Technical Architect - o9

• Own how the o9 platform is modelled, configured, and optimised to support enterprise-scale planning.
• Influence design standards, performance tuning, and overall solution quality across multiple planning modules and releases.
• Contribute to building a future-ready o9 platform with new modules, advanced analytics, and AI-driven capabilities.

The Role

• Act as the overall technical owner of the o9 platform, ensuring scalable, stable, and high-performing solution design.
• Translate complex business and functional requirements into robust technical architecture within o9.
• Define technical standards, guardrails, and best practices for o9 model design and platform usage.

Your responsibilities:

• Own o9 technical architecture, including model structure, rules, hierarchies, measures, and calculation logic.
• Define and enforce technical design standards, performance guidelines, and naming conventions across o9 modules.
• Mentor technical consultants and review solution designs to maintain high engineering quality.

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• Strong hands-on experience as a Technical Architect or Lead Developer on o9 implementations.
• Deep knowledge of o9 model design, including dimensions, hierarchies, measures, rules, and calculation logic.
• Proven experience in performance tuning, model optimization, and handling large data volumes within planning platforms.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions, working closely with functional and delivery teams.
• Experience working in enterprise, multi-vendor environments with strong governance and quality expectations.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

• Experience working in UK retail or consumer-facing planning environments.
• Exposure to multiple o9 modules (MFP, Demand, Supply, Assortment).
• Familiarity with cloud-native architecture, non-functional requirements, and production support models.
• Experience coaching or mentoring junior technical consultants.