Expert Presales Architecture Advisor
SAP•Feltham, England, UK
fulltime
Information Technology
10+ years
We help the world run better At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
What You'll Do The Expert Architecture Advisor (AA) is a critical role in complex and strategic sales opportunities shaping end-to-end enterprise architecture vision (the AS-IS and TO-BE) and defining the transformation pathway that aligns SAP’s portfolio to the customer’s business and IT strategy, strengthening deal credibility and strategic positioning.
This is a key, senior presales role within the SAP Customer Advisory organisation, working with Sales Executives and Partners to define account strategy and bridge the gap between the customer’s business strategy and SAP solutions.
The AA combines deep Enterprise Architecture expertise within the SAP landscape with strong business and industry understanding to shape complex opportunities and define the appropriate transformation strategy to deliver the best outcomes for the customer.
This role focuses on presales advisory, target-state architecture, and transformation roadmap definition; implementation delivery remains with SAP Services and/or partners.
As an Architecture Advisor (AA), you will focus on the following key areas:
Account Planning & Architecture Management Responsibilities
Creating an SAP Architecture Vision for the Customer
Building Key Customer Architecture Deliverables: Business & Solution Architecture, Target State, Transformation Roadmap
Being the Trusted Architecture Advisor for the Customer
What You Bring
Bring out your best SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.
We win with inclusion SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.
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Requisition ID: 446929 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: