Solutions Architect

The role

You will lead solution design in business pursuits and account growth across enterprise commerce. You will architect end to end commerce solutions and build business cases to drive commercial outcomes for clients.

What you will do

• Design end to end commerce solutions across various platforms and systems.
• Frame solutions around commercial outcomes, cost and return.
• Run workshops and participate in governance.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to identify technical growth opportunities.
• Build trusted relationships with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Produce architecture diagrams and solution designs.
• Guide clients through platform choices and migrations.
• Design integration patterns for ERP, order management, and data.
• Shape mobile app strategy and architecture.
• Build business cases, value models and roadmaps.

Required qualifications

• Extensive senior experience in enterprise commerce across retail, consumer brands or B2B.
• Experience gained in digital agencies, consultancies or large brands.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Shopify.
• Knowledge of composable and MACH components such as Commerce tools, Contentful, Algolia, Akeneo or similar.
• Track record of shaping and winning significant commerce deals.
• Ability to run workshops, write proposals and present to senior audiences.
• Understanding of how clients make money.
• Hands on understanding of how commerce connects with ERP, order management, product information, customer data and analytics.
• Solid understanding of mobile commerce app architecture and delivery.
• Excellent diagramming, written and verbal skills.
• Ability to build a demo store, configure a platform or prove a concept.
• Energetic, confident and credible with clients.

Nice to have

• Certifications across Adobe Commerce, Salesforce B2C Commerce or Shopify, MACH
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Associate or Professional)
• Experience running commerce on Cloud solutions
• Order management, product information management and marketplace platforms
• B2B commerce, including complex pricing, catalogue and account structures
• Agentic commerce concepts and emerging standards (ACP, AP2, A2A)
• Practical use of AI in commerce
• Total cost of ownership and business case modelling
• The C4 model and diagrams as code

Benefits

• discretionary bonus scheme
• training opportunities
• competitive pension
• medical insurance
• life assurance
• social events
• opportunities to buy and sell holidays
• family friendly policies
• discounts with hundreds of retailers

About the company

WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. VML, part of WPP, supports WPP Enterprise Solutions by helping brands activate transformation through creativity and experience.