Senior Architect Advisor

We help the world run better At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.Architecture AdvisorWork closely with sales and post sales SAP organizations and SAP Ecosystem to define the account strategy with focus on to-be business and IT architectures, facilitate adoption of the designed Cloud-based architectures and contribute to renew and expand SAP footprint in customers.MAIN TASKS INCLUDEAccount-Planning & Architecture Management ResponsibilitiesSupport assessment of current customer solutions from SAP and potential areas of opportunity for faster solution adoption & consumption and footprint expansionSupport development of initial Technical Point of View for customer initiativesEngage with customers throughout the customer value lifecycle journey, be an integral member of the SAP account teamDrive business and IT architecture definition to ensure the consistency, communication, and cooperation with SAP organizations, customer and partnersEvaluation of requirements and design of business, data, application, cybersecurity and technical architecture domains, according to customer needsProvide linkage to SAP product development leadershipLead/support the target architecture & customer roadmap development and maintaining alignment with SAP solutionsConsult customers for the better solution adoption & consumption strategy by cooperating with provisioning and implementation partnersBusiness Development ResponsibilitiesCreate leads based on deep knowledge of customers’ architectural landscape and SAP reference architecturesDevelop personal relationship with customers’ main buyers/stakeholders to be recognized as trusted advisor in all phases in the customer lifecycleSolution/Industry Readiness ResponsibilitiesApply SAP portfolio of solution knowledge and SAP-reference-architecture to formulate a customer to be architecture and adoption roadmapDefine cloud native architecture aligned with hyperscale’s strategyLeverage and maintain the customer reference repositories for internal best practice sharingFormulate compelling story to articulate business and IT benefits from SAP for business and IT customer’ decision makersBring out your bestSAP 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 inclusionSAP’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 and more equitable world.SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide 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: Careers@sap.comFor SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.EOE AA M/F/Vet/DisabilityQualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.Requisition ID: 427498 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: .