Shopify Migration & Platform Lead
OTHER•Salamanca
About this role
We are looking for a Shopify Migration & Platform Lead to own the delivery of our ecommerce platform transition to Shopify. This role sits at the intersection of Business, Product, and Technology, acting as the glue between commercial goals, customer experience, and technical execution.
You will lead the end-to-end migration from multiple existing tools and platforms into a unified Shopify ecosystem, ensuring business continuity, scalability, and an improved customer and operational experience
This role requires strong Shopify knowledge, the ability to translate business needs into platform requirements, and enough technical understanding to work effectively with engineers, agencies, and third-party vendors—without necessarily writing code yourself.
Key Responsibilities
Platform & Migration Leadership
- Own the Shopify migration roadmap, from discovery and planning through launch and post-migration optimisation.
- Lead the transition from legacy ecommerce tools, CMSs, PIMs, ERPs, or custom solutions into Shopify (and Shopify Plus where applicable).
- Identify risks, dependencies, and data integrity challenges related to migration (products, customers, orders, content, integrations).
- Ensure minimal disruption to business operations during migration.
Business & Stakeholder Alignment
- Work closely with Commercial, Marketing, Operations, and Customer Support teams to understand requirements and priorities.
- Translate business objectives into clear Shopify capabilities and platform requirements.
- Act as the primary point of contact for ecommerce platform decisions.
- Support change management and onboarding for internal teams post-migration.
Product & Experience Ownership
- Define and prioritise the ecommerce product backlog in line with business goals.
- Ensure a strong customer experience across web, mobile, checkout, and post-purchase journeys.
- Balance short-term migration needs with long-term platform scalability and optimisation.
Technical & Delivery Collaboration
- Collaborate with engineering teams, Shopify partners, and third-party vendors to deliver the platform.
- Understand and guide decisions around Shopify themes, apps, APIs, and custom development.
- Oversee integrations with systems such as ERP, CRM, payment providers, logistics, analytics, and marketing tools.
- Ensure best practices around performance, security, SEO, and accessibility.
Required Knowledge & Experience
Shopify Expertise
- Strong hands-on knowledge of Shopify (and ideally Shopify Plus).
- Deep understanding of Shopify’s:
- Core platform capabilities
- App ecosystem
- Theme architecture
- Checkout and payments
- APIs and integrations
- Experience delivering or supporting at least one Shopify migration or major replatforming.
Ecommerce & Platform Knowledge
- Solid understanding of ecommerce fundamentals: catalog management, pricing, promotions, checkout, fulfilment, and returns.
- Experience working with third-party ecommerce tools (e.g. CMS, PIM, ERP, CRM, headless setups).
- Understanding of data migration concepts (products, customers, orders, content).
Product & Delivery Skills
- Experience working in product-led or agile environments.
- Ability to write clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Comfortable prioritising trade-offs between business value, time, and technical complexity.
Technical Literacy (Non-Coding)
- Able to speak confidently with engineers and vendors about:
- APIs and integrations
- Custom vs off-the-shelf solutions
- Data models and system dependencies
- No requirement to code, but must understand technical constraints and opportunities.
Soft Skills & Mindset
- Strong communicator able to bridge business and technical teams.
- Structured, delivery-oriented, and comfortable managing ambiguity.
- Stakeholder-savvy, with the ability to influence without authority.
- Pragmatic problem solver with a focus on outcomes, not tools.
- Comfortable working in fast-moving, transformation-driven environments.
Nice to Have
- Experience with headless commerce or composable architectures.
- Familiarity with analytics, CRO, and ecommerce performance optimisation.
- Experience working with external Shopify agencies or systems integrators.
- Background in consulting, digital transformation, or scale-up ecommerce teams.
What you'll do
- Lead the end-to-end migration of ecommerce platforms to Shopify, ensuring business continuity and improved customer experience. Collaborate with various teams to align business objectives with platform capabilities and oversee the transition from legacy systems.
About Parser Limited
At Parser we help organisations leverage on digital to advance their business strategy.
For us, creativity, talent, and passion are indispensable to succeed. This is why we are committed to building, nurturing, and empowering a diverse, multi-disciplinary environment, where every team member can grow professionally and achieve their ambitions, while helping our clients deliver amazing digital products.
Thanks to our flexible, distributed model of global operation and the high calibre of our experts, we have enjoyed triple digit growth over the past five years, creating amazing career opportunities for our people across 4 continents.
Our services:
- Digital Strategy & Transformation
We help you understand market trends, relevant technologies, and aligned with your business strategy we create your vision and set the digital direction. This enables you to focus efforts and integrate business and technology across your organisation.
- Digital Portfolio Management
Based on a clear vision and direction, we help you assess your position, execute your digital strategy and manage your portfolio. We do this by integrating a range of diverse business and technical practises, transforming your organisation in the process.
- Product & Service Development
We help you create new experiences by designing user journeys that bridge all of the relevant departments of your organisation. By harnessing our ecosystem of specialised talent, we can provide relevant and focused expertise on demand.
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