Architecture Advisor Senior Manager (multiple positions available)
About The Position
SAP America, Inc. seeks an Architecture Advisor Senior Manager in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, to align enterprise architecture and SAP solutions with customer business outcomes, using a strategic mindset to drive IT-enabled business value and growth. The role uses a hybrid work model and requires up to 50% domestic and international travel to SAP offices and customer sites for conferences, sales support, customer-facing work, and demand generation. The position ensures effective positioning and integration of SAP technologies and fosters long-term customer partnerships. It leads technology and architecture initiatives by understanding customer industries, priorities, and strategic imperatives, and positioning SAP Intelligent Enterprise, Clean Core, BTP, and AI solutions as business drivers. The role defines and delivers target business and solution architectures, with emphasis on integration, data management, and AI, and develops SAP-based enterprise architectures and roadmaps feasible for customers’ IT landscapes, involving partners as needed. The role also leads cross-portfolio architecture recommendations in cloud environments, hybrid enterprise architecture, and value positioning. It drives customer lifetime value by designing and updating enterprise architecture and roadmaps, positioning SAP solutions to create and mature cross-sell opportunities, and leading frequent sales cycles.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Data Science, or a related field, plus 10 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation; alternatively, a master’s degree or foreign equivalent in one of these fields plus 8 years of experience.
- At least 5 years of experience in business process design in at least one domain such as Sales & Distribution, Procure to Pay, Logistics, or Supply Chain Planning.
- At least 5 years of experience leading complex implementation projects, including coordination and decision facilitation for process- and architecture-related issues.
- At least 5 years of experience in functional enterprise software integration.
- At least 5 years of experience in HANA database implementation, administration, or design and development.
- At least 5 years of experience in data modeling and defining data strategies in a customer-facing environment.
- At least 5 years of experience in solution design and integration of hybrid cloud or on-premise environments.
- Certification in SAP-specific Line of Business solutions, including SRM, SCM, CRM, HCM, or FI.
- A CFA Institute practical skill module or certification, or completion of a module, certification, or examination certified by ASCM/APICS.
- SAP Certified Professional Enterprise Architect certification.
- PMI/PMBOK, PMP, or PRINCE2 certification.
Responsibilities
- Align enterprise architecture and SAP solutions with customer business outcomes to drive IT-enabled business value and growth.
- Position and integrate SAP technologies effectively while fostering long-term customer partnerships.
- Lead technology and architecture initiatives based on customers’ industries, priorities, and strategic imperatives.
- Position SAP Intelligent Enterprise, Clean Core, BTP, and AI solutions as business drivers.
- Define and deliver target business and solution architectures, emphasizing integration, data management, and AI through Clean Core and BTP.
- Develop and maintain SAP-based enterprise architecture and roadmaps that are feasible within customers’ IT landscapes, involving partners as needed.
- Lead cross-portfolio architecture recommendations in cloud environments, hybrid enterprise architecture, and value positioning.
- Design and update customer enterprise architectures and roadmaps to drive lifetime value and develop cross-sell opportunities.
- Lead frequent sales cycles.
Benefits
- The posting refers candidates to SAP North America Benefits for a summary of benefits and eligibility requirements.
- SAP describes its benefits as great benefits, without listing specific benefits in this posting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
