At e.l.f. Beauty, we are seeking a Senior Manager of Enterprise Application Engineering to lead the evolution of how we build, extend, and operate our back-office technology landscape.
This role begins with deep ownership of SAP S/4HANA development and engineering practices but is intentionally designed to expand across our broader enterprise application ecosystem, including SaaS platforms such as Coupa, Salesforce, and other core business systems.
You will define and enforce modern engineering standards—grounded in Clean Core principles, SAP BTP extensibility, and DevOps practices—while bringing consistency, clarity, and scalability to development across the enterprise.
This is not a traditional SAP development manager role. This is a leadership position responsible for shaping how engineering is done across our back-office platforms—balancing speed, governance, and innovation at “e.l.f. speed.”
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a hybrid team of internal engineers and external partners, setting clear expectations for delivery, quality, and accountability.
- Establish what “great” looks like for enterprise application engineering across SAP and SaaS platforms.
- Drive a culture of ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement.
- Own SAP S/4HANA development across enhancements, integrations, and upgrade activities.
- Review and approve technical designs, code, and architecture to ensure alignment with Clean Core and SAP best practices.
- Act as the technical authority for ABAP (RAP), CDS, Fiori/UI5, and BTP-based extensions.
- Champion and enforce a Clean Core strategy, minimizing custom code and shifting extensions to SAP BTP and side-by-side architectures.
- Identify and execute opportunities to retire legacy customizations in favor of standard or modern solutions.
- Partner with Architecture Review Board (ARB) to govern extension patterns and technical decisions.
- Define and implement consistent engineering standards across SAP and adjacent SaaS platforms (e.g., Coupa, Salesforce).
- Establish shared patterns for:
- Development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Testing (unit, integration, E2E)
- Documentation and design artifacts
- Bring structure and clarity to how development is executed across back-office systems.
- Own and mature DevOps practices across enterprise applications, including:
- CI/CD pipelines
- Automated testing strategies
- Environment management (N, N+1, dual development)
- Release orchestration across SAP and SaaS platforms
- Lead CAB and release governance processes to ensure stable, compliant deployments.
- Oversee technical integration patterns across SAP and enterprise platforms (CPI, APIs, event-based integrations).
- Ensure resilience, monitoring, and data integrity across end-to-end processes.
- Partner with Data & Integration teams to align on architecture and standards.
- Evaluate and pilot new SAP and enterprise technologies, including:
- SAP Build and BTP services
- Joule and AI-driven capabilities
- Automation and intelligent workflows
- Identify practical, business-driven use cases for innovation—not just experimentation.
- Govern technical delivery quality from AMS and SI partners.
- Ensure effective resource utilization, knowledge transfer, and long-term capability building.
- Hold partners accountable to both delivery outcomes and engineering standards.
- Communicate technical strategy, risks, and progress clearly to leadership and stakeholders.
- Translate complex engineering topics into actionable business insights.
Vendor & AMS Governance
Communication & Executive Alignment
Integration & Cross-System Engineering
Innovation & Emerging Technology
DevOps & Release Management
Engineering Leadership & Team Management
SAP Engineering Ownership (Foundation)
Clean Core & Modernization
Enterprise Engineering Standards (SAP → SaaS Expansion)
Requirements:
- 15+ years of SAP development experience, with 3–5+ years in a leadership or architectural role.
- Deep expertise in S/4HANA and modern SAP development:
- ABAP RAP, CDS, Fiori/UI5
- SAP BTP (extensions, BAS, services)
- Strong understanding of Clean Core principles and upgrade-safe architecture.
- Experience with SAP Integration Suite (CPI) and enterprise integration patterns.
- Proven ability to lead development teams across global and vendor models.
- Experience establishing or scaling DevOps practices (CI/CD, testing, release mgmt).
- Ability to operate across both SAP and SaaS ecosystems, with a systems-thinking mindset.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders.
Nice-to-Have:
- Experience in post-go-live SAP AMS environments and optimization phases.
- Exposure to enterprise SaaS platforms (Coupa, Salesforce, etc.).
- Familiarity with testing tools (e.g., Tricentis) and enterprise monitoring frameworks.
- Background in data platforms or analytics (SAC, Datasphere, Snowflake).
Shift Time:
3.30 PM to 12.30 AM IST, extendable as per job requirements.
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What We Do
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Celebrating the beauty of every eye, lip and face is fundamental to our DNA. It’s in our name and inspires us as a company. We are committed to creating a culture internally – and in the world around us – where all individuals are encouraged to express their truest selves, are empowered to succeed and where we do the right thing for people, the planet and animals. Our deep commitment to inclusive, accessible, cruelty-free beauty has fueled the success of the e.l.f. Cosmetics brand online and at retail since 2004. With the 2020 acquisition of the pioneering clean-beauty brand W3LL People, and the new lifestyle beauty brand Keys Soulcare created with Alicia Keys, we continue to strategically expand our portfolio with brands that support our purpose and values. Our brands are widely available online, and at leading beauty, mass-market, and natural specialty retailers.
