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Job Title: Lead Solution Architect – SAP S/4HANA

Location: Waltham, MA (Hybrid)

Travel: Occasional travel to Boston, MA; New York City, NY; and Syracuse, NY for business meetings.

Job Summary: We are partnering with a leading energy organization on a high-impact opportunity to shape enterprise architecture across a major SAP transformation. We are seeking a seasoned architect to help guide the move from legacy ECC to S/4HANA RISE while influencing AI adoption, architecture governance, and integration across a complex business landscape.

Responsibilities:

Lead the architecture for a major SAP transformation program moving from ECC to S/4HANA RISE, supporting key modules including HR, Fleet, and IMWM.

Own the end-to-end architecture across SAP applications, ensuring alignment with business objectives and IT strategy.

Partner with business stakeholders, delivery teams, product teams, and external partners to identify and prioritize AI use cases across core business functions.

Develop architecture governance, support key option analysis and design authority decisions, and guide integration, data, security, and network architecture.

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; Master’s degree in IT or Finance is preferred.

8-10 years of experience as a Solution Architect, preferably in large-scale business transformation projects.

6-8 years of strong knowledge of SAP products and roadmap, with specialisation in HR, Fleet, and IMWM.

Hands-on experience with S/4HANA (RISE) and the wider SAP ecosystem, including SuccessFactors, Ariba, and Concur; experience with PowerPlan is desirable.

Preferred:

Master’s degree in Information Technology, Finance, or a related discipline.

Experience with SAP Concur and PowerPlan.

Exposure to SAP AI capabilities and AI-driven business transformation.

Experience leading architecture teams in complex enterprise environments.

Background in utilities, energy, or other large-scale enterprise environments.

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