Solutions Consultant

Are you a tech-savvy problem-solver who loves turning big ideas into workable plans and can explain complex tech in plain language? Do you thrive at the intersection of business goals, user experience, and engineering? Then you may be our next Solution Consultant at Merkle!  

As Solution Consultant, you’ll be part of our Merkle Growth team doing pre-sales efforts and act as a Subject matter expert in our project deliveries.  You’ll guide clients from first conversation to delivery hand-off, shaping solutions that are feasible, scalable, and aligned with business objectives.   

The position calls for strong analytical thinking, technical experience, clear communication, and a genuine interest in modern content platforms (Sitecore, Optimizely, Adobe, WordPress, and headless stacks) as well as related systems and integrations (e.g. DAM, eCommerce platforms inc. PIM / 3PL integrations, personalization engines to name a few).   

Your curiosity extends well beyond CMSs – you closely monitor the AI space and have an interest in cloud-native architecture and technological frameworks, always eager to translate them into real-world solutions applicable for our clients.  

You will work closely with UX/UI designers, developers, project managers, and client directors, data & analysts — all with the aim of creating digital experiences that delight users and drive results.  

Your primary responsibilities will include  

• Translating our clients’ business and experience goals into clear technical requirements and roadmaps  

• Leading discovery workshops and scoping sessions, breaking work into manageable pieces   

• Producing effort estimates, timelines, and high-level architecture diagrams that are relevant to stakeholders can understand  

• Acting as a trusted advisor during RFPs and pitches, explaining our proposed approach in a concise, compelling way  

• Spotting risks and dependencies early and communicating them clearly to stakeholders   

• Acting as a client-facing SME, working with developers and architects to explain to stakeholders how changing requirements impact solution feasibility.  

• Staying up to date on technology trends and platform capabilities, integration patterns, and best practices to guide your recommendations  

For this role, we are looking for someone who has  

• 3–6 years of experience as a technical project manager, senior developer, or similar hybrid role  

• Experience in an advisory role and stakeholder management is required, ideally from a consultancy, agency, or software company.   

• Demonstrated experience in pre-sales activities   

• Hands-on experience with at least one modern DXP or CMS (for example Sitecore, Optimizely, Adobe, WordPress, or headless)  

• Experience with cloud-based solutions such as AWS, Azure & GCP  

• A solid grasp of agile ways of working and related tools (such as JIRA, DevOps, Confluence)  

• A track record of turning fuzzy requirements into clear statements of work and estimates  

• Experience in presenting to both senior executives and delivery teams, adjusting the level of detail and language as needed  

• Fluency in English and Swedish 

Benefits 

• A great office in Stockholm  

• Amazing colleagues who are experts in everything digital  

• The flexibility and the best of both worlds – to work from home and the office.  

• Excellent career opportunities within both Merkle and Dentsu  

• The possibility to work with large, international clients in cross-market teams  

• 30 vacation days and 5000 SEK in wellness allowance  

• Incentives connected to well-being and personal development  

• A strong, open culture with several events, after-works, and happenings yearly  

About Merkle   

Merkle is a full-service, data-driven customer experience transformation agency. We partner with Top 500 companies in the Northern European region. Our Merkle NE cluster consists of four markets: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands, and we operate as one unified, leading full-service digital agency to serve our Nordic markets.   

Our 700+ digital enthusiasts are innovating the way brands are built by providing expertise in Digital Transformation strategy, MarTech platforms, Creativity, UX, CRM, Data, Commerce, and CMS. Merkle is a part of dentsu, a global network of over 66,000 passionate individuals in 146 countries.   

How to apply  

Click Apply and upload your CV or an updated LinkedIn profile. There is no application deadline; finding the right candidate is more important to us than a speedy process. We remove the job ad when filling the position. If you have any questions, please reach out to our Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Tine Moe, at tine.moe@merkle.com