KLA Director Enterprise Architecture Development 

United States, Michigan, Ann Arbor 

961863844

This role requires strong leadership to lead large development and architecture teams, stakeholder management, and technical expertise to ensure seamless integration across diverse application landscapes. Extensive SAP experience is essential for this role.

Strategic Leadership:

• Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and communication skills. Knowledge of emerging technologies and industry standards.
• Develop and implement the overall SAP strategy aligned with business objectives
• Define roadmaps and corresponding financial plans for technology investments to stay current with the technology trends
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, providing insights on SAP capabilities and trends

Technology Roadmap Development

• Contribute to the development of the organization's overall technology roadmap, ensuring ERP, CRM and other enterprise applications align with broader technological objectives.

Team Leadership and Collaboration:

• Build and lead cross-functional teams , including senior-level managers, employees, SAP consultants, and third-party vendors.
• Foster collaboration among IT, business units, and external partners to ensure smooth integration and user adoption

Technical Expertise:

• Ensure optimal integration of SAP with other enterprise systems and technologies, including O365 Apps and AWS technologies
• Stay updated on the latest SAP advancements and recommend upgrades or innovations
• Lead the adoption of SAP S/4HANA and cloud migration strategies, implementing best practices in SAP architecture, including ABAP development, SAP UI5/Fiori
• Manage and execute the transition to a clean core using ABAP cloud and the Business Technology Platform (BTP)
• Strong understanding of business processes across various functions (finance, supply chain, Service and Sales)
• Collaborate cross-functionally with BASIS, infrastructure, architecture, and functional leaders to achieve results
• Middleware experience with SAP PO (Process Orchestration) and CIP (Cloud Integration Platform)
• Manage Enterprise Architecture (EA) in LeanIX, including Application Portfolio Management, Architecture and Road Map Planning and Technology Risk and Compliance
• Hybrid Solutions: Experience with hybrid cloud solutions that integrate on-premises and Azure/AWS environments.
• Experience with SAP Sales and Service cloud is a plus

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's or master's in computer science, engineering, IT, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in SAP ecosystem with deep knowledge of the latest SAP technologies like BTP, and other AI-driven solutions preferred
• Proven record of accomplishment of leading development on SAP S/4HANA or other major SAP implementation projects
• Demonstrated ability to lead, empower, and manage diverse teams
• Extensive experience in enterprise architecture, IT strategy, and development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Level Degree with a minimum of 10 years of applicable experience OR
• Bachelor's Level Degree with a miniumu of 12 years of applicable experience

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