Principal Enterprise Architect

Principal Enterprise Architect At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we’ll bring out the best in you. We’re builders touching more than 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to shape what’s next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed. 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 customers, aligning with their enterprise goals. Collaborate with virtual account teams (VAT) as a transformation partner and lead activities such as guiding customers through their cloud journey (with a 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. 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 possible intermediate/transition steps, providing guidance on realizing the identified benefits. Serve as a trusted advisor, ensuring secure, reliable, and flexible cloud environments for mission‑critical processes. What You Bring – Transformation, Architectural & Solution Skills 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 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. Must-Have Requirements 10+ 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. Proficiency in SAP Integration and Extensibility Advisory Methodologies and Clean Core principles. S/4HANA technical or/and SAP S/4HANA application/functional knowledge/experience. Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills (in English) at the senior management and C‑level, both within an IT team and across business functions. 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 featured by LeanIX EAM, SAP Certified Professional‑Enterprise Architect, TOGAF). Additional Information Requisition ID: Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services Expected Travel: 0‑10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: (if any) Employment Details Seniority level: Not Applicable Employment type: Full‑time Job function: Customer Service Industries: Software Development, IT Services and IT Consulting, Business Consulting and Services Equal Employment Opportunity Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, etc.), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements. SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. 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