SAP S/4HANA Solution Architect

SAP S/4HANA PS with EAM SOLUTION ARCHITECT WITH EPC INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

The SAP S/4HANA Solution Architect will provide end-to-end solution architecture leadership for the SAP S/4HANA rollout, while taking significant hands-on ownership of the SAP Project Systems (PS) & SAP Enterprise Asset management (EAM) solution.

The architect must have broad cross-functional expertise spanning SAP Supply Chain, Logistics, Quality Management, and Finance.

The ideal candidate will combine enterprise-level S/4HANA Solution Architecture capability with deep hands-on SAP PS & EAM expertise and should be comfortable moving between architecture discussions, business workshops, detailed solution design, configuration, integration troubleshooting, testing, and Go-Live support.

Role requires a candidate who has strong FI + CO + MM + SD + EAM + PS cross-functional expertise, with deep hands-on PS configuration.

Key Responsibilities

Overall Solution Architecture

• Lead the overall SAP S/4HANA solution architecture for the North American rollout.
• Review the existing live Global Template architecture and assess its applicability to the Canadian entity.
• Lead cross-functional Fit-to-Template workshops.
• Strong understanding of the integration of FI/CO with MM, SD, EAM, and PS.
• Proven experience as an SAP S/4HANA Solution Architect responsible for end-to-end, cross-functional solution design.
• Strong and demonstrable cross-functional expertise across SAP FI, CO, MM, SD, EAM, and Project Systems (PS).
• Ability to understand and architect end-to-end business processes spanning multiple SAP modules, rather than operating within a single functional silo.
• Define and adapt end-to-end business process architecture across:
• Project Systems
• Procurement
• Inventory Management
• Supply Chain
• Sales & Distribution
• Quality Management
• Finance
• Asset Management / EAM
• Ensure end-to-end integration between functional areas.
• Identify impacts of Canadian requirements on the Global Template.
• Govern local deviations and ensure appropriate architecture approva
• Drive standard SAP functionality and Clean Core principles.
• Review WRICEF requirements and challenge unnecessary custom development.

Required Experience

• 15+ years SAP consulting experience in North America.
• Strong experience at SAP PS / EPPM & EAM, preferably with global SAP S/4HANA implementations in capacity of Solution Lead or Architect.
• Demonstrated experience leading SAP Global Template rollouts with limited localization.
• Strong hands-on experience with SAP PS & EAM configuration in an SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud environment.
• Strong SAP S/4HANA Solution Architecture experience.
• Broad expertise across:
• Supply Chain
• Logistics
• SD
• MM
• Inventory Management
• Quality Management
• Finance
• Strong understanding of end-to-end business processes.
• Experience with RISE with SAP / S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition.
• Strong Clean Core and extensibility knowledge.
• Experience with SAP BTP and Integration Suite is preferred.
• Strong enterprise architecture and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to make cross-functional architecture decisions.

Global Template & Rollout Experience

• Proven experience leading Global Template assessment, localization, and rollout programs.
• Experience distinguishing legitimate local requirements from process preferences that should not drive Global Template deviations.
• Strong experience documenting and governing:
• Fit/Gap decisions
• Localizations
• Architecture decisions
• Design exceptions
• Cross-functional dependencies
• Experience working with global template owners and local business stakeholders.

Data, Testing & Deployment

• Strong understanding of cross-functional data migration dependencies across FI, CO, MM, SD, EAM, and PS.
• Experience validating master data and opening balances across integrated processes.
• Experience leading or supporting:
• SIT
• UAT
• Mock Cutover
• Production Cutover
• Go-Live
• Hypercare
• Ability to identify cross-functional impacts during testing and drive resolution through the appropriate functional and technical teams.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Strong ability to communicate complex SAP architecture and design decisions to both business and technical stakeholders.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional workshops with senior business stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge requirements constructively and drive standardization.
• Strong architecture governance, decision-making, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to provide direction to functional leads while remaining sufficiently hands-on to resolve complex issues, particularly within SAP PS & EAM.
• Experience managing distributed onshore/offshore SAP teams and coordinating multiple functional and technical workstreams.