SAP Delivery Solution Architect-SENIOR MANAGER
About the job
- 10+ years of experience in the respective domain.
- Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA architecture, SAP Activate methodology, enterprise process integration, and large transformation delivery models.
- Broad knowledge of SAP functional domains and cross-module integration across finance, procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, maintenance, quality, sales, and related business areas.
- Ability to evaluate business requirements, solution options, SAP standard capabilities, custom extension needs, integration requirements, and downstream operational implications.
- Experience with ECC to SAP S/4HANA transformation, including brownfield, greenfield, selective data transition, or hybrid delivery approaches.
- Working knowledge of SAP BTP, CPI, PI/PO, APIs, IDocs, CDS views, Fiori, roles and authorizations, analytics, workflow, and cloud integration principles.
- Understanding of SAP RISE, hyperscaler environments, network and security dependencies, transport strategy, landscape planning, and operational readiness.
- Experience reviewing RICEFW scope, custom code remediation, simplification items, integration inventory, interface rationalization, and technical debt reduction.
- Knowledge of data migration strategy, master data governance, reconciliation, validation, migration cockpit, ETL tools, and cutover execution.
- Strong stakeholder management with business leaders, IT leadership, global process owners, vendors, and delivery teams.
- Ability to simplify complex SAP concepts into clear, actionable messages for leadership and project teams.
- Proven ability to lead distributed teams, manage ambiguity, resolve conflicts, and drive decisions in complex transformation environments.
- Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, problem-solving, decision-making, and risk management skills.
- Lead end-to-end solutioning activities for SAP transformation opportunities, including requests for proposals, requests for information, and proposal responses.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, account teams, and subject matter experts to define SAP solution strategies aligned with client requirements.
- Lead end-to-end SAP solution architecture across core SAP S/4HANA business processes and cross-workstream integration points.
- Translate business requirements and process designs into scalable SAP architecture, including fit-to-standard, extension, integration, reporting, security, and data considerations.
- Provide architecture oversight for SAP modules such as Finance, Supply Chain, Sales, Procurement, Manufacturing, Plant Maintenance, Quality, Warehouse, Transportation, and human resources interfaces, as applicable to the program scope.
- Define and govern solution principles, architectural guardrails, design decisions, and key integration patterns across SAP and non-SAP systems.
- Review functional and technical solution documents to ensure design completeness, consistency, and alignment with SAP best practices.
- Support full-lifecycle SAP program delivery from discovery, design, and build through testing, cutover, deployment, hypercare, and stabilization.
- Drive architecture governance forums, solution review boards, design workshops, risk reviews, and key decision-making discussions.
- Partner with project managers, workstream leads, technical leads, and client stakeholders to manage scope, dependencies, delivery plans, risks, issues, and quality gates.
- Identify cross-functional gaps early and coordinate resolution across business process, application, integration, data, security, infrastructure, and change teams.
- Prepare leadership-ready architecture updates, decision papers, options analysis, and steering committee inputs.
- Provide oversight for SAP integration architecture using SAP BTP, CPI, PI/PO, APIs, IDocs, RFCs, event-driven patterns, middleware, and third-party platforms.
- Collaborate with data migration teams on data strategy, conversion design, mock migration planning, reconciliation, validation, cutover sequencing, and defect resolution.
- Assess custom developments, enhancements, RICEFW objects, forms, workflows, reports, and extensions to ensure maintainability and clean-core alignment.
- Guide technical teams on architecture fitment across SAP S/4HANA, SAP RISE, BTP services, cloud integrations, analytics, identity, authorization, and infrastructure dependencies.
- Ensure adherence to SAP Activate, fit-to-standard principles, agile delivery practices, documentation standards, and program quality gates.
- Conduct solution walkthroughs, design validations, test readiness reviews, cutover readiness checkpoints, and post-go-live stabilization reviews.
- Promote reusable assets, templates, accelerators, architectural playbooks, and delivery improvements across the SAP Architecture Team.
- Drive proactive risk identification and mitigation planning across architecture, integration, data migration, performance, security, and operational readiness.
About the company
EY is a global professional services firm that offers consulting, assurance (audits), tax, and transaction advisory services to a wide range of clients including corporations, SMEs, and government entities. It earns fees for these services and uses its industry expertise and a worldwide network to help clients optimize operations, manage risk, and achieve sustainable growth. EY differentiates itself through its scale and reach, industry specialization, focus on end-to-end services, strategic alliances, and emphasis on innovation and sustainability, including improving audit quality and addressing digital economy needs and supply chain visibility. The company’s goal is to help clients navigate complex regulatory and business environments, transform finance and tax functions, and drive efficiency and resilience across their operations.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1991
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What believers are saying
- EY.ai Agentic for Sales launched March 2, 2026 with Snowflake and Canva.
- EY uses client-zero deployments, scaling Copilot across 400,000 people by May 2026.
- EY’s 2026 AI assurance push monetizes client demand for governance, controls, and risk reviews.
What critics are saying
- Sabah filed RM2.4 billion audit-negligence claims against EY on July 30, 2026.
- EY set aside £188 million in March 2026 after NMC, Shell, and Made.com scrutiny.
- Repeated audit failures can destroy trust, trigger client defections, and shrink the franchise permanently.
What makes Ernst & Young unique
- EY Canvas processes 1.4 trillion journal-entry lines across 160,000 global audits.
- EY-Microsoft invested US$1b+ in May 2026 to industrialize enterprise AI delivery.
- EY launched agentic audit AI on April 7, 2026, spanning Assurance and AI assurance.
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EY added nearly 10,000 staff globally in its 2026 financial year as AI-related revenue surged almost 50%. The Big Four firm's workforce reached 415,000, with most growth concentrated in global delivery services and offshoring centres. The Americas division saw headcount decrease by roughly 4,500, or 5%. Overall global revenue rose 4.7% to $57 billion. EY-Parthenon was the fastest-growing service line, with revenue increasing 7.4% to $6.8 billion, marking a turnaround after two years of minimal growth. Tax revenue rose 6% to $13.8 billion, whilst consulting grew 4.4% to $17.4 billion. The results reflect EY's "All-In" strategy under global chair Janet Truncale, with billions invested in transforming operations and AI services.
An Ernst & Young study found US oil and gas producers reached record production in 2025 while becoming more selective with investments. The analysis of 30 major exploration and production companies, representing 43% of US oil and gas output, showed oil production hit a study-period high, yet reserve additions from extensions and discoveries declined 11% year over year and failed to fully replace production volumes for the first time since 2021. Total capital expenditures fell 49% year over year, whilst M&A spending declined 70%. Exploration spending dropped 11% to $4.8 billion, representing only 3% of total capital expenditures. Natural gas showed stronger fundamentals, with production rising 18%, reserves increasing 14%, and discoveries up 21%.
Ernst & Young's US division is allocating $100 million this fiscal year to bonus payments rewarding employees who demonstrate adaptability, innovation, and judgement. Individual spot awards reach $500, whilst employees or teams making significant contributions can receive between $10,000 and $25,000, five times the previous programme's ceiling. The initiative also covers AI experimentation. "What we recognise signals what we value," said Ginnie Carlier, chief talent and culture officer for EY Americas. The bonuses form part of a broader strategy to reshape employee development across all career levels. Other professional services firms are pursuing similar approaches. KPMG restructured its audit internship this summer to emphasise critical thinking, whilst PwC US introduced training combining AI proficiency with human qualities like empathy. EY reported AI-related revenue grew 30% year-over-year in 2025.
EY-Parthenon has acquired SparkOptimus, a Dutch digital strategy consultancy founded in 2010. The Amsterdam-based firm employs around 50 consultants and specialises in AI transformation, digital business model redesign and technology-driven transformation. SparkOptimus founders Alexandra Jankovich and Tom Voskes, both former McKinsey consultants, said joining EY-Parthenon will create significant value for clients and staff whilst providing access to broader capabilities. The acquisition marks EY-Parthenon's first European deal since 2021. EY-Parthenon, established in 2014, is EY's strategy consulting and transactions advisory business with around 25,000 professionals globally. Mark Reich, Partner at EY-Parthenon Netherlands, said SparkOptimus' expertise will complement existing capabilities in the Dutch market. The deal closes on 1 September 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The UK Government has awarded a contract worth up to £456 million to KPMG and EY to train civil servants, the Financial Times reported, citing government procurement tracker Tussell. Under the arrangement, the firms will train officials across various skills areas, including AI, between 2026 and 2028. KPMG's share is capped at £319 million, representing almost a quarter of its total UK advisory net sales from last year. EY's portion is worth £137 million, equivalent to around 13% of its UK consulting revenue. The deal is the largest single contract awarded to Big Four companies since Tussell started tracking records in 2012. The previous record was a £322 million deal between the Foreign Office and PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2012.