Chief Architect SAP (SAP BRIM and SAP BW/4HANA) - Santa Clara, CA
Cadreforce is recruiting for a global IT services and consulting company that works with businesses across industries to transform how they operate through technology. This role sits in its Enterprise Solutions business.
Santa Clara, California | Full-time | On-site/hybrid | 15+ years SAP
USD 194,500-263,100 per year
About the role
Enterprise Solutions is seeking an experienced Chief Architect SAP to lead solutioning and business transformation initiatives for customers across industries, with a skill focus on SAP BRIM (CRM, Convergent Charging, Mediation and Simulation) and SAP BW/4HANA. You will shape SAP BRIM and BW/4HANA transformation opportunities from first discovery through proposal: understanding customers' billing, revenue and reporting challenges, designing end-to-end solutions, building business cases and estimates, and presenting to business leaders and executives. You will also mentor and nurture a team of professionals and help create an effective practice team.
Core expertise
- Deep expertise in SAP BRIM, including SAP CRM (subscription order management), SAP Convergent Charging, Convergent Mediation and Simulation, and Convergent Invoicing / FI-CA.
- Expertise in SAP BW/4HANA for the reporting and analytics side of the solution.
- Ability to design end-to-end SAP BRIM and BW/4HANA transformation solutions and integrated enterprise architectures.
- Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA innovations and digital transformation programs.
- Capability to construct solution architectures, demos, business cases and estimation models.
- Strong experience in RFP analysis, scope definition, effort estimation and value-based solutioning.
Presales and solution leadership
- Lead presales activities for SAP BRIM and BW/4HANA transformation opportunities.
- Understand customer process challenges and propose optimized SAP-led solutions.
- Conduct executive workshops, discovery sessions and solution demonstrations.
- Prepare solution documents, proposals, presentations and bid responses.
- Work closely with delivery, architecture and technology teams for feasibility assessment and solution validation.
- Support sales teams with industry insights, competitive positioning and solution differentiation.
Business and stakeholder engagement
- Engage with customer executives, business leaders and stakeholders throughout the sales lifecycle.
- Articulate the business value of SAP BRIM and BW/4HANA transformation and modernization initiatives.
- Translate business requirements into scalable SAP solution designs.
- Provide strategic guidance on transformation roadmaps.
Collaboration and delivery support
- Collaborate with geographically distributed teams to deliver timely and high-quality responses.
- Support opportunity qualification, risk assessment and pursuit strategy.
- Develop reusable assets, accelerators and best practices for future engagements.
- Coordinate across multiple internal teams to build winning solutions.
- Mentor and nurture a team of professionals and create an effective practice team.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Accounting or related discipline.
- 15+ years of SAP implementation and solutioning experience.
- Hands-on SAP BRIM (CRM, Convergent Charging, Mediation and Simulation) and SAP BW/4HANA experience.
- Minimum 4 full lifecycle SAP S/4HANA implementations.
- Strong SAP architecture and presales experience.
- Experience in solution estimation, proposal development and client presentations.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management and consulting skills.
- Ability to handle multiple opportunities simultaneously.
Preferred
- Relevant SAP certification.
Salary range: USD 194,500-263,100 a year. Full-time, on-site/hybrid in Santa Clara, California.