What began with a modest gathering of 12 people at our inaugural Thursday Gathering has flourished into the Venture Café Global Institute (VCGI). Over the past 15 years, VCGI has united over 750,000 visionaries, developers, creatives, and civic leaders across 15 cities worldwide, building a global community of communities. At VCGI, we believe if we're going to solve humankind's biggest challenges, we need as many amazing humans as possible involved in that process. YOUR DAY-TO-DAY WORK As Executive Director, your role will involve a dual focus: serving as the outward representative of Venture Café UK while managing the daily operations and leading a vibrant team. Your responsibilities will include overseeing the initial stages and growth of our operations as part of strategic expansion. To guide your efforts during the initial 12-18 months, we have included a dedicated section outlining your responsibilities in this phase. FIRST 12-18 MONTHS: Collaborate closely with VCGI to develop the launch strategy for each Venture Café program and lead the execution of the launch plan. As each Venture Café prepares to launch, you'll work closely with VCGI and ARIA to ensure its success and align initiatives where appropriate. Develop and execute a robust strategy to attract and retain funding and program partners, including building a strong initial community of the UK's leading startups, researchers, investors, and innovators. Working to engage key strategic partners across each ecosystem. Oversee operational launch and ensure proper coordination for space, vendor onboarding and implementation of internal systems. Work with Venture Café's People Success Team to recruit, hire, and train a strong team of 13 total staff. Work with Venture Café's Finance Teams to establish and execute accurate financial and KPI reporting for partners. Support the execution of marketing campaigns to drive membership growth and enhance brand visibility in the market. Collaborate with the ARIA team and Programme Directors to drive value to the ARIA Opportunity Spaces. YOUR ONGOING WORK: Business Strategy & Leadership Managing the business, including P&L responsibility. Setting revenue targets, managing costs, and developing forecasts. Representing the state of the business to company leadership. Reporting on evaluative data in a number of areas, including community and partner satisfaction and business performance. Leading the partnership efforts between Venture Café and partners to expand our services and reach. Employ an entrepreneurial mindset to improve our product. Operations Developing relationships with partners, making sure they are engaged with Venture Café and connected to the innovation ecosystem both locally and globally. Learning the Venture Café Operating System (VCOS). It is important that you become familiar with the processes your team will be using to manage the day to day so you can train and lead others as well as assist when needed. Being the champion of Venture Café policies and philosophies, as well as the primary advocate for Venture Café's UK team and clients alike. Management Effectively building and leading operations, sales, programs, and strategic partnership teams; helping individuals grow professionally; strategically looking out for the needs and morale of staff. Directly oversee Program Director level reports. Creating a culture of inclusivity and equity as well as a sense of shared belonging amongst all staff, in a way that is clearly evidenced through company actions and communication. Communicating and directing work across local teams; serving as primary liaison to VCGI and ARIA. Growing and supporting the innovation ecosystem by developing relationships with our partners, as well as local entrepreneurs and community leaders through partnership building with key allies, networking, speaking engagements, and involvement with area civic and industry organizations. Expanding community offerings through partnership development. Nurturing existing initiatives to support Venture Café's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) efforts, while bringing a visionary approach to developing and expanding DEIB-driven programming and partnership opportunities. ABOUT YOU Venture Café seeks a highly capable, self-motivated individual who is able to launch the full array of functions of a successful community, which is in a constant state of improvement and evolution. Venture Café has become integral in every innovation community we support, and we are seeking a strong leader to continue the trend of success in the UK market. As our ideal candidate, you have a track record of creative leadership within the UK's innovation and entrepreneurial sector, especially in London, with experience in nurturing new businesses and a solid understanding of financial statements or the capacity to learn quickly. You are skilled in managing operational budgets, adept in building positive relationships, comfortable in outward-facing roles, and willing to assist with day-to-day tasks as necessary. YOU HAVE 10+ years of professional experience, which includes managing teams and developing staff. Experience in building or expanding a business within the UK market, coupled with strong financial acumen to navigate its nonprofit economic landscape effectively. Comfort with public speaking, in formal and informal settings. Knowledge of the UK's innovation community, key influencers, networks and organizations. Minimum of a bachelor's degree (advanced degree preferred). Other diplomas and certificates are all welcome! Fluency in English (additional language preferred). Mastery of Google Apps for Business (Gmail, Calendar, Drive) and of Microsoft Office (Powerpoint, Excel, etc.) as well as Salesforce and WordPress. Demonstrated success leveraging and supporting others in the achievement of their goals. Ability to legally work in the UK. Venture Café is unable to sponsor visas for this role at this time. Global outlook with local roots and commitment. Expectations include: Availability to work at the weekly Venture Café Thursday Gathering from 2-10pm. Frequent attendance at innovation community gatherings across the UK, after regular business hours and very infrequently on weekends. Domestic and international travel to other Venture Café locations as part of team events. OUR OFFER Employment contract. Competitive compensation based on experience Additional benefits in development Venture Café welcomes all candidates regardless of race, color, ancestry, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status or disability. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Salesforce Software Engineer is required to join a Delivery Digital Platform team working with a non-profit organization based in London. This role involves building out new features, integrating Salesforce with a variety of data systems, developing visualization dashboards to display key progress indicators, and performing ongoing maintenance of our Salesforce powered Digital platform. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and deploy new features within the Salesforce platform to meet business needs. Integrate Salesforce with various internal and external data systems to ensure seamless data flow and accessibility. Create dynamic and interactive visualization dashboards to display progress indicators and other key metrics. Collaborate with project managers, UX/UI designers, and other stakeholders to define requirements and deliver solutions that enhance user experience. Conduct thorough testing and debugging to ensure high-quality software performance. Provide ongoing maintenance and support for the Salesforce platform, including troubleshooting issues and implementing updates as needed. Stay up-to-date with the latest Salesforce features, technologies, and best practices to drive continuous improvement. Skills: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field. Proven experience as a Software Engineer or Salesforce Developer, with a strong portfolio of projects. Proficient in Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Component Framework, and Salesforce API integrations. Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture and platform capabilities. Experience with Apex and Visualforce. Experience with data modeling, management, and security within Salesforce. Skilled in developing visualization dashboards and reports within Salesforce. Knowledge of integrating Salesforce with various data systems and platforms. Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or as part of a team. Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Demonstrable cloud development skills. Technical expertise in data migration tools. Salesforce Developer Certification is highly desirable. This is an exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer to join a non-profit organisation based in London. If you are interested, please apply with your updated CV through this website or to .

Our new Payments Initiative takes Forter's battle-tested and market-leading Fraud detection capabilities and combines them with deep business insights and cutting edge technology to bring a complete line of products to our enterprise customer base. We are looking for a veteran developer who's passionate about their work and business-centric problem-solving to take on a central role in building out this new line of business at Forter. Some things you should know about our team: It is still early days for our team, which means you'll be an influential founding member of what is planned to be a multi-team group. You will build the next generation of Forter's offering, leveraging its current technological advantages into a completely new and different field. We believe in making conscious technological choices, be they boring or bleeding-edge. We are a fast-paced team that iterates quickly and often implements new technologies and offerings but also a team that holds systems where availability is critical which requires a high level of code quality and craftsmanship. Our engineers are resourceful, creative, and independent. We take responsibility for the entire product lifecycle, from design to Production. We are highly adaptable, working with a diverse stack of technologies, and always aspiring to create the best value for our clients. Why should you join us? You'll get to take part in building a new line of payments products that heavily impact and disrupt the payments space. You'll get to work with smart, experienced engineers building multi-layered products while gaining deep understanding of the "behind-the-scenes" of the world's web payments infrastructures. What you'll be doing: Build our payments optimization offering, diving deep into the "behind the scenes" of the world's payments infrastructure. Bring your own unique experience - we are open to new concepts and ideas. You will help us redesign processes and architectural concepts and help bring the team and the systems to a new level. Develop a set of new, unique products as part of Payments initiative while working closely with teammates and multiple other stakeholders at Forter Work with a variety of programming languages and platforms Mentor and guide software engineers and help build a professional and effective team. Who are you?: At least 5 years of diverse experience writing and maintaining complex software systems At least 5 years of back-end development experience. Experience working in high-scale, highly available systems. Tech-Savvy Learner: Open to learning and working with new technologies (RUST, Go, etc ). Responsible and Independent: Self-reliant, taking full ownership of your work, including areas typically covered by QA and DevOps. Passionate about making systems and people better Product, Production and Growth mindsets Enthusiasm for providing technical solutions that bring immediate impact Strong communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills A can-do approach and a positive attitude! Professional-level spoken and written English proficiency About us: Digital commerce is built on trust. At every point along the eCommerce journey, businesses must make a critical decision: Can I trust this customer? Answering this simple question accurately and instantly is powerful-it can accelerate revenue growth and strengthen a company's connection with its customers. How do we do it? Forter was founded on the insight that it's not about what is being purchased, nor where- but who is behind the interaction. The Forter Decision Engine finds patterns across more than one billion identities in our dataset. We isolate fraudsters and protect customers-ensuring everyone gets the experience they deserve. Given that trust is central to how we operate, Forter is very much driven by a defined set of values. We attract remarkable talent and have retention and engagement levels that are well above benchmarks. We're meticulous about strengthening our culture as we grow and ensuring this is an environment where people can have outsized impact. Trust is backed by data - Forter is a recipient of over 10 workplace and innovation awards, including: Great Place to Work Certification (2021, 2022, 2023) Fintech Breakthrough Awards - Best Fraud Prevention Platform (2023) Life as a Forterian: We are a team of over 500 Forterians spread across 3 different continents. Since 2013, we've raised $525 million from investors such as Tiger Global, Bessemer, Sequoia Capital, March Capital and Salesforce Ventures. We're on a mission to bring trust to global digital commerce so that companies like Nordstrom, Priceline, Instacart and ASOS can block fraud, drive revenue and improve customer experience. 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Solutions Architect (Commerce Technology) - Permanent VML Enterprise Solutions Department: Technology Location: London, United Kingdom Last Updated: 11/29/2024 Requisition ID: 8665 At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse. Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work. The opportunity: A Solution Architect is required for a high-profile role giving the successful applicant the chance to lead the solution architecture for some of the world's largest online brands and retailers and be an integral part of our talented and expanding Solution Architecture team. You will be responsible for creating and assuring solution architecture using a wide range of technologies, from SaaS eCommerce platforms through to client-specific cloud solutions. You'll develop relationships with key client-side stakeholders in charge of IT and digital strategy and architecture, and you'll work closely with our internal delivery teams to ensure your architecture vision is realised. What you'll be doing: Working on large-scale digital transformation programmes with global clients, designing solutions for all the opportunity and complexity this brings. Own the solution architecture, document it, and communicate that architecture to a wide range of audiences. See out and develop relationships with key client stakeholders responsible for digital and architecture strategy. Orchestrate and run design workshops, and translate business strategy and requirements into solution architecture. Ensure your architecture vision is realised by our teams, across all phases of programme delivery. Understand common problems, design patterns, and considerations for a distributed eCommerce architecture and apply this knowledge to your solutions. Understand the level at which solution architecture applies, and help transition your solutions to application and cloud architects and technical leads. Make and justify key architectural decisions considering all relevant constraints. Follow the principles and guidance set out by the Solution Architecture team. Contribute to the initiatives of our Solution Architecture team, including developing common patterns for new technologies and developing PoCs against industry trends. What we want from you: Core understanding of the capabilities of a wide range of technologies typically found within an eCommerce landscape, including enterprise eCommerce platforms and components. Proven experience of solution ownership. Experience delivering solution transformations, roadmaps and (or) Integration strategies. Understand the capabilities of public cloud platforms and be an advocate of cloud-native solutions. Proven experience designing quality solutions, often large scale and transactional in nature, for global enterprise clients. Be client and delivery focused, able to adapt a solution to meet additional requirements and constraints and apply pragmatism when required. Have excellent communication, presentation, and documentation skills. If you know some of this, even better: Experience with OMS. Experience with PIM. Specific Solution Architecture experience with the following technologies: React, Next.js, GraphQL (incl. federated), Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Sanity.io, GCP. What we can offer you: Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we'll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We'll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are. We offer a great benefits package including hybrid working that works for everyone, a discretionary bonus scheme, training opportunities, competitive pension, medical insurance, life assurance, social events, opportunities to buy and sell holidays, family friendly policies, discounts with hundreds of retailers, and much more. Our personality and behaviours: We believe that we are what we do, not just what we say. Our shared values and behaviours show how to bring the VML Enterprise Solutions culture to life through the actions we all take every day: Connect Meaningfully. Include Purposefully. Our brilliant, talented people are what makes VML Enterprise Solutions what we are. That's why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday. AT VML Enterprise Solutions Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects, and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world's leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B, and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands. We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury's, Selfridges, Shell, and Tiffany & Co. We've built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools, and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business. As our business grows internationally, we're looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client's successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team. At VML, we are committed to fostering an all-inclusive work environment that is both rewarding and career-forward. Our Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives, alongside the VML Foundation, reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond. Our people are the heartbeat of our organization-creators, doers, innovators, makers, and thinkers-who drive not just marketing, but meaningful experiences that resonate in every action and interaction.

Solutions Architect (Commerce Technology) VML Enterprise Solutions Department: Technology Location: London, United Kingdom Last Updated: 11/29/2024 Requisition ID: 8665 At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. The opportunity: A Solution Architect is required for a high-profile role giving the successful applicant the chance to lead the solution architecture for some of the world's largest online brands and retailers and be an integral part of our talented and expanding Solution Architecture team. You will be responsible for creating and assuring solution architecture using a wide range of technologies, from SaaS eCommerce platforms through to client-specific cloud solutions. You'll develop relationships with key client-side stakeholders in charge of IT and digital strategy and architecture, and you'll work closely with our internal delivery teams to ensure your architecture vision is realised. What you'll be doing: Working on large-scale digital transformation programmes with global clients, designing solutions for all the opportunity and complexity this brings. Own the solution architecture, document it, and communicate that architecture to a wide range of audiences. See out and develop relationships with key client stakeholders responsible for digital and architecture strategy. Orchestrate and run design workshops, and translate business strategy and requirements into solution architecture. Ensure your architecture vision is realised by our teams, across all phases of programme delivery. Understand common problems, design patterns and considerations for a distributed eCommerce architecture and apply this knowledge to your solutions. Understand the level at which solution architecture applies, and help transition your solutions to application and cloud architects and technical leads. Make and justify key architectural decisions considering all relevant constraints. Follow the principles and guidance set out by the Solution Architecture team. Contribute to the initiatives of our Solution Architecture team, including developing common patterns for new technologies and developing PoCs against industry trends. What we want from you: Core understanding of the capabilities of a wide range of technologies typically found within an eCommerce landscape, including enterprise eCommerce platforms and components. Proven experience of solution ownership. Experience delivering solution transformations, roadmaps and (or) Integration strategies. Understand the capabilities of public cloud platforms and be an advocate of cloud-native solutions. Proven experience designing quality solutions, often large scale and transactional in nature, for global enterprise clients. Be client and delivery focused, able to adapt a solution to meet additional requirements and constraints, and apply pragmatism when required. Have excellent communication, presentation and documentation skills. If you know some of this, even better: Experience with OMS. Experience with PIM. Specific Solution Architecture experience with the following technologies: React, Next.js, GraphQL (incl. federated), Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Sanity.io, GCP. What we can offer you: Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we'll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. Our personality and behaviours: We believe that we are what we do, not just what we say. Our shared values and behaviours show how to bring the VML Enterprise Solution's culture to life through the actions we all take every day: Connect Meaningfully Include Purposefully Our brilliant, talented people are what makes VML Enterprise Solutions what we are. That's why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday. AT VML Enterprise Solutions Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world's leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. As our business grows internationally, we're looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. At VML, we are committed to fostering an all-inclusive work environment that is both rewarding and career-forward. Our Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond.