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Role: Information Architect Location: Macclesfield, UK Hybrid: 3 days a week from office 6 Months extendable contract The (Enterprise Information Architecture) EIA practice is seeking an Information Architect, that aligns to the Operations line of business encompassing Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing. The Operations Information Architecture team supports the following business capability areas: - • Develop: Development and commercialisation of medicines emerging from R D • Plan: Supply chain planning and optimisation • Source: Procurement of externally sourced materials and contract manufacturing • Make: Manufacturing and quality release of medicines in a validated (GMP) environment • Delivery: the delivery of medicines to patients The role will focus on the definition and governance of enterprise information architectures, strategies, designs, models and consolidating thinking and artefacts across Operations, one or more projects/programmes, to drive out enterprise thinking and delivery across Customer IT function. The role will also support the definition of enterprise Data Strategies which may include information and data, regulatory or technical governances in a Data Mesh architecture, data innovation, enterprise architectures, governance policies standards and procedures. Required Skills and Experience: Essential Desirable • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent number of years of experience in a Computer Science or Data Management related field. • Experience in leading and delivering enterprise data platform architectural thinking, and its practical application. • Experience in the use of conceptual and logical data modelling technologies. • Experience in defining and working with information and data regulatory governances. • The role holder will possess a blend of data/information architecture, analysis, and engineering skills. • Experience in known industry IT architectural patterns and IT architecture ways of working/methodologies (e.g. FAIR data principles, Data Mesh). • Understanding the appropriate data structure and technology based on business use case and completely familiar with data lifecycles. • Experience in a data architect role with practical examples of designing and providing data engineering/architectural blueprints that have been implemented. • Experience of Information and Data Governance frameworks and their application in a commercial organisation • Understands Data Platforms concepts and cloud-based containerization strategies for hybrid cloud environments. • Experience in Agile data definition scrums. • Experience in the use of tooling, e.g. metadata cataloguing tools, data modelling tools, EA tools • Understanding of, or familiarity with, Data Mesh approaches (as distinct from Data Fabric or Data Platform • Experience working in matrix-based environment with multiple stakeholder groups identifying priorities. • Experience of working in the Pharmaceutical industry. Additional details: Enterprise Information Architecture Accountabilities: • Responsible for defining, leading, and delivering coherent strategic and tactical architectural thinking across information and data architectures, MRDM, data strategies, and information and data governances. • Responsible for working within the Enterprise Data Architecture Framework and defining, extending, managing, and benchmarking projects against leading practices, models (logical, physical, semantic), standards, frameworks, and the overall Blueprint for a project. • Support the Head/Lead of Information Architecture for Operations in developing strategy and best practice for Information Architecture. Contributes to leaders of the overall Enterprise Data Strategy in partnership the business functions, solution developments and functional project., • Responsible for architecture and technology evangelization, architecture roadmap, and alignment. • Responsible for developing and performing architecture, leading practice, and technology education. • Responsible for Architectural Governance across architectural disciplines, including developing Architectural. Decisions and progressing work to appropriate governance and assurance forums, boards and councils. Operations aligned Accountabilities: • Deliver and manage Information Architecture (IA), conceptual and logical models, for operational, master and data products including data models, information flows, master/reference data and metadata designs to meet one or more Business Capability requirements. • Work with business leaders to evolve IA designs to support business strategy. • Own the IA designs of one or more Business capability level IA designs. • Take on accountability for the IA for projects or programmes impacting Business capability areas within Operations. • Assure IT change projects in that Business Capability are aligned to IA through either delivering IA blueprint artefacts or assessing designs from Data Modellers/Solution Architects assigned to the project., • Partner with the Operations Data Office to ensure data governance processes are enabled in all IA designs and provide assurance evidence through standardised metrics: e.g., Master data consumption, data classification metadata application to support access processes. • Responsible for selecting or defining the correct architecture and patterns to fulfil traditional reporting (management information, business intelligence) and analytics, data science, digital, and operational business use cases. This includes: • Providing both strategic and tactical data architecture planning, design expertise and execution application on development projects, from technical designs and technology standards to Models and IA considerations., • Providing both strategic and tactical coherent architectural thinking in support of data and other strategies, enterprise data and information architectures. • Support the development of Data Integration architecture and overall Data Integration design of a project. Gains approval for the various IA artifacts ensuring enforcement of standard enterprise data element names, abbreviations, characteristics, and domains during the lifecycle of a project

Company Description Come join us and make a difference in the world! Discover more at ___ Discover more at Job Description We are seeking an experienced Legal Counsel/Contracts Manager, who will report to Head of Legal, to be based in Alderley Edge, Cheshire. The legal team at NECSWS are responsible for ensuring the integrity of, and maximising the potential of, commercial contracts for the supply of a variety of services and solutions, both to and by the company and its group. The core functions of the department are: bid management, new customer contracts, governance and compliance, supplier and third-party agreements, risk assessment and mitigation, post-signature contract and dispute management, legal and commercial education, training and awareness. NEC is an equal opportunities employer with a straightforward and all-embracing policy of equally treating all its employees, workers and job applicants. The legal team is very pro-active and is respected as an integral part of the business process, embedded as a core function. The business culture is professional without being overly formal. The role includes: • Preparing and presenting legal advice and drafting discussion points to be utilised when negotiating a variety of commercial contracts with customers, and (where required) suppliers to the company and its group, including software licensing, cloud hosting & SaaS contracts and support arrangements, supply agreements, outsourcing deals and consultancy arrangements;, • Reviewing and responding to bids, reporting on legal and commercial risk and recommending appropriate mitigation strategies within the corporate governance framework whilst balancing the needs of the business objectives;, • Advising and undertaking risk analysis in respect of existing contracts and new contract opportunities;, • Drafting and negotiating contracts, including contract variations;, • Management of contract documentation;, • Review and updating legal and operational templates, including provision of training across the various business units;, • Dealing with day-to-day legal and commercial enquiries from the business;, • Gathering and reviewing documentation relating to actual/potential disputes, Assisting with the preparingation of documents for disputes and litigation;, • Preparing legal advice on matters affecting the business in a clear and concise manner as required, and engaging with key stakeholders at appropriate all levels of the business;, • Liaising with external counsel and insurance brokers where required, ensuring that disputes are handled without prejudice to our insurance position;, • Engaging with the sales/project management teams to ensure compliance with business processes and procedures. Qualifications NEC is seeking candidates that can demonstrate the following: • A sound understanding of commercial contracts and core contractual principles, including limitation/exclusion of liability and liquidated damages;, • Commercial acumen;, • An ability to draft legal provisions clearly and precisely to a high standard, paying attention to detail at all times, • The candidate must be articulate and confident in communicating with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels, a natural conduit between the legal team and the business, a trusted advisor with the ability to say no without offence and can protect a position when required;, • The candidate must be able to work autonomously, assimilate large amounts of information quickly and draw conclusions/make decisions appropriately, • The candidate must also be a good team player, being comfortable with and experienced working in a very fast-paced environment;, • Experience in supervising and mentoring more junior members of the team would be advantageous, although not essential;, • An ability to work effectively under pressure whilst manging multiple workstreams simultaneously and balancing priorities as appropriate;, • Be able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the business, which may require working outside of core hours;, • Influence, initiative, persuasion, a versatile thinker with adaptability to change are also key soft skills for this role. The applicant will: • Ideally have attained a legal qualification (e.g. law degree, SQE, qualified solicitor or legal executive) and/or 2+ years’ contract experience and demonstrable track record of owning and delivering pre and post contract activity (working in a contract/commercial manager role), • have experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, preferably with a technology, software and/or IPR bias;, • ability to identify and analyse key commercial risks such as KPIs, SLAs, contractual dependencies, and milestones;, • Ideally, have experience with public sector contracts and public procurement;, • demonstrate effective communication skills and people skills;, • Have a proven track record of successfully working within a team;, • have the ability to ensure high professional standards are met and sustained;, • be motivated and keen to learn and develop;, • have strong IT office skills. Additional Information We pride ourselves in offering an excellent benefits package, including an above average pension scheme. When you join the team at NEC Software Solutions, you are provided with the following: • Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost), • 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/sell (FTE), • 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost), • A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5%, • A selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs, • All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects. Learn about what you like, when you like, how you like. OTHER INFORMATION • Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required., • All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting, references and occupational health checks., • Depending on the nature of the role a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check may also be required. NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates. Who We Are: We’re NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies. Working with us, you’ll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what’s possible and support amazing public services. 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