Principal Enterprise Architect - RISE

SAP Careers•Brisbane, CA

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About The Position

The Principal Enterprise Architect serves as a trusted transformation partner to customers, leading enterprise architecture programmes that support cloud adoption and lasting business outcomes. The role leads and governs architecture across business, application, data, and technology domains, guiding customers through their RISE with SAP cloud journey, including enterprise archetypes, digital scaling, and Clean Core adoption. The architect partners with CIOs and other C-level leaders to define success plans, value drivers, and KPIs; accelerates adoption of SAP BTP, SAP Business AI, and Clean Core; and identifies and mitigates technical adoption risks. The role also coordinates stakeholders across customer organisations and collaborates with account teams to grow SAP adoption and align customers and partners with SAP’s cloud strategy. This is a senior advisory role in SAP’s Enterprise Architects team within Customer Services & Delivery. It involves direct engagement with C-level leaders and collaboration with account teams to shape long-term architecture decisions at the intersection of strategy, technology, and business outcomes.

Requirements

Deep expertise in enterprise architecture, including holistic model design across business, application, data, and technology domains.
Hands-on knowledge of RISE with SAP, Clean Core principles, and the SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework, including SAP LeanIX, Signavio, and Cloud ALM.
Strong working knowledge of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and S/4HANA across application development, automation, analytics, integration, and AI.
Proven ability to engage at CxO level and align architecture decisions with business goals and value outcomes.
Strong communication skills, a collaborative approach, creative thinking, and learning agility.
A practical approach to AI, including use of AI-assisted tools and automation to work effectively and build better solutions.

Responsibilities

Lead and govern enterprise architecture across business, application, data, and technology domains in alignment with customer goals.
Guide customers through their RISE with SAP cloud journey, from enterprise archetypes to digital scaling and Clean Core adoption.
Partner with CIOs and other C-level leaders to define success plans, value drivers, and key performance indicators.
Accelerate SAP BTP, SAP Business AI, and Clean Core adoption, identifying and mitigating technical adoption risks.
Orchestrate customer stakeholders to align business goals and enhance value realisation.
Collaborate with account teams to grow SAP adoption and align customers and partners with SAP’s cloud strategy.