Technical Architect

Who We Are: At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse. Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences.Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work. OVERVIEW As part of the VML EMEA Enablement Team the Technical Architect (aka Enteprise / Solutions Architect) primary role is to partner with VML and its client\'s Marketing and Technical teams to deliver data led solutions by leading the design, delivery, and execution of client engagement solutions, including CRM, Personalization, Marketing Automation, and act as a trusted advisor to our customers while aiding the customer\'s transformational journey. This role plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between marketing requirements and technical capabilities, ensuring that marketing teams can leverage the right technology tools/solutions to achieve their goals effectively. The Technical Architect is a key figure in designing and implementing marketing technology solutions that empower marketing teams to drive successful campaigns, enhance customer experiences, and achieve overall marketing objectives. To accomplish this, this role possesses strong technical writing skills; a blend of operational, marketing knowledge and technical expertise, and must have the ability to set the vision translating business objectives into enticing and actionable recommendations. This person will need to naturally lead their colleagues and participate in building our team culture. RESPONSIBILITIES Your duties as a Technical Architect will include, but will not be limited to the following: Engage with existing and new clients to deliver strategic solutions, lead on technical client engagements from scoping the new engagement, to creating the solution and solution design documentation. This aspect of the role may require working closely with the Client Lead or Business Development team to gain a complete sense of client expectations and limitations Determine project scope and specifications to the final presentation of software solutions, the Solution Architect meets directly with clients to provide feedback, solution alignment and updates on projects. This may require reports and presentations, as well as demonstrations, to keep the client informed about issues that arise during development and report on integration and deployment Serve as a liaison between client and developers Support the team with technical solution recommendations as well as operational delivery of solutions Be process driven and provide technical innovation, most notably in the handover of technical solutions to the developer team Engage with developers, consultants and project managers and work with clients on the following type of engagements: Solution design and architecture (Medium and High Complexity); Data and technology governance principles Scripting and query development Data mapping and extract strategies Relational data / data schema Provide tech support on complicated requests Participation in advanced technical projects Integrations between marketing and data platforms Web services and API development Custom reporting, custom application development projects HTML creation for webpages and emails Webpage builds using jQuery framework Leverage native scripting languages relevant to solve for requirements in most effective, optimal and scalable manner. Active mentoring and knowledge