Your responsibilities:

• Technical Governance: Establish and enforce technical design standards, guidelines, and best practices for the SAP Finance implementation.
• Architectural Review: Review and approve key technical design decisions, ensuring alignment with the overall enterprise architecture and project goals.
• Issue Resolution: Provide expert technical guidance and support in resolving complex technical challenges and roadblocks.
• Strategic Alignment: Ensure the SAP Finance solution aligns with the company's long-term IT strategy and roadmap.
• Technology Roadmap: Contribute to the development of the technology roadmap for the SAP Finance environment.
• Risk Assessment: Identify and assess potential technical risks associated with the chosen solutions and propose mitigation strategies.
• Innovation and Best Practices: Stay abreast of the latest SAP technologies and industry best practices, and advocate for their adoption where appropriate.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate closely with solution architects, project managers, and other technical teams to ensure a cohesive and well-integrated solution.
• Knowledge Sharing: Mentor and guide technical team members on SAP best practices and architectural principles.
• Decision Making: Make authoritative technical decisions on critical design aspects, balancing technical feasibility with business requirements.

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. A Master's degree is preferred.
• Extensive and deep technical expertise (10+ years) in SAP technologies, with a strong focus on SAP Finance modules and related integration technologies.
• Proven experience in a senior technical leadership role, such as Lead Architect or Tech Design Authority, on large-scale SAP implementation projects.
• Comprehensive understanding of enterprise architecture principles, frameworks, and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound technical decisions with significant impact.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills.
• Exceptional communication, influencing, and negotiation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with both technical and executive stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of security, performance, and scalability considerations for SAP systems.
• Experience with various SAP deployment models (on-premises, cloud, hybrid).
• SAP certifications in relevant areas are highly desirable.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices is a plus.