Sr. Manager - SAP BTP & Integration Suite

Walgreens India; Chennai; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 12,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens India seeks a SAP BTP & Integration Suite Sr. Manager to lead enterprise integration strategy, architecture, governance, and delivery across SAP and non-SAP platforms. This role drives the organization's API-first, event-driven, cloud-native vision to maximize SAP BTP value.

The Manager leads SAP BTP services adoption, integration modernization, and migrations, partnering with executives to deliver scalable, secure integration capabilities enabling digital transformation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise integration, middleware, and architecture.
• 5+ years in leading integration teams and large programs.
• Extensive SAP BTP and SAP Integration Suite experience.
• Proven success migrating SAP PO/PI to SAP Integration Suite.
• Experience across SAP and non-SAP landscapes; hybrid and cloud.
• Strong API management, event-driven, and cloud integration skills.
• Budgeting, vendor relationships, and technology roadmaps.
• Executive communication and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive enterprise integration strategy and roadmap.
• Lead adoption of SAP BTP services for integration and AI enablement.
• Advise on architecture, modernization programs, and investments.
• Drive API-led connectivity and cloud-native integration practices.
• Develop multi-year transformation roadmaps aligned with SAP direction.
• Oversee SAP BTP Integration Suite capabilities and governance.
• Establish reusable integration frameworks and accelerators.
• Lead migration and modernization initiatives across regions.
• Provide executive status, risk management, and governance.

Skills

Enterprise integration leadership

SAP BTP expertise

API-led architecture

Event-driven integration

Cloud-native integration

Strategic advisory

Executive stakeholder management

Global delivery leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP BTP

SAP Integration Suite

API Management

Open Connectors

Event Mesh / Kafka

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly accomplished SAP BTP & Integration Suite Sr. Manager to lead the enterprise integration strategy, architecture, governance, and delivery of business-critical integration solutions across SAP and non-SAP platforms. This leadership role is responsible for driving the organization's API-first, event-driven, cloud-native integration vision while maximizing the value of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).

The Manager will provide strategic direction for SAP BTP services, Integration Suite adoption, enterprise API management, SAP Business AI enablement, and integration modernization programs, including large-scale SAP PO/PI to SAP Integration Suite migrations. This role partners closely with executive leadership, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, Data & Analytics, and Business stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and future-ready integration capabilities that accelerate digital transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise integration strategy and roadmap aligned with business and digital transformation objectives.
• Lead the adoption and expansion of SAP BTP services to support application integration, automation, AI, analytics, and innovation initiatives.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to business and technology leadership on integration architecture, modernization programs, and SAP BTP investments.
• Drive enterprise-wide adoption of API-led connectivity, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native integration practices.
• Develop multi-year integration transformation roadmaps aligned with SAP's strategic direction and business priorities.
• Provide executive oversight for SAP BTP Integration Suite capabilities, including:
• API Management
• Event Mesh / Advanced Event Mesh
• Open Connectors
• Trading Partner Management
• Establish reusable integration frameworks, patterns, accelerators, and governance processes to improve delivery efficiency and standardization.
• Lead the implementation of enterprise-wide API strategies, standards, lifecycle management, and API governance models.
• Drive the adoption of integration best practices across hybrid, cloud, and multi-system landscapes.
• Lead enterprise SAP PO/PI assessment, migration, and modernization initiatives.
• Promote direct API and cloud-native integration approaches that reduce complexity and operational costs.
• Oversee migration planning, testing, cutover, deployment, and post-go-live support activities.
• Manage a portfolio of strategic integration and SAP BTP initiatives.
• Develop budgets, investment plans, resource strategies, and operational models for integration services.
• Lead large-scale transformation programs across multiple business functions and geographic regions.
• Provide executive-level status reporting, risk management, issue resolution, and oversight governance.
• Establish success metrics, KPIs, and value realization frameworks for integration investments.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and career development for technical resources and emerging leaders.
• Lead global delivery teams, including onshore, offshore, and managed service providers.
• Partner with business executives, product teams, application owners, and technology leaders to prioritize integration initiatives.
• Manage strategic relationships with SAP, implementation partners, cloud providers, and third-party vendors.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, privacy, governance, and audit requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline; master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise integration, middleware, and application architecture.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing integration teams, architects, and large-scale technology programs.
• Extensive experience with SAP BTP and SAP Integration Suite services.
• Proven success leading SAP PO/PI to SAP Integration Suite migration and modernization programs.
• Strong experience designing enterprise integration architectures across SAP and non-SAP application landscapes.
• Demonstrated experience delivering API Management, event-driven architecture, cloud integration, and hybrid integration solutions.
• Experience managing strategic programs, budgets, vendor relationships, and technology roadmaps.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership skills.
• Experience leading global and cross-functional teams in complex enterprise environments.
• Deep knowledge of integration technologies and standards including REST, SOAP, OData, IDoc, XML, JSON, OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to align technology investments to measurable business outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP Certified Integration Developer or SAP BTP Integration Suite Certification.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, ECC, Ariba, Concur, Fieldglass, SuccessFactors, SAP Business Network, and MDG integrations.
• Experience with SAP Cloud Identity Services (IAS/IPS), Identity Federation, and Enterprise IAM solutions.
• Experience implementing SAP Business AI and Joule-enabled solutions across SAP applications.
• Experience establishing and leading an Enterprise Integration Center of Excellence (CoE).
• Familiarity with Advanced Event Mesh, Kafka, event streaming, and real-time integration architectures.
• Knowledge of SAP Build Process Automation, SAP Build Work Zone, SAP Datasphere, and related SAP BTP services.
• Experience with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and modern cloud engineering practices.