Senior Solution Specialist

ASOS.com; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance related bonus

Flex benefits allowance

25 days paid annual leave

Employee discount

Tech Develops programme

Opportunity to represent at industry events

Influence DE&I initiatives

Job summary

A leading fashion retailer in Greater London is seeking a Solution Specialist to influence product roadmap initiatives while ensuring business and technical alignment. Candidates should have substantial experience in technology solutions and product lifecycle management, preferably with Centric Software. This position emphasizes collaboration and strategic impact in a modern cloud environment, with a focus on architectural design patterns. Competitive salary, bonuses, and benefits are included.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and implementing technology solutions for significant scale.
• Experience working in a cloud environment, preferably Azure.
• Strong understanding of architectural design patterns in fast-changing environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and shape scalable, reliable technology solutions aligned to strategy.
• Lead design and implementation of strategic initiatives with internal teams.
• Act as a trusted technical authority, influencing stakeholders.

Skills

Solution architecture

Product Lifecycle Management

Cloud environment (preferably Azure)

Architectural design patterns

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Centric Software

Job description

Job Description

We’re looking for a Solution Specialist to play a critical role in bridging product roadmap initiatives with our third‑party technology solutions. You’ll be accountable for solution architecture and design decisions across your area, ensuring technical, delivery, and business outcomes align with ASOS’s wider technology and business strategies.

You’ll join a highly collaborative solution architecture and technology leadership team working at the intersection of Product, Technology, and external partners, translating complex business needs into scalable, enterprise‑ready solutions. The team values strong technical judgement, open collaboration, and pragmatic decision‑making, with a focus on delivering real business impact at pace. You’ll have the opportunity to influence strategic initiatives, work alongside experienced specialists across multiple domains, and help shape the future of ASOS’s technology landscape.

We’re particularly interested in candidates with hands‑on experience of Centric Software (PLM) in a complex retail or eCommerce environment.

• Design and shape scalable, reliable, and cost‑effective technology solutions aligned to product and business strategy.
• Own solution architecture for your area, ensuring designs align with reference architectures and enterprise standards.
• Lead and oversee the design and implementation of key strategic initiatives, working closely with internal teams and third‑party partners.
• Ensure effective system integration using proven integration patterns and real‑world experience.
• Identify opportunities to improve platforms through innovation, emerging technologies, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to data strategy, including data modelling, governance, security, and enablement of analytics, ML, and AI use cases.
• Provide guidance on quality, testing, and security to ensure solutions meet business, technical, and compliance requirements.
• Act as a trusted technical authority, influencing stakeholders and fostering strong collaboration across Product, Tech, and partners.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and implementing technology solutions for organisations of significant scale or complexity.
• Proven experience working with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM’s). Experience with Centric Software would be a bonus.
• Experience working in a cloud environment – preferably Azure.
• Strong understanding of architectural design patterns and approaches in environments of rapid technical and business change.
• Experience within fashion, retail, marketplace, or international eCommerce environments is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to work across multiple areas of the business and technology.
• A collaborative mindset, with the ability to guide, support, and influence a diverse range of technical teams and partners.
• A strong appreciation of data, security, quality, and compliance considerations in enterprise technology solutions.

Additional Information

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary, pension, and private medical care scheme
• Performance related bonus
• Flex benefits allowance - which you can chose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits
• 25 days paid annual leave + an extra day for your birthday
• Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
• Tech Develops - our internal tech focussed skills development programme to focus on your personal growth as a technologist
• Opportunity to represent ASOS at industry leading events
• Opportunity to help shape and drive our DE&I initiatives in Tech (like our WIT movement and Diversity mentoring in Tech)
• Opportunity to make an impact from day one and work with the latest in cutting edge of technology