SAP Platform & BASIS Operations Lead

Lucid Motors; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 119,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

Equity program

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Lucid Motors seeks a seasoned SAP BASIS Leader to own the health, security, and lifecycle of its global SAP landscape. You will guide platform management, RISE/cloud strategy, HANA administration, and governance across manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and engineering functions.

Lead a cross-functional team, drive ITIL/SRE maturity, and ensure 24x7 production readiness while partnering with security and AMS providers to deliver a scalable SAP ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 12+ years SAP BASIS experience.
• 5+ years leading SAP BASIS or SAP Platform teams.
• Extensive experience with SAP S/4HANA environments.
• Experience supporting large-scale global manufacturing operations.
• Experience managing offshore teams and AMS providers.
• Experience with SAP RISE and cloud-hosted SAP environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead SAP Platform Management and BASIS organization.
• Establish platform strategy, governance, and operational procedures.
• Develop roadmaps supporting Lucid's global growth.
• Oversee internal Basis staff, GCC resources, and providers.
• Drive ITIL and SRE practices for operational maturity.
• Own SAP availability, performance, and KPIs.
• Lead incident, change, and release management.
• Ensure 24x7 production readiness.
• Govern transport management and release processes.
• Provide executive reporting on platform health and risks.
• Lead SAP RISE platform operations and cloud strategy.
• Coordinate system provisioning, upgrades, and lifecycle activities.
• Support hyperscaler migration and cloud optimization.
• Oversee SAP HANA administration and tuning.
• Drive backup, recovery, high availability strategies.
• Ensure security, SOX compliance, and disaster recovery.
• Drive automation and observability across SAP environments.
• Oversee SAP-related AMS governance and vendor performance.
• Provide technical leadership for transformations and cutovers.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA

SAP ECC

SAP BTP

SAP HANA

SAP Fiori

SRE / ITIL

Leadership

Global Operations

Tools

SAP Solution Manager

AMS Providers

IBM services

Job description

Lucid Motors seeks a seasoned SAP BASIS Leader to own the health, security, and lifecycle of its global SAP landscape. You will guide platform management, RISE/cloud strategy, HANA administration, and governance across manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and engineering functions.

Lead a cross-functional team, drive ITIL/SRE maturity, and ensure 24x7 production readiness while partnering with security and AMS providers to deliver a scalable SAP ecosystem.