Description

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end architecture oversight for SAP BTP, SAP ECC, integrations, security, and data flows; challenge solution design and articulate customization, design choices, and architectural tradeoffs.
• Provide independent technical assurance and vendor oversight; validate delivery plans, estimates, milestones, staffing, resource quality, dependencies, and adherence to contracted scope.
• Coordinate with SAP, BTP, Basis, Security, Integration, Infrastructure, and Enterprise Architecture teams to identify gaps and secure independent validation and technical checks on delivery.
• Lead independent review of architecture, functional and technical specifications, non-functional requirements, interfaces, mapping sheets, and technical deliverables; partner with platform teams to assess compliance and recommend acceptance to designated approvers.
• Work across Product, Business, Engineering, and PMO functions to resolve technical interdependencies in vendor onboarding, business process management, article management, and cost management without assuming day-to-day functional ownership.
• Identify and challenge technical, integration, vendor, and delivery risks; validate mitigation plans and escalate material blockers to appropriate governance bodies.
• Provide oversight during SIT, UAT, cutover, go-live, and hypercare phases; validate security posture, production readiness, critical defects, knowledge transfer, and supportability.
• Distinguish scope clarifications from new capabilities in change requests and advise stakeholders accordingly.
• Manage escalations and provide executive-level stakeholder engagement as needed.

Qualifications

• Required
  • Experience with SAP BTP and SAP ECC integration
  • Extensive Master Data Management experience
  • Enterprise architecture background
  • Systems integrator and vendor governance experience
  • Executive stakeholder management experience
  • Demonstrated ability to independently challenge a system integrator, coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams, and drive accountability without assuming day-to-day project management responsibilities
  • Master Data and Merchandising domain experience

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree