Sr. SAP Technical Lead Remote some possible travel

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title:  Sr. SAP Technical Lead Remote some possible travel

Position Summary

The SAP Technical Lead is responsible for providing technical leadership across SAP

implementation, upgrade, migration, and support projects. This role partners closely with business

stakeholders, functional consultants, architects, and development teams to design, develop, and

deliver scalable SAP solutions that align with business objectives.

The SAP Technical Lead serves as the primary technical authority for SAP development activities,

integrations, custom enhancements, data migration, and technical architecture. This position leads

onsite and offshore teams while ensuring adherence to SAP best practices, quality standards, and

project delivery commitments.

This role is ideal for a senior SAP technical professional who can bridge business requirements and

SAP technology while leading complex SAP transformation programs and technical delivery teams

PMMO  = Project Manufacturing Management & Optimization prior experience strongly preferred

Key Responsibilities

Technical leadership and solution architecture

Lead the technical design, architecture, and development of SAP solutions.

Define technical standards, development frameworks, and best practices.

Review functional requirements and translate them into technical solution designs.

Ensure scalability, maintainability, security, and performance of SAP applications.

Provide technical guidance to developers, technical consultants, and project teams.

SAP development and integration

Lead development activities across SAP S/4HANA, ECC, Fiori, BTP, ABAP, and related SAP

technologies.

Design and oversee custom developments, enhancements, reports, interfaces, forms,

workflows, and conversions.

Manage integration solutions between SAP and non-SAP applications using APIs,

middleware, IDocs, OData, web services, and cloud integration technologies.

Conduct code reviews and ensure compliance with development standards.

Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide resolution strategies.

SAP transformation and migration

Support SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA transformation initiatives.

Lead technical conversion activities, including custom code remediation, integration

redesign, and technical readiness assessments.

Collaborate with data migration teams on data extraction, conversion, validation, and

reconciliation activities.

Participate in cutover planning, mock conversions, dress rehearsals, and go-live activities.

Project delivery and governance

Lead technical project workstreams from project initiation through deployment and support.

Develop technical estimates, project plans, and resource requirements.

Monitor project progress, risks, issues, and dependencies.

Ensure delivery milestones are achieved on schedule and within budget.

Provide technical status updates to project leadership and stakeholders.

Team leadership and mentoring

Lead and mentor SAP technical consultants and developers.

Support knowledge transfer, training, and skill development initiatives.

Coordinate activities across onsite, offshore, and vendor teams.

Promote collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the technical team.

Operational support and optimization

Provide technical leadership for production support and AMS engagements.

Drive root cause analysis and issue resolution efforts.

Identify opportunities for system optimization, automation, and process improvements.

Support performance tuning and system stability initiatives.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related

field.

8-12+ years of SAP technical experience.

3-6+ years of experience leading SAP technical teams or workstreams.

Proven experience delivering SAP implementation, migration, or transformation projects.

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Experience working in global delivery environments with onsite and offshore teams.

Required Technical Skills

SAP Technologies

SAP S/4HANA

SAP ECC

ABAP/OO ABAP

Fiori/UI5

SAP Gateway

CDS Views

AMDP

OData Services

Workflow

Enhancement Framework

BAdIs

User Exits

SmartForms

Adobe Forms

Integration Technologies

SAP BTP Integration Suite

CPI

REST APIs

SOAP Web Services

IDocs

RFCs

SAP PI/PO

Event-driven integrations

Data and Migration

SAP Migration Cockpit

SAP Data Services (BODS)

Data validation and reconciliation

Data conversion and cutover activities

Master and transactional data migration

Cloud and Emerging Technologies

SAP BTP

SAP Build

BAS

SAP AI and automation tools

Cloud integrations and extensibility

Preferred Qualifications

SAP S/4HANA implementation or migration experience.

SAP BTP certification.

SAP ABAP Development certification.

Experience with SAP Fiori and UI5 development.

Experience with Agile and Scrum delivery methodologies.

Experience supporting presales activities, solution estimates, and proposals.

Leadership Competencies

Technical leadership

Strategic thinking

Solution architecture

Team development and mentoring

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Client engagement

Problem solving and decision making

Project governance

Preferred Industry Experience

Manufacturing

Aerospace and defense

Utilities

Energy

Consumer products

Life sciences

Retail

Public sector

PMMO = Project Manufacturing Management & Optimization

PMMO is an SAP capability used primarily in project-based manufacturing environments (A&D, industrial manufacturing, engineer-to-order).

What PMMO helps companies:

• Track material and cost flow at the project level

• Manage WIP (Work in Progress) tied to specific projects

• Enable project-level inventory visibility

• Support complex fulfillment scenarios (make-to-project, engineer-to-order)