RISE Enterprise Architecture Chief Expert

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

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 you’ll do:

1. Develop a comprehensive enterprise architecture model for our customers aligning with their enterprise goals.
2. Guide customers through their cloud journey, starting with Enterprise archetypes and scaling digitally.
3. Provide enterprise architecture guidance using RISE with SAP methodology and Clean Core principles.
4. Act as the Transformation Partner for the CIO or other CxO, driving architecture effectiveness.
5. Support adoption, identifying and mitigating technical adoption risks.
6. Align customers and partners with SAP’s Clean Core strategy, accelerate BTP adoption and promote SAP best practices.
7. Provide customer context to all teams, enhancing customer proximity and experience.
8. Articulate the value of the designed target architecture and possible intermediate/transition steps.
9. Serve as a trusted advisor, ensuring secure, reliable, and flexible cloud environments for mission-critical processes.

What You Bring:

1. Extensive experience delivering enterprise business transformation projects.
2. In-depth knowledge of the SAP Solution Portfolio and Enterprise Architecture Framework (North Star).
3. Experience with Business Technology Platform components and practical experience with S/4HANA applications.
4. Strong understanding of Cloud & Clean Core Strategy, familiarity with SAP LeanIX, Signavio, and Cloud ALM.
5. Knowledge of SAP's Business AI roadmap, including identifying use cases.
6. Expertise in SAP Integration and Extensibility Advisory Methodologies.

Must-Have Requirements:

1. 15+ years in customer experience roles (e.g., Program Manager, Architect).
2. Extensive knowledge of SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework and Toolset.
3. S/4HANA technical or/and SAP S/4HANA application/functional knowledge.
4. Proficiency in SAP Integration and Extensibility Advisory Methodologies.
5. Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills (in English) at the senior management and C-levels.
6. Mindset for Strategic Thinking, Continuous Learning, and Business Acumen.
7. Knowledge of on-premise and corresponding SAP cloud solutions.
8. Professional training and certification (e.g., SAP Certified Professional-Enterprise Architect, TOGAF).

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone feels included and can run at their best. We believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company.

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.

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, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Requisition ID: 411530 | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services | Expected Travel: 0 - 80% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.