SAP Solution Architect Lead

Wiley Global Technology • Hoboken, NJ

3d

About The Position

Wiley is seeking an experienced SAP Solution Architect to serve as a technical and functional authority across its enterprise SAP landscape, including Finance & Controlling, Order-to-Cash, Revenue Accounting & Reporting, Warehouse Management, Production Planning, and adjacent modules. The role designs, governs, and guides end-to-end SAP solutions aligned with enterprise standards, SAP best practices, and Wiley’s digital transformation objectives.

As design authority across the SAP ecosystem, the architect integrates SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA, BTP, Ariba, Concur, SuccessFactors, finance, supply chain, and third-party systems. The role champions a Clean Core approach and works across Business, Product, Technology, and Delivery teams to turn business requirements into scalable SAP solutions and clear design artifacts. It also provides architectural leadership for transformation programs, advises stakeholders, and helps advance the SAP practice through mentoring and knowledge sharing.

The position leads solution architecture and design, SAP governance, documentation, stakeholder engagement, innovation, and delivery oversight. It may involve leading SAP implementation projects from inception to completion and coordinating with cross-functional teams to achieve successful delivery. Wiley describes itself as a global organization focused on science, education, and publishing. The role’s listed base salary range is USD 140,000.00 to USD 200,733.33, with the actual offer subject to factors such as location, skills, and competencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of SAP experience, with demonstrated architecture and solution design expertise across multiple modules and business domains.
• Experience architecting SAP solutions in large, complex enterprise environments, including multi-system landscapes and global rollouts.
• Hands-on experience in at least three of FI/CO, Order-to-Cash (SD/AR/Credit Management), WM/EWM, PP/MRP, and RAR/Revenue Accounting.
• Experience integrating SAP products with S/4HANA or ECC and designing and building BTP applications or extensions.
• Participation in at least two full-cycle SAP implementations or significant transformation programs, such as S/4HANA migrations, system consolidations, or global rollouts.
• Ability to produce enterprise-quality architecture and design documentation for senior stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Experience working within enterprise architecture governance frameworks and global, matrixed organizations.
• Experience working with system integrators or vendor technology partners in program delivery.
• Deep working knowledge of SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA and functional areas including FI/CO, SD/OTC, RAR, MM, WM/EWM, and PP.
• Strong expertise in SAP Integration Suite (CPI/API Management), RFC/BAPI/IDoc, OData/REST/SOAP, and event-driven integration patterns.
• Knowledge of Clean Core, SAP extensibility, side-by-side extensions, and S/4HANA migration tooling.
• Proficiency with SAP BTP services, including Integration Suite, Business Application Studio, CAP framework, Fiori/UI5, Workflow Management, and BTP extension development.
• Understanding of SAP data, security, and authorization models, including roles, segregation of duties, and compliance requirements.
• Experience with SAP Document and Reporting Compliance in a multi-country or regulatory context.
• Understanding of SAP API Management, CDS views, and S/4HANA data modelling principles.
• Proficiency in solution architecture methodologies and frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of Agile or SAFe delivery and architecture governance within iterative delivery.
• Working knowledge of enterprise AI/ML integration patterns, such as intelligent automation, MCP, NLP-based document processing, predictive analytics, or LLM-augmented workflows.
• Ability to leverage AI tools to develop efficient solution architectures and accelerate architectural decision-making.
• Understanding of responsible AI, data privacy, and governance in enterprise systems.
• Ability to create and communicate architecture diagrams, solution designs, and decision papers to technical and executive audiences.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, including the ability to build consensus and drive decisions across senior technical and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated mentoring and coaching ability.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities in a complex, global, matrixed organization.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Ariba, Concur, or SuccessFactors in an enterprise integration or transformation context.
• Experience supporting SAP RISE or cloud-based SAP deployments, including PCE, private cloud, or hyperscale-hosted environments.
• Exposure to SAP Signavio, LeanIX, or enterprise process modelling tools.
• Experience with S/4HANA migration tools such as DMLT, Readiness Check, Transformation Navigator, or CBMG.
• SAP Certified Application Associate — SAP S/4HANA (any current release or domain).
• SAP Solution Architect Certification.
• SAP Certified Associate — SAP OTC, S/4HANA Finance, or equivalent specialist modules.
• TOGAF Foundation or Practitioner certification.
• SAFe Architect or SAFe Practitioner certification.
• AWS, Azure, or GCP Solutions Architect Associate certification, relevant where SAP runs on cloud infrastructure.
• Equivalent demonstrated expertise may be considered in place of the preferred certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and architect end-to-end SAP solutions across business domains and enterprise-wide programs, including ECC and/or S/4HANA.
• Define solution architectures for the SAP ecosystem, including technical blueprints, integration architectures, cost models, and staffing strategies.
• Design scalable, secure, resilient, maintainable solutions aligned with functional requirements and Wiley’s technology roadmap.
• Assess and recommend SAP deployment options, including ECC, S/4HANA, PCE, RISE with SAP, and BTP extensions.
• Guide build, configure, extend, and integrate decisions to maximize ROI, minimize technical debt, and preserve Clean Core integrity.
• Define non-functional requirements and validate solution scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Develop solution approaches for complex proposals, transformation business cases, and competitive initiatives, and communicate value to executive audiences.
• Use AI, intelligent tooling, and automation to improve solution architecture and delivery effectiveness.
• Champion Clean Core principles and standard SAP capabilities; establish integration and extension patterns using SAP APIs, events, and Integration Suite.
• Oversee SAP module configuration and customization, ensuring changes are governed, documented, and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Promote data consistency and integrity across procurement, finance, reporting, and downstream platforms.
• Maintain expertise in S/4HANA innovations, BTP services, Clean Core, and RISE/GROW offerings, and identify adoption opportunities.
• Support SAP Document and Reporting Compliance requirements for relevant business and financial processes.
• Produce and maintain solution architecture, functional and technical design, interface/API, and data migration documentation.
• Create architecture and process diagrams and maintain architecture decision logs, ensuring documentation is current and useful to delivery teams, auditors, and governance bodies.
• Develop technical specifications and integration plans that clearly connect business requirements to engineering execution.
• Serve as architecture liaison among IT, Finance, Operations, Procurement, and external partners.
• Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and executive stakeholders to assess requests, validate requirements, estimate effort and feasibility, and inform roadmaps and investment decisions.
• Facilitate design workshops, architecture reviews, sprint planning, and transition sessions through implementation, go-live, and stabilization.
• Explain architecture concepts to business audiences and translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Collaborate with SAP partners, system integrators, and advisory teams; provide architectural leadership and governance to vendor delivery teams.
• Represent Wiley’s architecture perspective in relevant external forums and mentor team members on SAP architecture, integration patterns, and best practices.
• Identify and support AI/ML opportunities in SAP processes, including SAP Joule, BTP AI Core, embedded analytics, and third-party integrations.
• Contribute to assessment and piloting of generative AI use cases such as configuration assistance, test automation, intelligent document processing, and predictive operations.
• Support modern integration approaches, including event-driven architecture, API-first design, and SAP Integration Suite; share relevant product developments and adoption ideas.
• Serve as design authority across programs and releases, reviewing and approving designs, integrations, and configuration changes before implementation.
• Participate in Architecture Review Board sessions and assess proposals against architectural standards and strategic fit.
• Identify architectural risks, technical debt, and integration dependencies, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Support SAP security, compliance, and audit obligations, including SOX, GDPR, data retention, and segregation of duties.
• Oversee technical assessments and code reviews and support system testing across delivery phases.
• Lead and manage SAP implementation projects from inception to completion, coordinating cross-functional teams for on-time and on-budget outcomes.
• Support project timeline, budget, and resource management in collaboration with Program and Project Managers.
• Provide training, guidance, and enablement to end users and IT team members on new SAP capabilities and architectural changes.

Benefits

• Meeting-free Friday afternoons, allowing more time for focused work and professional development.
• Employee programs that provide opportunities to foster community, learn, and grow.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Continual learning and internal mobility opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior