SAP Technical Manager

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Job Description Job Title: SAP Technical Manager Location: Corporate Department: Information Technology Job Summary: The SAP Technical Manager is responsible for architecting, designing, developing, delivering, and operating SAP-based solutions leveraging deep SAP technical expertise with practical, hands-on functional configuration experience. This role leads the SAP technical team, drives standards and best practices, ensures high quality and performance of the SAP landscape, and acts as the overarching SAP technical solutions leader. Also, the candidate will work closely with functional teams, business stakeholders, and technical developers to ensure solutions are aligned with enterprise architecture, follow SAP clean core principles, and deliver measurable business value. This individual will also serve as a mentor, coach, and technical escalation point for the team, ensuring that we meet deadlines, adhere to standards, and remain aligned with business strategy. ## Principal Duties: 1. Anticipate business and technical needs, aligns SAP architecture with organizational goals, and drives long-term technical SAP roadmap 2. Demonstrate deep technical knowledge of SAP technologies, modules, interfaces, performance tuning, and integrations 3. Define and drive technical approaches within the solution scope: coding standards, integration patterns, extensions, and custom objects 4. Provide recommendations for technical performance optimization, sizing, and deployment methods 5. Escalate major architecture or platform decisions to the technology leadership for approval or alignment 6. Build, mentor, and empowers the technical team; delegates effectively; fosters a culture of continuous learning, accountability and excellence 7. Engage with business stakeholders, functional leads, project managers and technical teams 8. Own end-to-end delivery of the SAP technical workstreams from design through build, integration, testing, deployment and support, ensuring timelines, budget and quality goals are met 9. Identify technical risks and dependencies early, drive mitigation strategies, adapt to evolving requirements as appropriate 10. Focus on reliability, performance, scalability and maintainability of the SAP environment 11. Drive continuous improvements, standards, automation, and DevOps best practices 12. Drive the technical roadmap for SAP (e.g., enhancements, integrations, custom developments, AI capabilities, and emerging SAP technologies) 13. Lead the technical architecture and design of SAP landscape, ensuring alignment with business strategy and enterprise-wide objectives 14. Lead the design, development, and deployment of SAP S/4HANA customizations, enhancements, and integrations 15. Architect and code complex ABAP programs, including BADIs, BAPIs, enhancements, Fiori/UI5 extensions, and BTP jobs 16. Create and enforce SAP development standards, perform code reviews, and ensure solution performance, scalability, and maintainability 17. Oversee technical integration across modules and systems, leveraging SAP BTP, APIs, and middleware solutions (e.g., SAP PO/C I) 18. Perform functional configuration within core S/4HANA modules (e.g., FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, EWM, or others based on expertise) 19. Translate business requirements into detailed functional and technical specifications 20. Support solution design workshops, process mapping, testing cycles, and defect resolution 21. Ensure solution alignment with SAP standard functionality and S/4HANA best practices to minimize custom footprint 22. Serve as the primary liaison between business process owners, functional consultants, and technical developers 23. Support project managers in defining scope, timelines, and resource needs for technical workstreams 24. Drive adherence to development governance, release management, and transport control processes 25. Provide mentorship and direction to junior ABAP developers and functional analysts 26. Partner with enterprise architecture and data governance teams to ensure solution consistency and data integrity 27. Support operational teams during production support, problem resolution, and change management Essential Functions: 1. Deep technical and functional integration mindset 2. Strong leadership and collaboration skills in cross-functional teams 3. Ability to simplify complex problems into clear, actionable solutions 4. Commitment to quality, performance, and continuous improvement 5. Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capability Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related field preferred (or equivalent experience) 10+ years of hands-on experience in SAP technical roles (development, architecture, integration) with at least 3-5 years in a leadership or lead-technical role Proven experience designing and delivering end-to-end SAP S/4HANA solutions-from blueprint to production support Strong understanding of S/4HANA data models, Fiori architecture, and extensibility concepts (In-App and Side-by-Side). []{cl=""}