As a Data Migration Expert, you will be responsible for planning, executing, validating, and troubleshooting complex data migrations into Shopify. You will work closely with developers, solution architects, project managers, and client technical teams to ensure seamless migrations with minimal business disruption. You’ll handle migrations of products, collections, customers, orders, gift cards, discounts, redirects, pages, and other critical commerce data, often from legacy or highly customized systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and execute end-to-end data migrations into Shopify Plus.
- Design migration strategies for complex enterprise data models.
- Migrate and validate:
- Products (including variants, metafields, media, pricing rules).
- Collections (manual & automated).
- Customers & customer data.
- Orders (historical and live cutovers).
- Gift cards, discounts, and promotions.
- Pages, blogs, redirects, navigation, and related content.
- Work with Matrixify and other migration tools.
- Build, clean, transform, and validate large datasets (CSV, Excel, JSON, API-based exports).
- Identify data gaps, inconsistencies, and risks early and propose solutions.
- Collaborate with:
- Front-end developers (themes, custom storefronts).
- Back-end developers (custom apps, APIs).
- Middleware providers.
- ERP and PIM systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Akeneo, etc.).
- Support POS data considerations (customers, products, inventory, historical data).
- Perform rigorous QA, reconciliation, and post-migration validation.
- Support cutover planning, dry runs, and go-live execution.
- Document migration processes, mappings, and edge cases.
- Provide technical guidance to internal teams and clients during migration phases.
Required Skills & Experience
- Expert-level knowledge of Shopify, including:
- Shopify Admin & data structures.
- Shopify Plus features.
- Metafields, APIs, and limitations.
- Proven experience handling complex ecommerce data migrations.
- Strong problem-solving skills for non-standard and edge-case scenarios.
- Excellent understanding of ecommerce data relationships (products, variants, inventory, orders, customers).
- High attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Comfortable working with large datasets.
- Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
Nice to Have
- Hands-on experience with Matrixify.
- Experience migrating from:
- Legacy ecommerce platforms.
- Headless or custom commerce solutions.
- Enterprise platforms (Magento, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, custom builds).
- Experience working with:
- ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP, Dynamics, etc.).
- PIM systems.
- Middleware / iPaaS solutions.
- Knowledge of Shopify POS and retail data considerations.
- Basic scripting or technical skills (e.g., APIs, JSON, data transformation logic).
- Familiarity with Shopify APIs, webhooks, or custom apps.
