Shopify Transformation Consultant

6-Month Contract | Outside IR35 | £500–£650 per day | Flexible UK Location

We are seeking an experienced Shopify Transformation Consultant to lead a major ecommerce platform transformation for an established international consumer brand.

The organisation is moving to Shopify Plus across multiple markets and channels, and you will take client-side ownership of the programme from delivery through to launch and post-launch stabilisation.

Location: Flexible UK-wide, with occasional travel to Bristol.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Shopify transformation through to successful launch.
• Act as the senior client-side Shopify expert, managing and challenging external agencies.
• Own programme plans, milestones, risks, dependencies and budget tracking.
• Provide technical leadership across Shopify Plus architecture, apps, themes and integrations.
• Lead integrations with ERP, CRM, loyalty, fulfilment and other business systems.
• Own customer, product, order, content and SEO migration activity.
• Lead testing, UAT, go-live readiness and post-launch support.
• Work with Product, Digital, Marketing and wider business stakeholders.
• Build internal knowledge and capability around the new platform.

About You

• Strong Shopify Plus experience, including architecture, checkout, apps, Functions and themes.
• Proven experience delivering a significant Shopify transformation or migration.
• Ideally experienced migrating from Magento / Adobe Commerce.
• Strong client-side experience managing and challenging agencies or delivery partners.
• Excellent programme and stakeholder management skills.
• Good understanding of ecommerce integrations and data migration.
• Experience with multi-market/international ecommerce.
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable: ERP/iPaaS integrations, Shopify POS, CRM, loyalty, personalisation and Agile delivery.

Contract Details

Duration: 6 months

IR35: Outside IR35

Rate: £500–£650 per day

Location: Flexible UK / occasional Bristol

Start: ASAP