Banking Consultant for S4 Transition Projects SA

SAP Fioneer; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

SAP Fioneer is seeking a Banking Consultant (Solution Architect) to shape the future of modern banking architectures. You will drive strategic transformation projects, design scalable solutions, and advise clients on modernization of core banking platforms, ensuring regulatory compliance and business agility.

You will collaborate with customers to translate strategic goals into concrete architectures, working with business and IT stakeholders to deliver tangible value and align with SAP Fioneer

Qualifications

• Academic degree in Computer Science, IT, Finance, or related field.
• 4–7+ years in consulting, banking, or software firms focused on architecture.
• Proven track record delivering complex transformation or modernization programs.
• Deep expertise in Transformational Banking and core banking processes.
• Strong understanding of modern banking tech stacks, integration, and cloud.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Engage with prospects, customers, and sales teams to understand business requirements in core banking.
• Translate banking processes into robust solution designs and architectures based on SAP Fioneer products.
• Lead the design of target architectures and scalable solutions for complex problems.
• Conduct fit-gap analyses and ensure designs align with regulatory guardrails and objectives.
• Advise customers on best use of SAP Fioneer solutions for modernization and cost efficiency.
• Drive opportunities and transformation programs as architectural lead for core banking.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to shape roadmaps and align with market needs.
• Provide coaching and foster knowledge sharing across teams.

Skills

Communication in English

Education

Academic degree in Computer Science/IT/Finance

Job description

Innovation is and will always be the core to SAP Fioneer, and it is the promise of why we were spun out of SAP: agility, innovation, and delivery.

SAP Fioneer builds on a heritage of outstanding technology and a deep understanding of corporate and consumer demands. At the heart of it all it is simple: We bring financial services to the next level with innovative software solutions and platforms.

We are helping companies in the financial services industry to achieve speed, scalability, and cost-efficiency through digital business innovation, cloud technology, and solutions that cover banking and insurance processes end-to-end.

A global company, rapid growth, innovative people, and a lean organization make SAP Fioneer a place where you accelerate your future!

About Role

As Banking Consultant (Solution Architect) - in Transactional Banking , you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of modern banking architectures. You will drive strategic transformation projects, design scalable and future-proof solutions, and advise our clients on the modernization and optimization of their core banking platforms.

Leveraging your deep understanding of core banking and related technology, you will collaborate closely with our customers to define and deliver solutions that enable operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and business agility.

With your in-depth process and solution expertise, you are recognized as an expert in your field. You will work hand in hand with stakeholders across business and IT to translate strategic goals into concrete architectures and deliver tangible value.

Responsibilities

• Engage with prospects, customers, and sales teams to comprehensively understand and anticipate business requirements and transformation challenges in core banking
• Utilize your deep industry and technology knowledge to clearly articulate customer needs and solution approaches
• Translate complex banking processes into robust, scalable solution designs and architectures based on SAP Fioneer products
• Lead the design of suitable target architectures and scalable solutions for complex business problems
• Conduct fit-gap analyses, identify innovation potential, and ensure solution designs align with customers' strategic and business objectives, also considering regulatory guardrails
• Advise customers on the best possible use of SAP Fioneer solutions to achieve business outcomes, e.g., modernization, cost efficiency, and long-term competitiveness
• Drive opportunities, transformation projects, and innovation initiatives - acting as a trusted advisor and architectural lead for core banking architecture and solutions
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to shape product roadmaps and ensure alignment with market needs
• Provide coaching to team members and foster a culture of knowledge sharing

Requirements

• Academic degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, IT, Business, Finance, Economics, Physics, Mathematics; MBA or PhD is a plus.
• 4 to 7+ years of professional experience in consulting, banking, or software companies - ideally in solution / enterprise architecture, technology transformation and/or core banking implementation based on SAP Banking components.
• Proven track record in delivering complex transformation or modernization programs within commercial and/or retail banking.
• Deep expertise in Transformational Banking, banking domains, such as deposits, lending, account management, product engines, and regulatory processes.
• Strong understanding of modern banking technology stacks, integration architectures, and cloud transformation.
• Excellent communication skills in English

Benefits

You will have the opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry on an incredibly ambitious project to shape the ever-evolving financial sector. This is an environment where you can have it all - the agility, enthusiasm and dynamism of a start-up, combined with the established expertise, solid market presence and extensive customer network of a more established organisation.

At SAP Fioneer, you will benefit from a flexible work environment that encourages creativity and encourages you to think outside the box, bring new ideas to the table, and challenge the status quo. You will become part of a diverse and global team that we are proud of and are constantly growing and reinventing. As an employee, you will have the chance to chart your own career path and take advantage of competitive compensation packages and progression opportunities based on merit.

This appointment will be made in accordance with our Employment Equity Plan and the company's commitment to transformation and diversity.