SAP Functional Consultant (Chief Expert)

Imizizi; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Imizizi in Gauteng, South Africa seeks an experienced SAP Lead to provide expert functional leadership for cross-border integrations and multi-country rollouts. You will review changes, guide architecture discussions and mentor teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

The role requires deep SAP invoicing and middleware expertise, strong Agile delivery skills, and a proven track record coordinating complex deployments while maintaining JIRA/Confluence artefacts and ITSM workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Extensive SAP functional experience (15+ years) focusing on invoicing, integrations and middleware.
• Proven track record leading complex multi-country or middleware programmes and mentoring cross-functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, ITSM processes, and enterprise architecture best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide chief SAP functional leadership for product integrations and multi-country rollouts.
• Review and approve changes to align with templates and long-term strategy.
• Lead design and architecture discussions for new solutions with developers and PDOs.
• Mentor and coach team members, transferring product knowledge and guiding issue resolution.
• Oversee sprint planning, epic governance and maintain JIRA/Confluence artefacts.
• Coordinate CRs for production deployments and participate in ITSM workflows.
• Drive monitoring strategy and automated reporting to proactively manage incidents.
• Validate database design changes, migrations and updates with DB developers.
• Represent the team in key recurring meetings (Application Operations, 3rd Party Providers, PDO, planning, hyper care).
• Lead hyper-care and handover for country rollouts and transitions to operations.
• Escalation point for complex production issues; drive continuous improvement.
• Advance automation (JQL, Confluence reporting, AI MCP integrations) and sprint efficiency.
• Ensure knowledge transfer, onboarding plans and succession planning for critical roles.

Skills

SAP leadership

Invoicing

Middleware integrations

Agile delivery

JIRA

Confluence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide chief expert SAP functional leadership for product integrations and multi-country rollouts.
• Act as primary technical reviewer and approver for changes to ensure alignment with templates and long-term strategy.
• Lead design and architecture discussions for new solutions and enhancements, collaborating with developer and PDOs.
• Mentor, coach and support team members, transferring product knowledge and guiding complex issue resolution.
• Oversee sprint planning, epic governance and ensure JIRA/Confluence artefacts are maintained and accurate.
• Coordinate and approve CRs for production deployments and participate in ITSM approval workflows.
• Drive monitoring strategy, dashboard design and automated reporting to manage incidents proactively.
• Manage and validate database design changes, migrations and updates in coordination with DB developers.
• Facilitate and represent the team in key recurring meetings (Application Operations, 3rd Party Providers, PDO,planning, hyper care).
• Lead hyper-care and handover activities for country rollouts and ensure successful transitions to operations.
• Act as senior escalation point for complex production issues and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement of team ways of working, automation (JQL, Confluence reporting, AI MCP
• integrations) and sprint efficiency.
• Ensure effective knowledge transfer, onboarding plans and succession planning for critical product roles.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• Extensive experience (typically 15+ years) in SAP functional roles with a strong focus on invoicing, integrations and middleware.
• Proven track record leading complex, multi-country or middleware integration programmes and mentoring cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery, JIRA/Confluence tooling, operations ITSM processes and enterprise architecture best practices.