As part of Hapag-Lloyd's SAP Team, you will be responsible for the entire SAP system landscape as well as all connected platforms across the enterprise. You ensure stable, secure and high‑performing operations while driving the evolution of our application ecosystem toward a modern, cloud‑based architecture. As a key architect of our digital transformation project fast4ward a S/4HANA greenfield implementation project, you leverage technologies such as SAP BTP, SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), and innovative integration and automation approaches to modernize, harmonize, and futureproof our environment.
As a strong communicator and leader, you collaborate closely with colleagues from our Infrastructure teams, process owners, external partners and colleagues around the globe. Through your expertise and vision, you ensure that our SAP and cloud platforms evolve into a robust, future‑ready ecosystem that supports data‑driven decision making and accelerates innovation across the organization.
Responsibilities- Provide functional and disciplinary leadership for the SAP Basis and SAP BW
- Ensure stable and efficient operations of the entire SAP system landscape (ECC, S/4HANA, BW, Solution Manager, SAC, BTP, Datasphere, BDC, etc.)
- Own and evolve the SAP BW architecture, including strategic development and operational governance
- Manage external service providers across hosting, managed services, and project delivery
- Plan and supervise system upgrades, patches, release changes, and system copies
- Ensure platform performance, system security, proactive monitoring, and compliance with internal and external standards
- Drive close collaboration with Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, and Application teams
Advise and support executive management on technology strategies and platform decisions while o
verseeing budget planning and capacity management within the SAP platform domain
- Continuously modernize and optimize the SAP platform, including cloud adoption, automation, and technical innovation
- Several years of experience in the SAP Basis environment – ideally within complex, international system landscapes
- Good knowledge of SAP BW (architecture, operations, data process design)
- Experience as a team lead or in a senior role with leadership responsibility
- Solid expertise in the following areas:
- System architectures (ERP, BW, PI/PO, S/4HANA, BTP)
- SAP Datasphere and SAP BDC
- SAP Security & Authorizations
- Transport management, monitoring, and performance analysis
- Database technologies (HANA)
- Strong experience in working with and managing external service providers
- Experience with SAP RISE contract and operations is an advantage
- Passionate about running high performance systems
- Strong communication skills combined with a hands‑on mentality
- Excellent English and good German language skills
Our global network spans 140 countries, 400 offices, and a growing portfolio of terminal and infrastructure investments. This scale enables us to deliver consistent, high‑quality service across continents and to support our customers in even the most complex supply chains.
When you join us, you become part of more than 18,000 colleagues working across borders, functions, and cultures, to not only to deliver quality for our customers, but to create innovation and opportunities across roles, regions, and perspectives.
We believe that every exploration is a chance to grow, and every port is a place to belong.
- Exciting challenges, real responsibility, and the opportunity to make your own ideas visible in a wide range of projects
- Individual development through our Hapag-Lloyd LEARNING CAMPUS, international perspectives, and mentoring programs that genuinely advance your career
- Attractive compensation (13 monthly salaries + vacation pay) as well as strong social benefits in a financially stable company
- At least 28 days of vacation, flexible working hours, capital forming benefits, and a future oriented pension plan (MYPENSION)
- A modern hybrid work model (3 days office / 2 days remote) and a workplace in a prime downtown location at Ballindamm
- Mobility benefits such as subsidies for public transportation, as well as bicycle leasing via JobRad
- Comprehensive health and sports offerings (e.g., yoga, sailing, company doctor) plus EGYM Wellpass
- A company restaurant with freshly prepared meals every day and a coffee bar with a wide selection
Skills Required
- Several years of experience in SAP Basis within complex, international landscapes
- Good knowledge of SAP BW architecture, operations, and data process design
- Experience as a team lead or in a senior role with leadership responsibility
- Experience with system architectures: ERP, BW, PI/PO, S/4HANA, BTP
- Experience with SAP Datasphere and SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC)
- Expertise in SAP Security & Authorizations
- Experience in transport management, monitoring, and performance analysis
- Knowledge of HANA database technologies
- Strong experience working with and managing external service providers
- Strong communication skills and a hands-on mentality
- Excellent English and good German language skills
- Experience with SAP RISE contract and operations
What We Do
With a fleet of 280 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.1 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 13,700 employees and 400 offices in 140 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 3.1 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 114 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports on all the continents. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has equity stakes in 20 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India, and North Africa. Around 2,900 employees are assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations in addition to the terminal activities.
