Senior/Principal Enterprise Architect

We Help the World Run Better

At SAP, we believe in simplicity: you bring your best to us, and we’ll bring out the best in you. We are builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what’s next. The work is challenging—but it matters. You’ll discover a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your well-being, and truly belong.

What’s in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that is committed to your growth and success.

What You’ll Do

As an Enterprise Architect (f/m/d), you will be responsible for developing and maintaining a comprehensive end-to-end enterprise architecture vision for assigned customers, aligning it with their business strategy and transformation goals. You will act as a trusted transformation partner for executive stakeholders and collaborate closely with account teams to drive value-driven architecture execution.

You will lead and support activities such as:

• Guiding customers through their enterprise and cloud transformation journey, leveraging enterprise archetypes and scalable delivery models.
• Providing enterprise architecture guidance based on SAP's Reference Architecture Framework and Clean Core principles to ensure customers fully benefit from SAP cloud qualities.
• Acting as a strategic advisor for CIOs and other CxO stakeholders, enhancing architecture effectiveness and decision-making.
• Supporting solution adoption by identifying and mitigating architectural and technical risks across hybrid and cloud landscapes.
• Driving value realization through solution adoption, capability consumption, and measurable KPIs aligned with customer business outcomes.
• Consolidating customer expectations and business goals into a tangible enterprise-level success plan, tracking value drivers and KPIs using SAP's value framework.
• Establishing effective architecture governance, engaging stakeholders across customer, partner, and SAP teams to ensure alignment on business goals and architectural standards.
• Aligning customers and partners with SAP's Clean Core strategy, accelerating BTP adoption, and promoting SAP architectural best practices.

What You Bring

Experience delivering enterprise-wide business transformation initiatives, aligning business strategy with target architecture and multi-year roadmaps.

Strong knowledge of SAP's solution portfolio and the SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework, covering business, application, integration, data, and technology architecture.

Experience with SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP S/4HANA landscapes.

Solid understanding of SAP cloud strategy and Clean Core principles, with familiarity using SAP LeanIX, SAP Signavio, SAP Cloud ALM, or similar tools.

Knowledge of SAP Business AI roadmap and the ability to identify relevant use cases.

Experience with integration and extensibility concepts and advisory methodologies within SAP environments.

Familiarity with SAP's value framework, including value drivers and business case creation.

Must-Have Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, IT architecture, or related customer-facing roles, with responsibility for end-to-end architectural design in complex hybrid landscapes.
• Strong knowledge of the SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework, SAP architecture toolchain, and BTP services.
• Proficiency in Clean Core principles, integration, and extensibility best practices.
• Technical and/or functional experience with SAP S/4HANA solutions.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills in English and German.
• Mindset for strategic thinking, continuous learning, and strong business acumen.

Nice-to-Have Requirements

• Relevant certifications such as SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework (LeanIX), SAP Certified Professional - Enterprise Architect, TOGAF, or comparable credentials.

Bring Out Your Best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide collaborate more effectively and utilize business insights more efficiently. Originally renowned for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved into a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for databases, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management.

As a cloud company with two hundred million users and over one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a strong commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we ensure that every challenge receives the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can truly bring out your best.

We Win with Inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models ensure that everyone, regardless of background, feels included and can perform at their best. We invest in our employees to inspire confidence and enable everyone to realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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