Principal Solutions Architect

About the role

The Commerce & Technology division is seeking a Principal Solutions Architect to lead solution design in business pursuits and account growth across enterprise commerce. You will act as the primary expert on how commerce estates fit together, from web storefronts and mobile apps through to commerce platforms, data, and ERP systems. Your role involves turning technical understanding into clear business value to win the trust of senior client stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end commerce solutions across Adobe Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Shopify, HCL, and composable (MACH) solutions.
• Frame solutions around commercial outcomes, cost, and return to provide clear cases for change.
• Serve as an outward-facing leader who runs workshops, participates in governance, and shapes technical growth opportunities.
• Build trusted relationships with senior business and technology stakeholders through discovery workshops.
• Produce architecture diagrams and solution designs covering storefronts, mobile apps, search, content, order management, and integrations.
• Guide clients through platform choices and migrations, including the move from monolithic to composable architectures.
• Design integration patterns for ERP, order management, warehouse, and customer data systems at enterprise scale.
• Build business cases, value models, and roadmaps that link technology decisions to revenue, conversion, and margin.
• Develop demo storefronts and prototypes to demonstrate possibilities and mitigate decision risk.
• Own the solution story, architecture, and effort estimates in proposals and presentations.

Required skills

• Adobe Commerce
• Salesforce Commerce Cloud
• Shopify
• HCL
• Composable Architecture
• MACH
• ERP
• Solution Architecture
• Enterprise Commerce

Nice to have

• AWS
• GCP
• AI in commerce
• Agentic commerce

About the Company

VML is a global creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce to create connected brands that drive growth. Guided by a Human First philosophy, VML is part of WPP and operates a global network spanning 55+ markets.