Senior SAP Development & Integration Leader

Sanlam Limited; South Africa; Hybrid; ZAR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanlam Limited is seeking an experienced SAP Development & Integration Lead to drive delivery across SAP S/4HANA, GRC, HCM and BTP environments within a hybrid landscape. You will mentor teams, shape strategic delivery, and ensure secure, governed integration and AI-enabled SAP solutions.

You will guide solution choices between in-core configuration, released APIs and BTP extensions, while upholding clean-core principles and DevSecOps practices in a regulated financial services setting.

Qualifications

• Matric.
• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Computer Science/IT or related field.
• Relevant SAP certifications in SAP BTP, Integration Suite, ABAP development, SAP S/4HANA, SAP Cloud ALM, SAP Build and/or SAP Business AI will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Development & Integration team.
• Set objectives aligned to the SAP CoE and IT strategy.
• Conduct performance management, goal setting, coaching and development discussions.
• Manage employee engagement, wellbeing and retention.
• Plan succession and talent development activities.
• Drive a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement and innovation.
• Receive, assess, prioritise and allocate JIRA requests with clear BAU vs project focus.
• Ensure periodic client and stakeholder cadences for alignment and capacity planning.
• Define and maintain development standards within the SAP CoE and hybrid landscape.
• Oversee modernization of custom code, integrations and extensions to support RISE with SAP and SAP BTP.
• Guide transition to centrally governed Integration Suite and API-led patterns.
• Troubleshoot ABAP, BTP, integrations, Fiori, workflow and connectivity issues.
• Advise functional teams on enhancements including APIs, side-by-side extensions and embedded AI features.
• Provide uplift, mentoring and technical standards across internal resources.

Skills

Leadership

People Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Mentoring

Strategic Planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Computer Science

SAP certifications (BTP, Integration Suite, ABAP, S/4HANA, Cloud ALM)

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP BTP

SAP Integration Suite

APIs & OData

Job description

Sanlam Limited is seeking an experienced SAP Development & Integration Lead to drive delivery across SAP S/4HANA, GRC, HCM and BTP environments within a hybrid landscape. You will mentor teams, shape strategic delivery, and ensure secure, governed integration and AI-enabled SAP solutions.

You will guide solution choices between in-core configuration, released APIs and BTP extensions, while upholding clean-core principles and DevSecOps practices in a regulated financial services setting.