Full time, Hybrid Role
We are seeking an experienced SAP Solutions Architect to lead the design and governance of end-to-end SAP business solutions across our client engagements.
The role will ensure that solutions spanning SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP), and other SAP applications are strategically aligned, scalable, integrated, and capable of delivering measurable business outcomes.
The Architect acts as the bridge between client business stakeholders, programme leadership, and specialist SAP solution teams. They are responsible for ensuring solution coherence across functional domains, ensuring that individual workstream designs collectively support the client's target operating model and transformation objectives.
This is not a hands-on configuration role or technical role. Rather, it requires broad SAP ecosystem knowledge, strong architectural thinking, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to challenge and guide subject matter experts toward an integrated solution.
Solution Leadership
Define and own the overall business solution architecture across SAP programmes
Ensure solutions align with client business objectives, transformation goals, and strategic roadmaps
Develop and communicate clear target-state business capabilities and solution architectures
Translate business strategy into practical SAP-enabled solution designs
Cross-Functional Solution Governance
Coordinate solution designs across multiple SAP domains, including:
S/4HANA
BTP
Business Data Cloud (BDC)
SAC
IBP
SuccessFactors
Ariba
Concur
Customer Experience (CX)
Integration and data platforms
Identify and resolve cross-stream design conflicts, dependencies, and risks
Facilitate design authority and architecture review forums
Ensure consistency of business processes, master data, analytics, reporting, controls, and integration approaches
Client Engagement
Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders
Facilitate workshops with business and IT leadership
Challenge requirements where appropriate to ensure strategic alignment
Present solution options, trade-offs, risks, and recommendations to programme steering groups
Architecture Assurance
Ensure solutions are scalable, supportable, secure, and aligned with SAP best practices
Assess the impact of design decisions across business functions and SAP applications
Govern adherence to architectural principles and transformation objectives
Support programme governance, quality assurance, and solution reviews
Delivery Support
Work closely with functional, technical, data, integration, and change management leads
Support roadmap development and release planning
Guide solution teams through complex design decisions
Assist during key project phases, including:
Discovery
Solution design
Fit-to-standard workshops
Build governance
Testing strategy
Deployment planning
SAP Solution Experience
10+ years of SAP consulting, solution architecture, or transformation experience
Experience delivering multiple large-scale SAP transformation programmes
Strong understanding of SAP's broader solution portfolio and how products interact
Experience working across several of:
SAP S/4HANA
SAP BTP
SAP SAC
SAP IBP
SAP Business Data Cloud
SAP SuccessFactors
SAP Ariba
SAP CX
Business Architecture Transformation
Proven ability to map business objectives to solution designs.
Understanding of end-to-end business processes across:
Finance
Procurement
Supply Chain
Manufacturing
Sales
Analytics and Reporting
Experience developing target operating models and transformation roadmaps
Stakeholder Management
Experience working with programme directors, CIOs, CFOs, business executives, and IT leadership
Strong facilitation and influencing skills
Ability to challenge constructively and build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups
Essential Skills
Enterprise and business architecture thinking
Strategic problem solving
End-to-end process design
Cross-functional programme leadership
Workshop facilitation
Executive communication and presentation
Stakeholder management
Risk and dependency management
Solution governance
Desirable Skills
SAP Enterprise Architect certification
TOGAF certification
Experience with SAP LeanIX
Experience with SAP Activate delivery methodology
Understanding of data architecture and analytics platforms
Experience in cloud transformation programmes
Industry expertise in manufacturing, retail, distribution, utilities, consumer products, or professional services
Personal Attributes
Pragmatic and outcome-focused
Strong systems thinker
Naturally collaborative
Commercially aware
Comfortable operating at executive level
Able to balance strategic vision with delivery realities
Credible advisor to both business and technical audiences
Confident in managing ambiguity and complexity
Success Measures
Success in this role will be demonstrated through:
Coherent and integrated solution designs across SAP workstreams
Strong alignment between business objectives and delivered capabilities
Reduced solution rework and design conflicts
Positive client stakeholder feedback
Effective governance of architecture decisions and programme risks
Delivery of scalable, supportable, and business-led SAP solutions
An experienced SAP leader who may have started their career as a functional consultant, solution architect, enterprise architect, or programme architect, but has evolved into a strategic role focused on aligning business outcomes with integrated SAP solution landscapes. They are comfortable leading experts rather than being the deepest expert themselves and can bring together multiple specialist disciplines into a single coherent vision.
Here at Birchman, we don’t react to market trends, we define them. As the leading independent SAP Partner in the UK, we regularly host forums and events that help to form the future of Digital Transformation and Continuous Business Improvement.
We have a driven team of likeminded experts who are passionate about delivering measurable results and exceeding customer expectations. Our SAP Platinum Partner status and industry awards see us work and deliver positive change to world-renowned brands.
We don’t believe in transactional business; our customers develop into long-term strategic partners and our consultants become a valued member of their extended team.
If you are ready to join a highly professional and growing team, we want to hear from you!
