Adobe Enterprise Architect

Brand: VML

Capability: Technology & Innovation

Expertise: Enterprise Solutions

Location: Faro, Portugal & Lisbon, Portugal & Porto, Portugal

Requisition ID: TALENT-389

Who We Are

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

Adobe Enterprise Architect needed to serve as the primary technical driver for closing sales opportunities and supporting existing customer success with their marketing technology programs through value realization.

The opportunity

For Adobe’s Top 50 customers, the Enterprise Architect engages with customer Technical, Marketing and C-Suite teams in evaluation of current-state technology and business objectives to deliver future-state marketing technical architectures, digital engagement roadmap management and “Art of the Possible” digital experiences.

EA roles usually require around 2-3 days/week on projects and last more at least 6 months, normally 1 year or more

What you should have

  • Past experience in a consultative role supporting large-scale enterprise digital marketing ecosystems in the role of Architect/Principal Consultant or employee Marketing/Technical leader.
  • Working knowledge of end-to-end digital marketing journey including Adtech (CDP/DMPs, DSPs, etc.), Marketing Automation, omni-channel personalization, Content Management/Generation, CRM, Media Execution and Reporting/Insights.
  • Significant hands-on experience using enterprise platforms (Adobe, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft, etc.) with an emphasis on REST APIs, Cloud Storage, Structured/Unstructured Data, Security and Data Ingress/Egress.
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas which “tells a story” to support Adobe’s POV and/or recommendation to technical, marketing and C-Suite audiences
  • Ability to quickly diagnose challenges and opportunities and produce a future state architecture.
  • Strong written and verbal communications skills with particular expertise in PowerPoint and Lucid Chart/Visio
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (CS), Digital Marketing or MBA or equivalent experience

Bonus points if you have

  • One or more current Adobe Certified Expert certifications in Adobe (AEP, AJO, Analytics/CJA, RTCDP, Target or Workfront)
  • Recent experience building enterprise level return on investment focused Business Cases for technology transformations
  • Hands-on experience architecting and/or delivering native, Flutter or React-Native mobile applications
  • Experience leading a revenue focused Book of Business including sales pipeline via Salesforce/Microsoft Dynamics, scope/contract review and Value Realization measurement.
  • Familiarity and usage of generative AI solutions

What we can offer you

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

Permanent only:
We offer a great benefits package including  training opportunities, medical insurance, Dental insurance, Meal cards, social events, family friendly policies, discounts with hundreds of retailers and much more.

Our culture thrives on our core values, designed for impact-driven individuals: Heart, Brains and Courage.

We lead with Heart, fostering empathy and trust where genuine connections and human-centric work flourish.
We empower your Brains for innovation, valuing relentless curiosity and collaborative intelligence to solve complex challenges.
And we champion Courage, inspiring you to speak up, embrace experimentation, and advocate for bold solutions that push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

 

How we use AI in the recruitment process: 
 
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AT VML Enterprise Solutions

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands.

We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.

As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.

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We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. 

VML is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP). For more information, please visit  www.vml.com, and follow along on Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.

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