integration Architect

Job Title: Integration Architect 

Join Bauer Media’s Technology Team in a pivotal role as Integration Integration Architect You will lead Bauer Media’s enterprise integration strategy, building scalable, efficient processes that connect CRMs, sales systems, and the finance platform (SAP S4/HANA). This role offers an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of technology and business transformation across multiple European regions, following a significant finance transformation rollout.

Your secondary responsibility includes managing the performance and delivery of integration services, ensuring operational excellence while serving as an escalation point for integration-related incidents. All supported by a Senior Integration Analyst.

Following a major finance transformation rollout across Bauer Media’s Audio countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, and Slovakia), the enterprise system landscape now includes a key integration layer connecting CRMs, sales systems, and the finance platform (S4/HANA). You will lead the integration strategy, manage service delivery performance, and ensure seamless, scalable integration processes across multiple regions.

Our Team

Bauer Media Group is Europe’s largest privately owned publishing company, offering over 300 magazines in 15 countries, as well as online, TV, and radio stations. The UK operation consists of multi-platform businesses across Publishing and Audio, widely recognised as industry innovators.

Key Responsibilities

Integration Product Ownership (Primary Focus):

• Enterprise Strategy: Design and maintain a scalable enterprise integration strategy and roadmap.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with Sales, Finance, and Technical teams to define use cases and document integration requirements.
• Product Backlog Management: Prioritize integration features, plan releases, and oversee the integration product backlog.
• Performance Monitoring: Continuously evaluate integration performance and gather feedback to drive improvements.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as the go-to expert for integration technologies and processes.
• Technical Alignment: Collaborate with the Integration Analyst to translate business needs into technical solutions.

Service Delivery Management (25-30% of the Role):

• Operational Oversight: Ensure the delivery and performance of integration services, meeting SLAs and KPIs.
• Incident Management: Act as the escalation point for integration-related issues, ensuring timely resolution.
• Vendor Collaboration: Manage relationships with third-party integration vendors to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Reporting and Risk Management: Prepare detailed reports on integration performance, incidents, and significant risks or challenges.
• Team Leadership: Oversee the Senior Integration Analyst’s line and functional management, ensuring smooth integration operations and providing holiday coverage as needed.
• Project Management: Oversee budgets, timelines, and resources for integration-related projects, ensuring alignment with organisational goals.

Challenges and Opportunities

• Leading complex integration efforts across multiple countries with diverse system requirements.
• Ensuring alignment across sales, CRM, finance, and broadcast systems within a remote, cross-functional environment.
• Managing vendor performance and fostering collaboration between internal and external teams.

What You’ll Bring

Must-Have Skills:

• Proven experience as a integration architect, product owner with a focus on system integrations.
• Strong understanding of integration patterns, protocols, and technologies.
• Experience with Master Data Management, Sales Systems, and CRM technologies.
• Vendor management expertise and familiarity with third-party service providers.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-country, multi-system integration projects.

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge of broadcast systems and experience in the media or audio industry.
• Experience integrating CRM or sales systems such as HubSpot, Aquira, or i2 with SAP S4/HANA using CPI middleware.
• Familiarity with Brix CRM.
• Experience working in European markets and managing cross-cultural teams.

Cultural Fit

We are looking for a collaborative, proactive leader who thrives in a remote, cross-functional environment. You should possess strong technical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a strategic mindset, balanced with the ability to manage day-to-day service delivery effectively.

Location: Hybrid

Package Description

Rewards packages at Bauer Media offer a range of salary sacrifice Benefits, such as our pension scheme and flexible holidays, as well as exclusive Perks like great deals and discounts for everyday life.

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + 2 volunteer days 
• Internal Bauer Academy – Wide range of learning opportunities to support with your Career Development 
• Opportunity to buy additional holiday
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay 
• Company pension 
• Cycle to work scheme, tech loan scheme and groups discounts for healthcare insurance
• Discounted subscriptions on Bauer publications (50%)
• Thrive initiatives – Wellbeing at Bauer
• Opportunities to contribute to our Belonging@Bauer and Sustainability initiatives  
• Discounted high street vouchers

About Bauer Media Group

Bauer Media UK is part of the wider Bauer Media Group and is the No.1 UK Publisher and the No.1 Digital Commercial Audio broadcaster. We reach 25 million consumers across our Radio and Publishing brands such as Greatest Hits, KISS, Grazia, Today's Golfer, Absolute, TV Choice, Scala, Country Walking, Hits Radio, CAR, Magic, MCN, Jazz FM, Puzzles and many more! 

Bauer Media Group has remained one of the world’s most successful media companies for nearly 150 years through our commitment to continuous innovation and consumer obsession. Founded in Hamburg in 1875 and now in our fifth generation of family ownership, our multi-national company operates in 13 countries across Europe, reaching 200 million consumers.

Belonging at Bauer Mission statement

People are at the heart of everything we do. Inclusivity is part of who we are. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, and encourage authenticity, knowing that our differences are celebrated.

What we will offer you

Quite simply, our promise to you is that Bauer Media is a great place to do great work with great people. Our people take an enormous amount of pride in the brands they support. They like their team members, and they feel supported by their managers. We all take collective responsibility for our culture, because we know it has a ripple effect out across our brands. That’s why our culture of inclusion at work, Belonging at Bauer, is at the heart of everything we do. Belonging at Bauer is about our dual goals of being as representative as we can of the audiences we serve, and about creating a working environment where all our people feel able to bring their whole selves to work every day. It’s part of everything we do, and everyone who works here is responsible. If you join us, you’ll be an important part of this as well.

Our mental health at work

We’re proud to be the driving force behind the “Where’s your head at?” campaign, which is working to put Mental Health First Aiders on an equal footing with traditional workplace First Aiders. This is a priority for all of us that work at Bauer and we now have fully trained Mental Health First Aiders supporting and working across all of our UK locations.

Learning and Development

As the only Media company to be in the top 100 apprenticeship employers, we are striving to always be a great place to do great work for all, Bauer is committed to offering learning and development initiatives through its Bauer Academy tailored to its people, empowering teams and individuals to grow and progress in their careers.

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

Bauer Core Values

Passion

We LOVE what we do – it inspires, unifies and challenges us. Our passion is contagious – both loud and quiet, making the impossible possible.

Excellence

Our desire for excellence fuels our ambition for personal and business growth.

Trust

We value honesty and integrity. Trust is our foundation, empowering our people to live up to their full potential.

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is our pursuit of opportunity – we are agile, focused and resourceful

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.