Practice Lead- Shopify

As a visionary and results-driven Practice Lead for Shopify, you will be responsible for building, scaling, and leading the Shopify practice within the company. Your deep understanding of the Shopify ecosystem, eCommerce strategy, technical architecture, solution delivery, and team leadership will be critical in driving the success of the practice. You will play a key role in driving pre-sales efforts, leading solution design, overseeing project delivery, and growing a high-performing Shopify team while acting as a trusted technology implementation advisor to retail and D2C clients. Key Responsibilities: - Define and execute the strategic roadmap for the Shopify practice, including capabilities, offerings, and reusable assets - Stay updated with Shopify ecosystem updates, integrations, and partner networks to build competitive advantages - Build reusable solution concepts, development standards, and architectural templates - Support business development teams in client conversations, RFP responses, and solution demos - Own technical proposal creation, effort estimation, and architecture design for new engagements - Act as a trusted advisor to clients on Shopify strategy, platform adoption, and roadmap planning - Define scalable and secure Shopify architecture across custom themes, headless setups, and app integrations - Guide integrations with third-party systems like PIM, ERP, CRM, OMS, or middleware (REST/GraphQL) - Provide delivery oversight across Shopify projects, ensuring on-time, quality outcomes - Drive adherence to SDLC processes, Shopify coding standards, and deployment best practices - Support issue resolution, risk management, and escalation handling during project lifecycle - Lead a team of Shopify developers, designers, and solution consultants - Mentor and grow talent by identifying skill gaps and enabling upskilling plans - Drive internal knowledge-sharing, certifications, and contribution to thought leadership Qualifications Required: - Experience: 10+ years in eCommerce solution delivery, with at least 5 years in Shopify and 2+ years in a leadership role - Shopify Expertise: Deep experience with Shopify Plus, Liquid development, APIs, and App Store integrations - Architecture: Experience building headless commerce setups using Shopify + Hydrogen/Next.js or custom frontends - Team Management: Proven leadership of cross-functional technical teams delivering eCommerce at scale - Client-Facing Role: Experience interacting with enterprise clients, stakeholders, and third-party vendors - Project Management: Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and tools like JIRA, Asana, or Trello Additionally, the role requires a strong passion for eCommerce innovation, a leadership presence, excellent communication skills, collaboration across teams, strong problem-solving abilities, customer-focused mindset, and adaptability to changing business and technology landscapes.,