SAP BW HANA - Architect

We are seeking an experienced SAP BW Technical Architect to drive the transition from an incumbent vendor and lead end-to-end SAP BW delivery. The role requires strong technical expertise, transition management capabilities, and the ability to stabilize and optimize existing data platforms while enabling future-ready architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead transition and knowledge transfer from incumbent team, ensuring minimal business disruption
• Own SAP BW landscape (BW on HANA/BW4HANA) including design, development and support
• Assess current architecture and define optimization / modernization roadmap
• Ensure data quality, performance tuning and system stability
• Collaborate with business, functional and cross-technology teams (ETL, reporting, analytics)
• Establish best practices, coding standards and governance
• Drive incident resolution, root cause analysis and continuous improvement
• Mentor team members and build a high-performing delivery team

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in SAP BW with strong hands-on expertise
• Proven experience in transition / KT from incumbent vendors
• Deep knowledge of BW on HANA / BW4HANA, data modeling and performance optimization
• Familiarity with SAP ecosystem (e.g., SAP HANA, SAP BO or SAC)
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Capability to operate in a fast-paced, client-facing environment