Senior Technical Service Manager, Enterprise Cloud Services, Vancouver

SAP SE; Vancouver; Remote; CAD 92,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud company seeks a Technical Service Manager in Vancouver to deliver high-quality service to large customers. Role focuses on cloud service delivery, requiring strong technical and project management skills. The ideal candidate has experience with SAP technologies and customer engagement, and is able to navigate complex technical discussions. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Flexible working models

Health and well-being initiatives

Opportunities for personal development

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with SAP Basis administrative duties required.
• 8+ years of customer-facing SAP Technical Consulting experience.
• Good understanding of capabilities of at least one Hyperscale Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Primary contact for the customer regarding cloud service delivery discussions.
• Conduct technical reviews to measure progress against defined Cloud architecture.
• Support the migration roadmap together with partners and system integrators.

Skills

Technical project management

Customer-facing experience

Presentation skills

Relationship building

Cloud architecture understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Management

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

AWS

MS Azure

GCP

Job description

THE ROLE

As Technical Service Manager (TSM), we are looking for an accomplished Senior SAP Technical Consultant in delivering high-quality results consistently. As a key member of ECS, you will be contributing to SAP's Global strategy of helping customers with adoption of SAP S/4HANA on their path to the Intelligent Enterprise.

Technical Service Manager (TSM) acts as a trusted technical & Delivery advisor in the safeguarding and optimization of customer investments into SAP ECS. TSM owns the customer landscape and advise on critical and complex landscape changes during life cycle management. TSM will work as a team with ECS internal service delivery to serve and delight our customers, by providing quality services throughout their entire lifecycle.

This is a customer-facing role focused on Large & Strategic Customers where you will be part of the Enterprise Cloud Services delivery organization.

Following are the key tasks that this role will perform:

• Primary contact for the customer regarding technology and cloud service delivery discussions.
• Run regular cadence with stakeholders at customer and manage expectations with regards to service delivery. Act as first escalation point.
• Own the technical discussions with the customer and act as the orchestrator of experts to obtain expertise from the SAP delivery organization as required.
• Ownership & detailed understanding of the customer landscape managed within ECS & understand interdependencies between systems (both within ECS and beyond).
• Support the Account team and the TechOps teams for execution of the service delivery plan and calendar.
• Analyze customer technical requirements and organize / co-ordinate experts from ECS Delivery team and drive those topics to resolution to the satisfaction of the customer.
• Present the intricacies of the private offering, technical details, and engagement model to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the customer or SAP services teams to build customer-specific cloud roadmaps that cover topics around Infrastructure Architecture, Technical Managed services, security, and integration.
• Guide customers on all technical aspects like Business Continuity, Security & Compliance, Networks, etc.
• Assess customer security and network requirements to make sure the SAP security architecture framework can meet customer requirements.
• Conduct Technical & operational reviews (monthly) to measure the progress against defined Cloud architecture & roadmap; establish and drive resolution plans to resolve issues and problems to completion.
• Support the migration roadmap together with partners, System Integrators, and or SAP Professional Services.
• Comprehensive knowledge on S/4HANA architecture, conversion, migration path, methodology and tools.
• Understanding of various SAP cloud solutions and integration scenarios of SAP systems with BTP, Ariba, Successfactors etc.

Education and Qualifications / Skills and Competencies

· Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Management, or related fields.

· High proficiency in the SAP product portfolio, offerings, and industry solutions.

· Strong technical project management skills & customer-facing experience

· Strong ability to translate between technical and non-technical audiences with confidence

· Strong engagement management, relationship building and de-escalation skills

· Excellent presentation, communication and moderator skills

· Good understanding of SAP solutions (releases, platform interdependencies, etc.)

· Good understanding of operational aspects (Application or Technical) of SAP solutions in a cloud environment.

· Good understanding of capabilities of at least one Hyperscale Cloud (AWS; MS Azure or GCP).

· Willingness to undertake customer-related travel on short notice.

WORK EXPERIENCE

· 8+ years of experience with SAP Basis administrative duties REQUIRED.

· 8+ years of customer-facing SAP Technical Consulting experience.

· 8+ years of solution design, enterprise architecture, and/or SAP implementation.

· 4+ years’ experience in technical project management for SAP Operations or Implementation

· SAP NetWeaver, OS/DB migration, SAP HANA, TOGAF certifications are plus.

· Experience and certifications with IaaS Providers (AWS, MS Azure, or GCP) are an advantage.

· SAP HANA and S/4 HANA skills would be very helpful but not mandatory.

· Cloud security including Cyber Security, Encryption, and key management knowledge is preferred.

Location note: This team is also considering candidates located in Calgary, Vancouver and Montreal

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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

SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is $92,2000 - $192,900(CAD). The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount, and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. A summary of benefits and eligibility requirements can be found by clicking this link: www.SAPNorthAmericaBenefits.com.

Due to the nature of the role, which involves global interactions with SAP entities, as well as with employees and stakeholders in Canada, functional proficiency in English is required for positions based in the Quebec.

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

Requisition ID: 439838 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Limited Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CA, V6B 1A9