Solution Architect

The organisation

Since 1995, HeadFirst Group has been connecting professionals with clients, continually streamlining and digitizing processes. Evolving from a brokering service provider, the company has organically grown into a major player in talent solutions. HeadFirst Group’s platform not only showcases assignments for professionals but also simplifies the process for suppliers.

Their unique selling proposition lies in the ability to advise clients based on platform-collected data. The company believes in creating genuine personal connections through the power of technology, envisioning a future where the job market is fair and open. The HR solutions offered by HeadFirst, such as managed services, recruitment process outsourcing, contracting, and HR consultancy, are powered by innovative functionalities like artificial intelligence, robotic process automation (RPA), and predictive analytics.

With over 22,000 professionals working through HeadFirst Group daily, generating a yearly turnover of over two billion euros, the company goes beyond being an online platform. It provides training opportunities via Select Academy, along with advisory services in financial, tax, and insurance-related matters. Based in the Netherlands, and with 450 employees spread across seven locations in the Netherlands and Belgium, HeadFirst Group is certified as a Great Place To Work and working towards a B Corp certification. The focus for the next couple of years is on growth and further expansion of its leadership position.

To help reach their ambitions for growth, HeadFirst Group are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to play a crucial role in their International Strategic Sales Team.

The position

The Solution Architect will be a key player in the recently established International Strategic Sales Team led by Mark Dijkstra. Mark is an energized, people-oriented, and engaging leader with a clear mandate to build and grow a winning team focused on new strategic clients in the profit sector. In close collaboration with Mark, the Solution Architect will not only engage externally with clients, but also play a crucial role internally in designing industry-leading processes, delivery teams, and technology ecosystems.

Operating in the international landscape, the Solution Architect will explore specific markets, laws, and regulations influencing outsourcing and brokering solutions. Their expertise will contribute to the company’s mission of creating a fair and open labour market.

The Solution Architect will have to navigate the complexity of clients’ needs, especially in dealing with large international private clients. They will bridge the gap between client challenges and strategic solutions, and shape the future of HeadFirst as well as their clients’ businesses, contributing to growth and success.

The new Solution Architect will act as a linking pin, engaging both externally with clients and internally to scope and design industry-leading processes, delivery team design, and the right technology ecosystem. They will collaborate with the sales leadership team, joining client sessions, running workshops, and preparing pitch documents.

As such, the Solution Architect will bring a very specific set of knowledge, skills, and experience. They will be able to quickly and deeply comprehend client business processes and to demonstrate how proposed solutions add value. They will bring a deep understanding of various systems and how they can be integrated, including knowledge of Vendor Management Systems (VMS). The Solution Architect will be highly adaptable and have a track record proving a strong understanding of data and intelligence in order to analyze insights for designing solutions.

The Solution Architect will also be expected to have and maintain a keen awareness of market trends, changes in laws and regulations, and other factors impacting solutions.

Candidate profile

• Over 3 years experience within solution design/arhitecture within the Tealent Solutions Space
• Data Driven and Strategic thinker
• Engaging communicator and speaker

The offer

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a proven track record in a lead or supporting role in solution design, to help shape the future of HR solutions on an international scale. A chance to contribute to a more fair and balanced Labour market, and to HeadFirst Group’s growth and success — by taking the lead in program design, client engagement, and strategic solution communication.

Interested?

You are invited to apply for this position by following the link below.