SAP · 2 days ago
Chief Enterprise Architect - RISE - South - Multiple Locations
Plano, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$243K/yr - $414K/yr
15+ years expSAP is a leading company that helps the world run better by providing innovative solutions across various industries. As a Chief Enterprise Architect, you will develop enterprise architecture models, guide customers through their cloud journey, and act as a transformation partner to drive value realization and solution adoption.
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Responsibilities
Guide customers through their cloud journey (with special focus on adopt and derive), starting with Enterprise archetypes and scaling digitally
Provide enterprise architecture guidance using RISE with SAP methodology and Clean Core principles to ensure that every customer benefits from SAP‘s cloud qualities
Act as the Transformation Partner for the CIO or other CxO, driving architecture effectiveness
Support adoption, identifying and mitigating technical adoption risks
Enhance impact on customer’s business goals by driving value realization through solution adoption and consumption of capabilities
Bundle customer expectations and align business goals in a tangible enterprise level success plan to monitor and validate KPIs & value drivers to enable value-driven business transformation with value framework
Serve as a trusted advisor, ensuring secure, reliable, and flexible cloud environments for mission-critical processes
Through governance, involve and engage relevant stakeholders within and outside the customer organization to enhance value realization, establish a common perspective on customer business goals and value drivers across solution areas to provide customer context to all teams, enhancing customer proximity and experience
Align customers and partners with SAP’s Clean Core strategy, accelerate BTP adoption and promote SAP best practices
Qualification
Required
15+ years in customer experience roles (e.g., Program Manager, Architect), with experience in end-to-end architectural design for hybrid solution landscapes
Extensive knowledge of SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework and Toolset, and experience with BTP components and services such as application development, automation, data and analytics, integration, and AI capabilities
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 and C-levels, both within an IT team and across business functions
Mindset for Strategic Thinking, Continuous Learning, and Business Acumen
Knowledge of on-premise and corresponding SAP cloud solutions
Professional training and certification (e.g., SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework featured by LeanIX EAM, SAP Certified Professional-Enterprise Architect [P_SAPEA_2023], TOGAF)
Experience delivering enterprise business transformation projects and aligning customer priorities with target architecture and roadmap
In-depth knowledge of the SAP Solution Portfolio and Enterprise Architecture Framework (North Star)
Experience in at least one of the industries: O&G, Utilities, Life Sciences, Retail, Manufacturing, Financial Services
Experience with Business Technology Platform components (application development, automation, data and analytics, integration, AI) 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 to enhance business processes
Expertise in SAP Integration and Extensibility Advisory Methodologies
Understanding of SAP's value framework, value drivers and business case creation with e.g. VLM (SAP value lifecycle manager)
Benefits
Great benefits
SAP North America Benefits
Company
SAP
SAP provides enterprise application software to various industries, including consumer, discrete manufacturing, public services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.3BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.
2019-04-24Post Ipo Equity· $1.3B
2015-06-01Grant· $1.37M
1998-08-03IPO
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CEO & Member of the Executive Board
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