The Role
Lead enterprise architecture for a multi-entity SAP S/4HANA RISE transformation: enforce Clean Core and BTP extensions, govern SI deliverables, run fit-to-standard workshops, drive business process re-engineering, own global data harmonization and MDM, oversee ChainSys migration pipelines and PDPL compliance, and define analytics strategy via CDS views, SAP Datasphere, Power BI and Qlik Sense while preserving historical data.
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SAP Enterprise Architect –
S/4HANA RISE Transformation
Role Summary
We are seeking an accomplished, client-side SAP Enterprise Architect with 12 to
15+ years of progressive enterprise architecture experience to own the architecture
blueprint, lead the technical governance, and provide objective third-party oversight
of the System Integrator deliverables. This senior strategic leader will bridge
business capabilities with technology architecture, champion the fit-to-standard
paradigm, and eliminate unnecessary technical debt.
Key Responsibilities
1. Architectural Governance & Clean Core Enforcement
● Lead enterprise architecture strategy, solution blueprinting, and
transient-state planning for the multi-entity SAP S/4HANA RISE transition.
● Enforce strict "Clean Core" principles, ensuring that extensions and custom
integrations are built side by side using the SAP Business Technology Platform
(BTP).
● Establish design principles and chair the architectural evaluation process to
eliminate legacy technical debt and custom-heavy RICEFW overhead.
● Oversee System Integrator deliverables, ensuring design quality, scope
containment, and adherence to baseline fixed-bid specifications.
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2. Business Process Re-engineering & Fit-to-Standard
Validation
● Facilitate Fit-to-Standard validation workshops with business leaders, stream
leads, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
● Guide cross-functional business groups (Manufacturing, Logistics, Projects,
and Trading) toward adopting SAP Best Practices over legacy customizations.
● Decompose complex business requirements into standard end-to-end
workflows with unified approvals, localized compliance, and strict exception
handling.
3. Data Harmonization, Quality & Migration Governance
● Define and lead the global enterprise data harmonization strategy across all
business units.
● Govern centralized Master Data Management (MDM) across core domains,
including Business Partners, Materials, and a global, standardized Chart of
Accounts (CoA).
● Oversee the data migration pipeline (utilizing ChainSys automated platforms)
across progressive validation, mapping, pre-load cleansing, and mock cut over cycles.
● Enforce data sovereignty, the localized UAE Personal Data Protection Law
(PDPL), and strict validation constraints before production cutovers.
4. Enterprise Analytics & Reporting Strategy
● Define the overarching enterprise analytics framework to ensure real-time
operational insights via S/4HANA Embedded Analytics (CDS views).
● Orchestrate the unified reporting semantic layer via SAP Data sphere, feeding
into the client-controlled visualization tier (Microsoft Power BI and Qlik Sense).
● Collaborate on historical data retention strategies to harmonize 17 years of legacy database capital within the target data warehouse topology without impacting core ERP performance.
● Collaborate on historical data retention strategies to harmonize 17 years of legacy database capital within the target data warehouse topology without impacting core ERP performance.
Requirements
Experience & Qualifications
● Total Experience: 12–15+ years of progressive IT delivery, solution
architecture, and strategic digital core leadership.
● SAP Transformation Mastery: Minimum 6+ years of hands-on client-side
architecture leadership inside large-scale SAP S/4HANA implementation
programs.
● Migration Track Record: Direct, proven experience navigating complex
migrations from Oracle EBS (or similar legacy ERPs) to SAP S/4HANA cloud
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landscapes.
● Education: Bachelor’s degree in a technical/scientific discipline; an Executive
MBA or advanced management qualification is highly preferred.
● International Certifications: Highly preferred (e.g., SAP Certified – SAP
S/4HANA, TOGAF 9 Certification, PMP or PRINCE2, and relevant Cloud
Architecture certifications).
Skills Required
- 12-15+ years progressive IT delivery, solution architecture, and digital core leadership
- Minimum 6+ years client-side architecture leadership on large-scale SAP S/4HANA implementations
- Proven experience migrating from Oracle EBS (or similar legacy ERP) to SAP S/4HANA cloud
- Bachelor's degree in a technical or scientific discipline
- Experience enforcing Clean Core principles and designing side-by-side extensions on SAP BTP
- Experience with ChainSys automated data migration platforms and migration pipeline governance
- Hands-on experience with Master Data Management (MDM) and global data harmonization (Business Partners, Materials, CoA)
- Experience with S/4HANA Embedded Analytics (CDS views) and SAP Datasphere implementation/semantic layer design
- Experience integrating reporting into Microsoft Power BI and Qlik Sense visualization tiers
- Knowledge of data sovereignty and compliance (e.g., UAE PDPL) and validation constraints for cutovers
- Executive MBA or advanced management qualification
- International certifications (highly preferred): SAP S/4HANA certification, TOGAF 9, PMP or PRINCE2, cloud architecture certifications
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The Company
What We Do
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