We help the world run better At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed. <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width:1080.0pt;height:22.2168px" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="height:22.2168px"> <td style="width:1080.0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0.75pt 0.75pt"> Job Family Definition </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0.75pt 0.75pt" valign="top"> Architecture Advisor Responsible for bridging the gap between the customer’s business strategy and relevant solutions through crafting a business and solution architecture and roadmap design at the enterprise level. As the trusted advisor who influences our customer’s business/IT executives and other decision makers to invest in SAP. </td> <td style="padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0.75pt 0.75pt" valign="top"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width:1080.0pt" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:1080.0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0.75pt 0.75pt"> Career Level Description </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0.75pt 0.75pt" valign="top"> T3 (Senior) Accountability <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px" type="disc"> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">Learnings from E2E SAP Positioning at customer early in sales cycle with Clean Core Strategy</li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">Architecture Vision & Strategy</li> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px" type="circle"> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">Business Strategy Map</li> </ul> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">Business Architecture</li> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px" type="circle"> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">Business Capability Map (As-is/Target)</li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">Business Flow Diagram (Target)</li> </ul> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">Solution & Technology Architecture</li> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px" type="circle"> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">Application Architecture Overview (As-is/Target)</li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">Product Map (Target)</li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">Cloud Infrastructure Strategy</li> </ul> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">Transformation Roadmap</li> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px" type="circle"> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">Architecture Roadmap: Capabilities & Solutions</li> </ul> </ul> Complexity <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px" type="disc"> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">Updated relevant SAP E2E Reference Architecture/ Solution Capabilities</li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">Updated Roadmap</li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">Identify new business and application capabilities within Architecture to extend SAP footprint</li> </ul> Experience <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px" type="disc"> <li style="color:#333333;text-align:left;line-height:21.0pt;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">‌Industry and Position Experience‌: 5-8 years of experience as an IT Architect or Enterprise Architect, with experience working in large IT departments. Capable of independently undertaking POC projects to maintain the enterprise architecture vision. Project experience in the high-tech industry and the discrete manufacturing industry is preferred.</li> <li style="color:#333333;text-align:left;line-height:21.0pt;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">‌Technical and Project Experience‌: Proficient in IT architecture, data management and analytics in cloud environments, and SAP-related technologies (such as SAP HANA, SAP deployment models); has experience in IT application sales support, large-scale solution implementation, and SAP-related product development; possesses project management knowledge, and can evaluate infrastructure and design large-scale SAP deployment plans.</li> <li style="color:#333333;text-align:left;line-height:21.0pt;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">‌Certifications and Qualifications‌: Holds TOGAF and IEA-USAP EAF framework certifications, as well as SAP-related certifications (such as SAP HANA, SAP Consultant certifications, etc.).</li> </ul> Communication <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px" type="disc"> <li style="color:#333333;text-align:left;line-height:21.0pt;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">‌Customer Communication and Relationship Maintenance‌: Able to build and maintain long-term trusting relationships with customers and key stakeholders, resolve disputes through effective communication, and reach win-win agreements; can clearly convey the value of solutions and adjust communication strategies according to customer needs.</li> <li style="color:#333333;text-align:left;line-height:21.0pt;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">‌Business Communication and Collaboration‌: Understands business principles and industry trends, and can translate professional knowledge into content understandable by customers; possesses cross-departmental communication and collaboration skills, and can efficiently对接 with internal teams and external partners to promote project implementation.</li> <li style="color:#333333;text-align:left;line-height:21.0pt;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian">‌Communication Skills‌: Skilled in conveying information in a persuasive manner, and can customize communication content for different customers; has negotiation skills to coordinate both parties' needs and reach consensus.</li> </ul> </td> <td style="padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0.75pt 0.75pt" valign="top"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Bring out your best SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best. We win with inclusion SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world. SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: [email protected]. For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the <a href="https://one.int.sap/me@sap/jobs_and_hiring/employee_referral/region/0000/lang/en">SAP Employee Referral Program</a>, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. 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Requisition ID: 450525 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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