Architecture Advisor

SAP SE; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company in Dubai is looking for a Customer Advisory Architecture Advisor to bridge the gap between customer strategies and SAP solutions. This role involves crafting business architectures and transformation roadmaps while acting as a trusted advisor to customers. The ideal candidate will possess considerable IT architecture experience, strong knowledge of cloud solutions, and leadership capabilities. Applicants should hold a Bachelor's degree, ideally with an MBA. This position offers opportunities for growth and development within a dedicated team.

Benefits

Constant learning opportunities

Skill growth

Great benefits

Qualifications

• Considerable experience as an IT or Enterprise Architecture Advisor, demonstrating successful outcomes.
• Deep knowledge of Cloud, SaaS/PaaS models, and business networks.
• Proven leadership and project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Craft the business and solution architectures for customer cloud adoption.
• Drive the customer transformation roadmap at the enterprise level.
• Support the assessment of current solutions for faster adoption.

Skills

IT Architecture Experience

Cloud Knowledge

Leadership Experience

Project Management

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or equivalent

Tools

EAM tools

TOGAF certification

Job description

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're 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 find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

What you'll do:

The Customer Advisory Architecture Advisor (AA) works closely with SAP’s Sales organization and the Partner ecosystem to define the account strategy. AAs are responsible for bridging the gap between the customer’s business strategy and relevant solutions through crafting the to‑be business and solution architectures and designing a transformation roadmap at the enterprise level to facilitate the customer’s adoption of Cloud‑based architectures. They are trusted advisors for the customer to achieve their desired to‑be SAP‑based Enterprise Architecture.

As an Architecture Advisor (AA), you will focus on the following key areas:

• Support the assessment of current customer solutions from SAP and potential areas of opportunity for faster solution adoption & consumption, as well as footprint expansion.
• Engage with customers to support sales cycles throughout the Customer Value Journey as an integral member of the SAP account team.
• Drive business and IT architecture definitions to ensure consistency, cooperation, and alignment with SAP organizations, the customer, and partners.
• Provide a linkage from the customer to SAP product development leadership.

Creating an SAP Architecture Vision for the Customer

• Support building customer demand through appropriate thought leadership positioning.
• Understand customer’s business process map and business model with industry reference architecture focus.
• Understand customer’s current enterprise landscape and future needs.
• Drive the positioning of standard cloud architectures (plug & play) leveraging standard cloud solutions.

Building Key Customer Architecture Deliverables: Business & Solution Architecture, Target State, Transformation Roadmap

• Drive business architecture and capability mapping to solution design.
• Ensure IT feasibility of the business capabilities mapping to SAP solution architecture.
• Support customer cloud transformation roadmap definition (business and application focus).
• Drive customer cloud/hybrid transformation roadmap definition (standard cloud application and technology focus).

Being a Trusted Architecture Advisor for the Customer

• Align living roadmap with current adoption/solution consumption.
• Support living roadmap governance & adaptation based on evolution of customer needs and SAP solutions.
• Drive solution expansion by highlighting value & linkages to the broader SAP Portfolio.

What you bring:

• Considerable experience with software/IT organizations as an IT Architecture or Enterprise Architecture Advisor and/or specific expertise with software solutions through Solution Management, Sales, Presales, Adoption/Consumption, Consulting or Business Development, demonstrating successful outcomes over multiple years.
• Represent SAP as the trusted advisor within SAP and/or the market.
• Deep knowledge of Cloud, Hosted Services, SaaS/PaaS models and Cloud-based commerce/ business networks.
• Proven professional networks in the market to drive pipeline and revenue growth for SAP.
• Proven track record of success in the selected industry area, if required.
• Proven leadership and project management experience.
• Proven experience of driving tangible outcomes in Enterprise Architecture for customers.
• Fluency in English; any other language is an asset.
• Education: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) required, MBA or equivalent degree required from accredited university preferred.
• TOGAF or SAPIEA-10 certifications and Experience in using EAM tools is an added value for candidates.

Meet your team:

At the core of our mission, the Architecture Advisor team is dedicated to guiding our customers through their cloud business transformation journey. Our experts work collaboratively to deliver tailored, consistent value to every customer, ensuring they achieve the best results from their cloud investments.

We are passionate about enhancing the end‑to‑end customer experience. By focusing on improving the adoption and consumption of SAP’s products and services, we help customers unlock the full potential of their technology solutions.

What sets our team apart is our deep understanding of each customer’s unique industry landscape. By speaking our customers' language, we build stronger foundations of trust and credibility. This allows us to engage with them in more meaningful ways, addressing industry‑specific needs, challenges, and opportunities. The better we understand our customers, the easier it becomes to foster lasting relationships that drive real business transformation.

Whether helping customers overcome obstacles or identifying new growth avenues, the Architecture Advisor team is committed to delivering value every step of the way.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.