Title: D365 Solution Architect
Location: London, UK (Hybrid)
Type: Permanent
Overview
We're hiring a Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (F&O) Solution Architect to define architecture policies and end-to-end solution designs for a multi-region enterprise landscape. The focus is on downstream distribution across multiple channels, with close alignment to Finance, Supply Chain and Retail processes. You'll provide technical leadership, drive standardisation, and minimise customisations while working closely with internal stakeholders, delivery partners and Microsoft.
Key Responsibilities
Design customer-centric D365 F&O solutions with clear consideration of systems and data impacts, prioritising standard features over custom build.
Lead fit/gap analysis; ensure cross-domain consistency (Finance, Supply Chain, Retail).
Safeguard end-to-end integrity across the D365 ecosystem and critical satellites (eg, POS, WMS, EDI); create and maintain architecture documentation (eg, LeanIX or similar).
Estimate and challenge change/enhancement effort; align with partners on scope and approach.
Collaborate with regional/partner teams through detail design, build, test and deployment.
Integrate D365 into the broader enterprise IT roadmap; ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
Support BAU/Run for major incident triage and root-cause analysis (RCA).
Communicate objectives, scope and milestones clearly; track progress and mitigate risks.
Conduct PoCs where appropriate; uphold quality standards through testing and documentation.
What You'll Bring
Proven experience architecting and implementing D365 F&O solutions in large-scale enterprises.
Strong integration background: Dual-Write/Dataverse, DMF, AIF, APIs and custom integrations.
Broad understanding across Finance, Supply Chain and Retail process areas.
Knowledge of the Microsoft stack: Azure, Power BI, Power Apps/Automate, Azure Data Lake, DevOps, RSAT.
Excellent stakeholder leadership up to C-level; ability to translate complex concepts for non-technical audiences.
Strong problem-solving, connect-the-dots thinking, and attention to detail while keeping sight of the big picture.
Collaborative, pragmatic, and performance-minded with a track record of harmonising processes across regions.
Qualifications & Nice-to-Haves
Architecture qualification (eg, TOGAF) desirable.
Microsoft certifications in D365 F&O (eg, Core, Finance, Supply Chain).
Proficiency reading/writing technical artefacts; familiarity with X /C#/SQL advantageous.
Experience across the full project life cycle from initiation through deployment and run.
Familiarity with Agile methods and modern ALM practices.
Fluent English; other European languages a plus.