Senior SAP Enterprise Architect - S/4HANA Modernization

Global Enterprise Partners; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Enterprise Partners is seeking an Enterprise Architect with a strong SAP focus to shape the future enterprise application landscape across Finance, Supply Chain, Sales, HR, Engineering, and Manufacturing. This hands-on senior role leads architecture strategy, modernization initiatives, and make-or-buy decisions, including a major S/4HANA transformation.

The role requires leading major transformation programs, setting SAP Clean Core standards, and ensuring SaaS governance and risk

Qualifications

• Significant Enterprise Architecture experience in large-scale IT environments.
• Strong track record in ERP modernization, ideally ECC to S/4HANA transformations.
• Expertise in application modernization, portfolio management, and SaaS governance.
• Hands-on architectural leadership with prototyping and validation of solutions.
• Strong communication to influence senior stakeholders and drive outcomes.
• Experience in Manufacturing is a plus; TOGAF certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Shape the target application architecture, driving modernization, integration, and lifecycle strategies.
• Provide hands-on architectural leadership, assessing solution options and guiding delivery teams.
• Lead major transformation programs, including S/4HANA adoption, platform consolidation, SaaS optimization, and M&A integration.
• Define SAP Clean Core standards to support a scalable and upgrade-ready landscape.
• Ensure effective SaaS governance, compliance, and risk management across the application portfolio.
• Partner with architecture teams across ERP, MES, PLM, Data, AI, and Integration domains to deliver a connected enterprise ecosystem.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

ERP modernization

S/4HANA

TOGAF (certified)

Stakeholder influence

Hands-on architect

Job description

Global Enterprise Partners is seeking an Enterprise Architect with a strong SAP focus to shape the future enterprise application landscape across Finance, Supply Chain, Sales, HR, Engineering, and Manufacturing. This hands-on senior role leads architecture strategy, modernization initiatives, and make-or-buy decisions, including a major S/4HANA transformation.

The role requires leading major transformation programs, setting SAP Clean Core standards, and ensuring SaaS governance and risk