Summary
Join Version 1 as an SAP S/4HANA Solution Architect and play a key role in supporting all phases of implementation programs. Collaborate with internal and external teams to ensure solutions align with program goals. Critically evaluate proposals, suggest improvements, and guarantee value-for-money. Contribute to design governance, stakeholder engagement, and program oversight, including commercial and contractual aspects. This client-side role demands strong leadership, decision-making, and communication skills. Version 1 offers a comprehensive benefits package prioritizing employee well-being, professional growth, and financial stability.
Requirements
- Experience in product consulting, system integration, or architecture roles: Minimum 10 years of experience with SAP
- Minimum 5 years of experience with SAP S/4HANA
- Participation in at least two separate SAP projects in the past five years, including at least one full-cycle implementation as a Solution Architect
- Working knowledge of: SAP-compatible security, integration, and reporting solutions
- SAP Fiori
- SAP best practices and methodologies
- SAP licensing metrics
- Strong leadership and team management skills in complex project environments
- Ability to challenge and justify deviations from programme principles
- Capable of working independently and collaboratively as a trusted advisor
- Proven decision-making aligned with strategic principles
- Excellent communication skills across senior, operational, technical, and team levels
Responsibilities
- Support all phases of the implementation programme
- Collaborate with internal architecture teams, the selected System Integrator (SI), and functional leads to ensure the solution aligns with programme goals and principles
- Critically evaluate proposals, offer improvements, and help ensure value-for-money and benefit delivery
- Contribute to design governance, stakeholder engagement, and programme oversight, including input into commercial and contractual matters such as Statements of Work and SAP licensing
Preferred Qualifications
- Relevant third-level qualification
- Familiarity with SAP functional areas such as Finance, Procurement, Inventory, and industry-specific modules (e.g., Utilities)
- SAP certifications (e.g., S/4HANA, BASIS)
- Sector-specific experience (e.g., utilities, public sector, manufacturing)
- Experience with various transition approaches (brownfield, greenfield, bluefield)
- Experience migrating to cloud-hosted SAP solutions (RISE and non-RISE)
- Skills in: SAP security, integration, and reporting
- SAP-recommended project tools (architecture, process, data, testing, training)
Benefits
- Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
- Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
- Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and peopleโs individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
- Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
- Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more
- Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
- Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
- Reward schemes including Version 1โs Annual Excellence Awards & โCall-Outโ platform
- Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes
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