Corporate Solutions Director

What you'll bring to the team

Merlin Entertainments is undergoing a Digital and Data Transformation to enhance the end-to-end guest journey. As Corporate Solutions Director, you will lead the technology solution strategy for enterprise initiatives, ensuring innovative, scalable, and secure technology solutions for Finance and HR platforms. This pivotal role involves aligning technical solutions with business objectives, managing key stakeholders, and driving transformation across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Solution Development

• Shape and lead the organisation’s tech solution strategy, aligning with long-term business goals.

• Partner with Finance & HR teams and the CTO to uncover and implement scalable, innovative solutions.

Solution Design & Delivery

• Oversee end-to-end architecture and delivery of secure, scalable enterprise solutions.

• Ensure technical excellence and alignment with both current and future business needs.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Leadership

• Align senior leaders, agile teams, and business units on strategic tech initiatives.

• Bridge the gap between technical and non-technical teams to drive shared understanding and results.

Agile Innovation & Tech Evaluation

• Champion agile, iterative approaches to adopting emerging technologies.

• Foster a culture of innovation and experimentation within agile teams.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and mentor a high-performing, cross-functional tech team in an agile environment.

• Encourage continuous learning, collaboration, and career growth.

Governance & Compliance

• Establish governance to ensure solutions meet regulatory and security standards.

• Conduct regular reviews to maintain architectural integrity and compliance.

Agile Delivery & Continuous Improvement

• Embed agile methodologies across delivery teams to enable rapid iteration and adaptability.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, STEM, or related field; solution architecture or agile certifications (e.g. TOGAF, SAFe Agilist) preferred.

• Extensive experience designing and delivering complex enterprise solutions across cloud, infrastructure, and applications.

• Proven leadership in shaping Finance & HR solution architecture strategies that align technology with business goals, agility, and innovation.

• Skilled in cross-functional collaboration within matrix organisations to deliver integrated technical and business solutions.

• Strong track record leading solution design in agile transformations, with deep knowledge of frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe.

Benefits

We’re growing fast and alongside a fun and friendly environment, we offer a fabulous package and amazing prospects – ideal if you’re already fantastic and want to become even better (our magic can help here). Benefits include Pension, Life Assurance, discretionary company bonus, 28/33 days’ holiday including bank holidays, a Merlin Magic Pass which gives you and your friends and family free admission to all of our attractions worldwide, an Enjoy the Ride pass which entitles you and 5 loved ones unlimited entry into your regional attractions, 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants and 40% discount on LEGO, plus lots more!

Pay Range

Competitive