SAP S4 Public Cloud Functional Solution Architect

VistaVu Solutions; Toronto; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Health and Wellness spending account

Bonus program

Comprehensive benefit program

Job summary

A technology solutions company in Toronto is seeking a seasoned SAP S/4 Solution Architect. The role involves designing and delivering ERP solutions that align with client business goals, using standard features and best practices of SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Candidates should have extensive experience in ERP implementations, particularly with SAP platforms, and must excel in strategic planning, requirement gathering, and client engagement. The expected compensation ranges from $180K to $210K CAD.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of ERP implementation experience with strong emphasis on SAP platforms.
• 2–3+ years of hands‑on SAP S/4HANA Cloud (Public Edition) experience.
• Demonstrated success leading multiple full lifecycle ERP projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall solution architecture and design for SAP S/4HANA Cloud projects.
• Facilitate fit-to-standard workshops to assess process alignment.
• Define integration strategies and ERP architecture.

Skills

ERP implementation experience

SAP S/4HANA Cloud experience

Requirement gathering skills

Client engagement abilities

Strategic planning skills

Education

Relevant SAP certifications

Tools

SAP Integration Suite

Job description

VistaVu Solutions is an employee‑owned tech company on a high growth curve. We deliver full lifecycle ERP implementations, transformation projects, and responsive support through our partnerships with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Business One, SAP Business ByDesign, Boomi, and Amazon Web Services to mid‑market companies in a broad range of industries primarily within the United States and Canada.

It’s our people that make VistaVu unique and different from other technology solution providers. We are intelligent, caring, driven and committed to the vision. We advocate for our customers and earn their trust by understanding their business, using proven processes to serve their needs, and delivering a high return on investment.

Our Core Values

• Results: You want to work in a company based on meritocracy where your results determine your trajectory.
• Trust: When your manager gives you something you use your critical thinking and proactive mindset to get it done well.
• User Experience: You appreciate what good customer experience looks like and are driven to consistently go above and beyond for the customer.
• Embrace Change: You thrive within a dynamic and evolving organization.
• Growth: You are consistently investing into and upgrading your skills and experiences.
• Gratitude: You want to feel appreciated and you look to say thank you loudly and often to others on the team.

The Opportunity

VistaVu is seeking a seasoned Consultant to join our dynamic S/4HANA Cloud Public Team as an SAP S/4 Solution Architect. The Solution Architect designs and delivers ERP solutions that align with client business goals, primarily by mapping processes to SAP S/4HANA Cloud (public edition) using standard features and best practices. This role minimizes customizations, resulting in simpler, more maintainable systems. Acting as a link between business needs and technical implementation, the architect guides configuration and necessary extensions, defines the overall solution blueprint, and ensures integration across all functions like Finance, Procurement, and Sales. Throughout the project lifecycle, the architect oversees and leads the project team through design, build, testing, and deployment to ensure the system meets requirements, follows SAP standards, and supports long‑term client success.

Expected compensation: $180K–210K base CAD

Vacancy status: This is an active search for an existing vacancy

How do you know you are a fit?

• You thrive in a collaborative environment.
• You are a team player.
• You are self‑motivated and results driven.
• You have strong requirement gathering skills.
• You have strong strategic planning and time‑management skills.
• You have strong client engagement abilities.

What will you be doing?

• Lead overall solution architecture and design for SAP S/4HANA Cloud (Public Edition) projects, ensuring business requirements and integration needs are fully addressed.

Fit to Standard Leadership

• Facilitate and lead fit‑to‑standard workshops to assess process alignment, identify gaps, and recommend standard or extensible solutions.

Solution Documentation

• Translate business requirements into clear solution designs, configuration documents, and technical specifications, and obtain stakeholder approvals.

Integration & Architecture Planning

• Define integration strategies, data migration approaches system extensions, user access models, and the overarching ERP architecture.

Project Governance & Team Leadership

• Provide guidance to project teams, resolve design issues, maintain scope discipline, and enforce architectural governance throughout delivery.

SAP Best Practices Compliance

• Ensure adherence to SAP best practices and promote clean core, upgradable solutions using standard configuration and BTP‑based extensions.

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Oversee testing cycles to validate end‑to‑end process coverage, troubleshoot defects, and ensure solution consistency.

Cutover & Go Live Readiness

• Coordinate cutover planning, readiness checks, and provide strong post‑go‑live support to stabilize the solution.

Client Engagement & Pre‑Sales Support

• Act as a trusted client advisor, maintain ongoing communication.

What experience do you need?

ERP & SAP Implementation Background

• 5–8+ years of ERP implementation experience, with strong emphasis on SAP platforms.
• Minimum 2–3+ years of hands‑on SAP S/4HANA Cloud (Public Edition) experience, including quarterly release management and fit‑to‑standard delivery practices.

Full Lifecycle Project Delivery

• Demonstrated success leading or contributing significantly to multiple full lifecycle ERP projects, from planning through post‑go‑live.
• Served as primary solution designer for 2–3 SAP S/4HANA Cloud or SAP Business ByDesign implementations, showing the ability to own solution design across all phases.

Cross‑Functional & Integration Exposure

• Broad experience across multiple functional domains (e.g., Professional Services, Manufacturing, Distribution).
• Strong background in system integrations—SAP‑to‑CRM, e‑commerce, legacy systems—or middleware such as SAP Integration Suite.

Leadership in Solution Design & Delivery

• Proven experience guiding solution decisions in roles such as lead consultant, solution lead, or architect.
• Comfortable collaborating with business leads, project managers, and technical teams to align requirements, timelines, and development.

Consulting & Multi‑Country Deployment Experience

• Background in a consulting or systems integrator environment, accustomed to fast‑paced delivery and client‑facing work.
• Experience with global or multi‑country rollouts (e.g., localizations, multi‑currency, distributed teams) is a strong plus.

Industry & Domain Expertise

• Practical experience in sectors common to mid‑market ERP such as manufacturing, distribution, or professional services.
• Ability to reuse industry patterns—e.g., project systems/time & billing, production/inventory flows—to shape scalable SAP Cloud ERP solutions.

SAP Cloud ERP Expertise

• Deep knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Cloud (Public Edition) across multiple functional modules (Finance, Procurement, Sales, Manufacturing).
• Understanding of system capabilities, limitations, and configuration approaches.

SAP Activate & Cloud Implementation Skills

• Strong grasp of the SAP Activate methodology, especially Explore (fit‑to‑standard), Realize, and Deploy phases.
• Familiarity with quarterly release cycles, cloud update planning, and clean core design principles.

Professional Certifications

• Relevant SAP certifications (e.g., SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition certifications).

Documentation & Communication Proficiency

• Ability to produce clear, high‑quality architectural documentation including solution designs, blueprints, and technical specs.
• Strong verbal communication skills, capable of explaining complex concepts to both business and technical audiences.

Business Process Acumen

• Broad understanding of end‑to‑end business processes (finance, supply chain, order to cash, procure to pay, etc.).
• Ability to connect cross‑functional processes and collaborate with specialized consultants.

What’s in it for you?

• Influence the financial management, structure, and direction of our rapidly growing mid‑market business.
• Competitive remuneration
• Flexible Health and Wellness spending account.
• Bonus program.
• STD, LTD, Life and Critical Illness benefit program.
• Work with great people in an environment where we live our core values.
• Growth as we provide you challenges and opportunities to advance your career development and training.

At VistaVu Solutions, we are committed to an inclusive and equitable workforce that values, represents and supports the communities in which we work and live. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences and are committed to maintaining a respectful work environment that also supports the diverse needs of our employees. We encourage applications from all individuals including those who are Indigenous, members of visible minority groups, of varied abilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression, as well as with any other dimension of diversity.

VistaVu will make reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants who would require accommodation in applying for this role or throughout our hiring process unless undue hardship would result. Any applicant who requires accommodation should contact VistaVu's hiring team at [e-mail]. The applicant should advise VistaVu what accommodations they need to participate in the process.