Digital Architecture Advisor

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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.

About SAP Digital

SAP Digital is a globally diverse organization focused on delivering scalable high quality customer experiences across the entire Customer Value Journey. We help customers transform with confidence by combining deep architectural expertise standardization and innovation at scale.
We foster an inclusive collaborative culture where curiosity accountability and continuous learning are core to how we work.

Role Purpose

The Digital Architecture Advisor is a senior individual contributor who independently leads architectural advisory for SAP Cloud ERP and multi line of business transformations primarily within the Corporate segment.
At this level the role operates with minimal supervision owns architectural outcomes across multiple concurrent complex opportunities and acts as a trusted architecture advisor to customers Partners and internal SAP stakeholders.
The Digital Architecture Advisor ensures architectural feasibility scalability and alignment with SAP reference architectures while enabling standardized repeatable and cost efficient delivery at scale.

Key Responsibilities

1. Architecture Advisory & Deal Ownership
Independently define validate and document target architectures and transformation roadmaps for SAP Cloud ERP and multi LoB scenarios
Lead outside in landscape baselining and technical discovery leveraging SAP standard tools and automation frameworks
Develop and present architecture Points of View (PoVs) that clearly articulate transformation options risks trade offs and dependencies in business relevant language
Act as an architecture quality gate for Corporate opportunities ensuring readiness for Cloud Architecture Assessment (CAA) handover
Safeguard architectural accuracy completeness and feasibility throughout the entire deal lifecycle

2. Partner Enablement & Cross Role Collaboration
Serve as the architectural bridge between SAP Digital roles and SAP ecosystem Partners
Review challenge and validate Partner proposed architectures ensuring adherence to SAP reference architectures and Clean Core principles
Coach Partners and internal teams to improve architecture maturity quality and implementation readiness
Contribute architectural leadership to joint SAPPartner engagements fostering alignment and shared accountability

3. Standardization Scalability & Cost to Serve
Apply standard frameworks templates and predefined architectures to enable repeatable high volume delivery
Leverage tools such as SAP Signavio LeanIX EA Accelerator and CLAT to produce scalable data driven architectural outputs
Actively contribute to cost to serve optimization by reducing manual effort reusing assets and supporting automation of baselining and documentation
Share architectural patterns best practices and lessons learned within the Digital Architecture Advisor community

4. AI & Innovation Enablement
Lead or co lead AI Discovery Workshops (AIDWs) for eligible Corporate and multi LoB opportunities
Identify feasible Business AI use cases and align them with the customers target architecture and transformation roadmap
Ensure AI scenarios are technically viable scalable and compliant with SAPs AI strategy and governance models
Translate innovation topics into pragmatic architecture driven recommendations that support deal progression and transformation outcomes

Experience & Skills

Professional Experience
Typically 5 years of experience in enterprise architecture presales technology consulting or comparable customer facing roles
Proven track record delivering SAP S/4HANA Cloud (Public and/or Private Edition) RISE with SAP and multi LoB architectures
Experience managing multiple parallel opportunities with high architectural complexity and senior stakeholder exposure

Technical & Functional Expertise
Strong expertise in target architecture design landscape modernization and transformation roadmap development
Hands on experience with SAP architecture and assessment tools (e.g. Signavio LeanIX EA Accelerator)
Solid understanding of integration patterns cloud operating models security considerations and Clean Core principles
Working knowledge of SAP Business AI capabilities and architectural prerequisites.

Soft Skills & Ways of Working
Strong executive communication skills able to explain complex technical topics in clear outcome focused language
Collaborative mindset contributing as a senior peer within virtual account teams
High level of autonomy accountability and prioritization in a fast paced digital environment
Commitment to continuous learning and knowledge sharing.

Education & Languages
Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or a related field required
Architecture or cloud certifications (e.g. TOGAF or equivalent) are a plus
Business fluent English required; additional languages (e.g. Dutch) are a plus

Location

Barcelona

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.

We win with inclusion
SAPs culture of inclusion focus on health and well-being and flexible working models help ensure that everyone regardless of background feels included and can run at their best. At SAP we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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Requisition ID: 452294 Work Area: Information Technology Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid