Services Architecture Senior Specialist

We help the world run better
At SAP we keep it simple: you bring your best to us and well bring out the best in you. Were builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce and we need your unique talents to help shape whats next. The work is challenging but it matters. Youll find a place where you can be yourself prioritize your wellbeing and truly belong. Whats in it for you Constant learning skill growth great benefits and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

Meet Your Team

Join our dynamic SAP Enterprise Architects team within the new SAP Customer Services & Delivery board. We lead digital transformation using cutting-edge SAP technologies advancing the RISE with SAP initiative promoting Clean Core principles and accelerating SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) adoption. Our mission is to simplify and modernize IT landscapes reducing complexity and operational costs while fostering innovation and efficiency to support evolving business needs.

What youll do:

As aSenior Enterprise Architectyou will develop a comprehensive enterprise architecture model for our customers aligning with their enterprise goals collaborate with virtual account teams (VAT) as a transformation partner and lead activities such as:

• Guide customers throughtheir cloud journey (with special focus on adopt and derive) starting with Enterprise archetypes and scaling digitally.
• Provide enterprise architecture guidance using RISE with SAP methodology and Clean Core principles to ensure that every customer benefits from SAPs cloud qualities.
• Act as the Transformation Partner for the CIO or other CxO driving architecture effectiveness.
• Support adoption identifying and mitigating technical adoption risks.
• Align customers and partners with SAPs Clean Core strategy accelerate BTP adoption and promote SAP best practices.
• Provide customer context to all teams enhancing customer proximity and experience.
• Articulate the value of the designed target architecture and possible intermediate/ transition steps as well as provide guidance on the realization of the identified benefits
• Serve as a trusted advisor ensuring secure reliable and flexible cloud environments for mission-critical processes.

What You Bring:

Transformation Architectural & Solution Skills:

• Experience delivering enterprise business transformation projects and aligning customer priorities with target architecture and roadmap.
• Knowledge of the SAP Solution Portfolio and Enterprise Architecture Framework (North Star).
• Experience with Business Technology Platform components (application development automation data and analytics integration AI) and practical experience with S/4HANA applications.
• Strong understanding of Cloud & Clean Core Strategy familiarity with SAP LeanIX Signavio and Cloud ALM.
• Knowledge of SAPs Business AI roadmap including identifying use cases and piloting AI-driven solutions to enhance business processes.
• Expertise in SAP Integration and Extensibility Advisory Methodologies.

Must-Have Requirements:

• 5 years in customer experience roles (e.g. Program Manager Architect) with experience in end-to-end architectural design for hybrid solution landscapes.
• Knowledge of SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework and Toolset and experience with BTP components and services such as application development automation data and analytics integration and AI capabilities.
• S/4HANA technical or/and SAP S/4HANA application/functional knowledge/experience.
• Proficiency in SAP Integration and Extensibility Advisory Methodologies and Clean Core principles.
• Excellent communication influencing and negotiation skills (in English) at the senior management within an IT team and across business functions.
• Mindset for Strategic Thinking Continuous Learning and Business Acumen.

Nice-to-Have Requirements:

• Knowledge of on-premise and corresponding SAP cloud solutions.
• Professional training and certification (e.g. SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework featured by LeanIX EAM SAP Certified Professional-Enterprise Architect PSAPEA2023 TOGAF) as a plus.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database analytics intelligent technologies and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide we are purpose-driven and future-focused with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries people or platforms we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP you can bring out your best.

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Requisition ID: 439443 Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid