Senior Specialist Solution Development

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

At adidas, we have a clear purpose: “Through sport, we have the power to change lives.” This mindset also drives Global Business Services (GBS), enabling scalable, efficient, and innovative business operations.

The Senior Specialist Solution Development plays a critical role in accelerating digital transformation across GBS by designing and developing scalable solutions using Power Platform and AI technologies.

This role focuses on translating business needs into automated, data-driven, and intelligent solutions, reducing manual effort, improving process efficiency, and enabling better decision-making.

Key Responsibilities: Solution Development & Automation

• Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end solutions using Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI).

• Build scalable applications to digitize operational processes and eliminate manual work.

• Develop workflows and automations to improve productivity and reduce cycle times.

• Ensure solutions follow best practices in performance, scalability, and governance.

• Implement a documentation framework to ensure solution maintainability over time

AI & Advanced Capabilities

• Integrate AI capabilities (e.g., AI Builder, Azure AI, Copilot Studio, Machine Learning models) into business solutions.

• Identify use cases where AI can drive value (e.g., prediction, classification, document processing).

• Develop intelligent automations that enhance decision-making and reduce operational risks.

Data & Integration

• Design and implement integrations between systems (e.g., Share Point, Dataverse, SAP, APIs, Smartsheet).

• Structure and transform data to enable efficient reporting and analytics.

• Collaborate with data teams to ensure consistency, quality, and accessibility of data.

Business Partnering

• Work closely with Operations, CI, and Functional teams to understand business requirements.

• Translate business needs into technical solutions with clear value cases (hours saved, efficiency gains, quality improvement).

• Provide recommendations on solution design and digital opportunities.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Identify automation and digitalization opportunities across processes.

• Contribute to building reusable components and scalable solutions for global deployment.

• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and continuously improve technical capabilities.

Key Relationships:

• Delivery Excellence (CI, Automation, Performance Management, Process Management)

• GBS Operations (Finance, HR, Procurement)

• Global Process Owners (GPOs) and SMEs

• Tech & Digital teams

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related fields.

• 3–5 years of experience in solution development, automation, or digital transformation roles.

Technical Skills (Core Focus of the Role)

• Advanced expertise in Power Platform:

• Power Apps (Canvas & Model-driven apps)

• Power Automate (cloud flows, RPA)

• Copilot Studio

• Dataverse

• Power BI (data modeling, DAX, dashboards)

• Experience with Share Point, One Drive, and related Microsoft 365 tools.

• Strong knowledge of API integrations and connectors.

• Experience with AI tools and capabilities:

• AI Builder, Copilot Studio, Azure AI, or similar

• Basic understanding of Machine Learning and LLM concepts

• Strong skills in data transformation and analysis (Excel, Power Query, SQL preferred).

Additional Skills

• Understanding of process improvement (Lean, Six Sigma) is a plus.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.

• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.

• Strong communication skills in English and Spanish.

Key Success Factors

• Ability to deliver scalable and high-impact solutions (not just tactical automations).

• Strong balance between technical expertise and business understanding.

• Focus on value creation (efficiency, cost savings, service improvement).

• Proactive mindset to identify and implement innovation opportunities.