Solutions Lead

Job title:        Solutions Lead

Location:        Manchester, Leeds or Reading locations (hybrid working available)

Hours:            Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Salary:            Competitive + BCN benefits

About BCN:

At BCN we unite people and technology to enable organisations to fly. 

We believe people and organisations can achieve anything using technology to it’s full potential. Our role is to help them understand what is possible, implement in the right way and utilise their technology to achieve their ambitions. Which is why we put people front and centre – building client relationships for life and fostering a culture where our people thrive.

We are a leading managed IT services provider and technology consultant, specialising in delivering transformative technology solutions with industry-leading client experience across business, public sector and not for profit organisations. From cloud computing, cybersecurity, and data management to power app development, we are dedicated to pioneering technology with Microsoft innovation.

Guided by our 3 values of building relationships, customer success and passion and dedication, we are on a mission to make BCN the most trusted tech partner in the UK today. The kind of company clients want to work with, and people want to work for.

We are delighted you are on this journey with us!

 

Focus of the role:

We are looking for a Solution Lead who brings depth, experience, and a growing appetite for the bigger picture. Day to day you will be building Power Apps, automating processes, deploying Copilot Studio agents, and delivering for clients but you bring more to those conversations. Your experience means you are naturally starting to think beyond the immediate brief: what the client might need next, where a solution could be stronger, how the platform fits into something larger. You do not need to have all those answers yet, but you should be the kind of person who is already asking those questions. 

You will take on more complex and mature areas of the Power Platform, and you are growing your capability into Azure integrations and wider Microsoft technologies. You are the person Developers on the team come to when they want a second opinion or a sanity check on their approach, not because you are their manager, but because your experience and broader thinking makes your perspective genuinely useful. 

You will have increasing exposure to presales engagements and BCN events and webinars, representing the Productivity Solutions practice alongside the wider team. You are self-sufficient, confident, and know how to carry a client relationship without needing constant direction.  

 

Responsibilities:

• Delivering solutions using more complex and mature areas of the Power Platform, and bringing a broader perspective to client conversations along the way 

• Building integrations with Azure services as your capability grows beyond the core platform 

• Owning your projects end-to-end in the same way as Developers, with a growing ability to contribute to scope and commercial conversations with clients 

• Contributing to and beginning to lead discovery workshops, client webinars, and solution presentations 

• Acting as a sounding board for Developers on the team and providing guidance on approach, design, and delivery decisions where your experience adds value 

• Leading presales engagements contributing to demos, scoping discussions, and proposal development 

• Participating in BCN events and webinars as a speaker and representative of the Productivity Solutions Team 

• Staying ahead of the Power Platform and Microsoft roadmap, and bringing relevant insight to clients and the team 

 

Person, Skills & Experience:

• Strong, broad experience across the Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, Power Pages, and the governance and administration layer) 

• Comfortable working across more complex and mature areas of the platform, and curious about what lies beyond it 

• Growing capability in Azure integration patterns (i.e Logic Apps, Azure Functions, API Management, or Azure AI Services) 

• Awareness of Microsoft licensing as it relates to Power Platform recommendations and client conversations 

• Some exposure to or appetite for presales activity: demos, scoping discussions, and proposal development 

• Approximately 5 years of hands-on Power Platform experience, or equivalent demonstrated capability (attitude and quality of thinking matter more than tenure) 

• Relevant Microsoft Power Platform certifications are desirable 

Personal qualities: 

• Naturally curious about the bigger picture: You think beyond the task in front of you without being asked to 

• Confident in client conversations and comfortable stepping up to lead a workshop or present to a room 

• Commercially aware: You understand scope, risk, and client expectations, and you are developing confidence in those conversations 

• Approachable and trusted by peers: You are the person others choose to check their thinking with, because your input is genuinely useful 

• Self-sufficient: You pick up engagements and drive them forward without needing constant direction 

• Hungry to grow: You are actively building your capability beyond the core platform and into new areas 

 

 

Why BCN?

• The opportunity to shape your own future with industry leading training and development, with access to our BCN Academy.

• Competitive salary with the ability to progress.

• 23-days holiday allowance, increasing with length of service, plus bank holidays, an extra day off on your birthday and the option to buy more!

• Company pension scheme.

• 2 paid leave days per year to volunteer and support your local community – if it matters to you it matters to us.

• Health cash plan with free access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) supporting bereavement, financial, health and wellbeing, and much more

• Life assurance

• Cycle to work scheme, electric vehicle scheme, home and tech scheme, and retail discounts.

• Balancing work, life, and fitness can be challenging, so we offer a free on-site gym at our Manchester and Leeds locations to make it easier to stay active.

• Long service recognition to celebrate all the milestones

• Beer (or soft drinks) and Pizza at the end of month, dress down every day, social events such as Summer BBQ, Christmas party and lots more!