Senior Services Architecture Specialist - F/M

Position Overview:This position is based in France and forms part of a Global Hiring campaign. If you are outside of France, please apply to your local opportunity. There is no Mobility available for this position.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:Develop a comprehensive enterprise architecture model for our customers aligning with their enterprise goals.Collaborate with virtual account teams (VAT) as a transformation partner.Guide customers through their cloud journey, focusing on adoption and scaling digitally.Provide enterprise architecture guidance using RISE with SAP methodology and Clean Core principles.Act as the Transformation Partner for the CIO or other CxO, driving architecture effectiveness.Support adoption by identifying and mitigating technical adoption risks.Align customers and partners with SAP’s Clean Core strategy, accelerate BTP adoption, and promote SAP best practices.Provide customer context to all teams, enhancing customer proximity and experience.Articulate the value of the designed target architecture and provide guidance on the realization of the identified benefits.Serve as a trusted advisor, ensuring secure, reliable, and flexible cloud environments for mission-critical processes.What You Bring: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 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.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.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 level.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, SAP Certified Professional-Enterprise Architect, TOGAF).Additional Information:SAP is not offering international relocation benefits for this role at this time.#ICC24Bring out your best: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. SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.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: 394926 | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid. #J-18808-Ljbffr