Senior Specialist Solution Development

adidas; Bogotá; Presencial; COP 138.178.803 - 207.268.204; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

adidas is seeking a Senior Specialist in Solution Development located in Bogotá, Colombia, to enhance digital transformation through the development of scalable solutions utilizing Power Platform and AI technologies. Your role will include designing and implementing solutions that improve operational efficiency and decision-making.

Ideal candidates will hold a relevant bachelor’s degree, possess strong technical skills particularly in Power Platform, and have 3 to 5 years of experience in relevant positions. Proficiency in both English and Spanish is essential.

Formación

• 3–5 years of experience in solution development, automation, or digital transformation roles.
• Experience with AI tools and basic understanding of Machine Learning concepts.
• Familiarity with Lean and Six Sigma processes is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Design and develop scalable solutions using Power Platform and AI technologies.
• Integrate AI capabilities into business solutions.
• Collaborate with operations teams to identify automation and digitalization opportunities.

Conocimientos

Advanced expertise in Power Platform

API integrations and connectors

Data transformation and analysis

Problem-solving and analytical thinking

Communication skills in English and Spanish

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related fields

Herramientas

Power Automate

SharePoint

AI tools and capabilities

Descripción del empleo

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

At adidas, we have a clear purpose: “Through sport, we have the power to change lives.” This mindset also drives Global Business Services (GBS), enabling scalable, efficient, and innovative business operations.

The Senior Specialist Solution Development plays a critical role in accelerating digital transformation across GBS by designing and developing scalable solutions using Power Platform and AI technologies.

This role focuses on translating business needs into automated, data-driven, and intelligent solutions, reducing manual effort, improving process efficiency, and enabling better decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Development & Automation

• Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end solutions using Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI).
• Build scalable applications to digitize operational processes and eliminate manual work.
• Develop workflows and automations to improve productivity and reduce cycle times.
• Ensure solutions follow best practices in performance, scalability, and governance.
• Implement a documentation framework to ensure solution maintainability over time

AI & Advanced Capabilities

• Integrate AI capabilities (e.g., AI Builder, Azure AI, Copilot Studio, Machine Learning models) into business solutions.
• Identify use cases where AI can drive value (e.g., prediction, classification, document processing).
• Develop intelligent automations that enhance decision-making and reduce operational risks.

Data & Integration

• Design and implement integrations between systems (e.g., SharePoint, Dataverse, SAP, APIs, Smartsheet).
• Structure and transform data to enable efficient reporting and analytics.
• Collaborate with data teams to ensure consistency, quality, and accessibility of data.

Business Partnering

• Work closely with Operations, CI, and Functional teams to understand business requirements.
• Translate business needs into technical solutions with clear value cases (hours saved, efficiency gains, quality improvement).
• Provide recommendations on solution design and digital opportunities.
• Identify automation and digitalization opportunities across processes.
• Contribute to building reusable components and scalable solutions for global deployment.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and continuously improve technical capabilities.

Key Relationships

• Delivery Excellence (CI, Automation, Performance Management, Process Management)
• GBS Operations (Finance, HR, Procurement)
• Global Process Owners (GPOs) and SMEs
• Tech & Digital teams

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related fields.
• 3–5 years of experience in solution development, automation, or digital transformation roles.

Technical Skills (Core Focus of the Role)

• Advanced expertise in Power Platform:
• Power Automate (cloud flows, RPA)
• Dataverse
• Experience with SharePoint, OneDrive, and related Microsoft 365 tools.
• Strong knowledge of API integrations and connectors.
• Experience with AI tools and capabilities:
• Basic understanding of Machine Learning and LLM concepts
• Strong skills in data transformation and analysis (Excel, Power Query, SQL preferred).

Additional Skills

• process improvement (Lean, Six Sigma) is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Strong communication skills in English and Spanish.

Key Success Factors

• Ability to deliver scalable and high-impact solutions (not just tactical automations).
• Strong balance between technical expertise and business understanding.
• Focus on value creation (efficiency, cost savings, service improvement).
• Proactive mindset to identify and implement innovation opportunities.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.

By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.