Coe North Star Architect

**We help the world run better**

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

**PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES**

SAP Customer Services & Delivery is a global organization supporting the world’s largest companies running SAP solutions. With our highly motivated employees worldwide we offer comprehensive services for every aspect of customers’ software implementation and operation.

Our methodology is to engage proactively with our customers and to live a long-term engagement build on trust and respect. Our work is based on a holistic understanding of our customers’ business and a strong relationship to jointly improve IT & business operations and safeguard their implementation projects. As every customer is unique, we provide an individual high-quality support to them based on a value-based delivery approach.

**EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS**

The CoE North Star Architecture team focuses on the top Premium Engagement customers providing strategic advisory on Enterprise Architecture, Business Transformation Roadmaps, Implementation strategies, Clean Core, Technical Architecture and guidance during all Software Development Lifecycle phases.

As an CoE North Star Architect your area of responsibility will involve the following:
Implement strategies for Software Lifecycle management according to customer strategies, using standard SAP Tools for Both On-Premise & Cloud solutions.

Build solid roadmaps and implementation strategies taking into account business organization and customer main objectives.

Propose and design architecture for complex landscapes including multiple non-SAP and SAP installations, products and solutions

Lead consultant and architect teams to design and build final and intermediate architectures, businesses processes an integration strategies during different project phases.

As part of a global team, you will be working closely with SAP Development, SAP Support Centres, SAP Consulting and Business Transformation areas. Business travel will be an essential part of this role.

**EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS/ SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES**

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Science or Information Technology.

Ability to analyze complex problem situations and to develop solution approaches.

Excellent communication skills.

Good analytical skills.

Ability to work independently and take ownership of assigned tasks.

Interested in working with an international team.

Fluency in both English and Spanish.

Portuguese is desirable but not mandatory.

**WORK EXPERIENCE**
- Solid experience on ECC and S/4HANA implementations, knowledge on different project methodologies, experience with Agile methodology is highly desirable.
- Experience in least one S4HANA implementations as consultant, lead or architect, on premise or cloud;
- Knowledge in one or more of the following solutions (Finance area): S/4HANA Finance (Finance and or Controlling), Central Finance, Group Reporting. Experience with consolidation and tools for reconciliation is highly desirable.
- Knowledge on concept of Master Data Governance: Master data objects (business partners, customers, vendors, financial objects) as well as key mapping concept;
- Knowledge in one or more of the following solutions (Procurement and Order to Cash area): S/4HANA Order to Cash, S4HANA Procure to Pay, ARIBA.
- Knowledge in one or more of the following solutions (Logistics area): Transportation Management, Extended Warehouse Management, Business Network for Logistics
- Basic Knowledge in one or more of the following solutions (Manufacturing): Integrated Business Planning, PP-DS, SNP, DP.
- Knowledge of S/4HANA simplification list, SAP products roadmaps and solutions or products that are part of compatibility scope (eg APO, LES-TRA, WM)
- Knowledge on Signavio and LeanIX is a plus

**Bring out your best**

**We win with inclusion**

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

**EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability**:
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religio