Sharepoint Architect

Company Description

IQ-EQ is a leading Investor Services group which combines global expertise with an unwavering focus on client service delivery. We support fund managers, global companies, family offices and private clients operating worldwide.

**Job Description**:
**Responsibilities**:
As a result of continued growth, we have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced SharePoint Architect to join our global team. This is an exciting opportunity for an action oriented individual to establish appropriate governance and define group standards and policies within the SharePoint space, in accordance with the groups architectural policies. The individual will also take management responsibilities over the development and administration of SharePoint solutions within the group.

You will collaborate with the wider Architecture function but will be responsible for the policies, including adherence to procedures, across the SharePoint services.

Part of the role will also be to provide technical and procedural advice to business customers on how to get the best from our new product set.

You will be tenacious and passionate, with the ability to take ownership of tasks whilst managing your time effectively, and prioritising tasks to meet deadlines.

You will maintain excellent attention to detail and have a logical approach to solving problems under pressure and an active communicator on technical issues that affect client delivery.

The role requires you to have the ability to communicate clearly and with impact in a fast-paced and high pressure situations including the ability to challenge and influence the view of senior stakeholders respectfully, confidently, and effectively to bring a new perspective.

Tasks (what does the role do on a day-to-day basis)
- Shape the strategy, architecture, methodology and standards for delivering SharePoint solutions.
- Provide technical governance and security over the SharePoint environments.
- Lead SharePoint solution development, and implementation efforts, providing technical design, system and architectural prototyping, and component development.
- Develop solution architectures and implementation designs in support of the group’s business-technology initiatives
- Provide guidance, developing and defining business and technical requirements and solution designs as part of defined projects.
- Lead SharePoint system technical analysis and design employing model and event driven design practices including conceptual and functional prototypes, data analysis, and architectural and functional testing.
- Identify areas and processes where the business can better leverage and facilitate process improvement, helping with the wider digital transformation
- Estimating, planning, and managing your own and your team’s workload to deliver priorities.
- Develop, maintain, and enforce IT development governance policies including following change control procedures

**Qualifications**:
Key behaviours we expect to see

In addition to demonstrating our Group Values (Authentic, Bold, and Collaborative), the role holder will be expected to demonstrate the following:

- Action oriented
- Collaborates
- Communicates effectively
- Builds networks
- Balances stakeholders
- Tech savvy
- Optimises work processes

Required Experience

Education / professional qualifications
- Bachelor or Master’s degree (preferable) or equivalent work experience in information systems or related field

Background & Technical experience
- SharePoint architecture, design, development and implementation experience.
- Microsoft SharePoint Certification (MCSE/MCSD).
- Experience with Association Management Systems.
- Experience in Marketing, Publication and/or Media industry.
- Experience utilising the full capability of MS Power Apps.
- Comfortable communicating and training business users of all levels and abilities, as interaction with business teams and other IT teams will be part and parcel of the daily work.
- Must be motivated, independent, and self-sufficient. Able to receive an assigned task and see it through to completion with mínimal supervision.
- Experienced with Mircosoft SQLServer, T-SQL, Stored Procedures & Triggers.
- Experience integrating with backend operational and content management systems.

Company, product and market knowledge
- Experience of working in a complex, multi-country professional services, financial services or BPO organisation with complex processing requirements
- Multi-country experience and demonstrates an ability to work in a multi-cultural, talented, and demanding team environment.
- Possess the skills and the personality to operate effectively in a very fast-paced complex global business with an in-depth knowledge of program management
- Excellent communication skills in both written and oral form, with staff members, customers, suppliers, and the management team with the ability to make decisions, act and get results
- Passion, dynamism, and drive
- Personal presenc