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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.

*This role is based in the UK and requires UK Right to Work. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this opportunity*

ABOUT THE TEAM

Join our dynamic global SAP Enterprise Architects team within the new SAP Customer Services & Delivery board. At a global scale, we are the business partners to the regional Enterprise Architect teams who help our customers to drive 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. We support customer engagements globally, focussing on board-mandated and critical customer situations in close collaboration with the regional teams. We excel in structuring new and ambiguous problems and helping our customers to solve them.

YOUR FUTURE ROLE

Support the roll-out of BTA and EA methods into the regions, developing regional flavors to achieve a consistent execution of the BTS and EA and strong connection to regional and local CS&D
Collaborate closely with other teams to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles and guidelines
Establish a deep understanding of EA's business benefit, build-up easily accessible repositories for industry flavored artefacts, assets, and deliverables together with other teams while supporting the roll-in method evolution from PE&A to delivery
Act as advocate for EA across engagements within global engagements and support regional and MU architecture initiatives within and beyond CS&D
Support the development, management and adaption of architectural frameworks, methods, and tools
Work closely with partner ecosystem, SIX, and Marketing to develop formats to make architectural discussions tangible for customers and Infuse transformational architectural discussion in every customer interaction across the globe
Drive forward the further development of the EA role's vision, responsibility, tasks, and embedding an architectural mindset acorss organization

YOUR PROFILE

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 SAP's 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 [P_SAPEA_2023], TOGAF) as a plus.

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We win with inclusion

SAP's 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 and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 394924

Posted Date: Aug 15, 2024

Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services

Career Status: Professional

Employment Type: Regular Full Time

Expected Travel: 0 - 40%

Location:

Global Senior Enterprise Architect

Global Senior Enterprise Architect

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