Services Architect 424903

Employer: SAP America, Inc.Worksite location: 2601 Westheimer Road, Suite C250, Houston TX 77098Telecommuting Permitted up to 50%.Job title: Services ArchitectJob Description: SAP America, Inc. seeks a Services Architect at our Houston, TX location to drive business consulting by translating the customer's vision into solutions. Map business processes to solution requirements. Champion and lead disruptive business innovation. Provide thought leadership around the transformation towards the Intelligent Enterprise. Drive change management to achieve business transformation objectives. Support end-to-end solution design and configuration across all relevant solutions (on-premise, cloud and hybrid), applying state-of-the-art methodologies and standards. Plan transitions of customer solution landscapes. Drive deployment of best practice business processes for specific Lines of Business and Services (LOBS), including Finance, Order to Cash, and Inventory. Support pre-sales activities. Perform solution reviews and feasibility studies. Support in escalated projects. Occasionally takes over responsibility as a (sub-)project lead or team lead for a service delivery. Support line manager(s) in people development tasks. Deliver customer workshops and trainings. Support in partner-led projects to ensure ecosystem and customer success. Introduce SAP and industry leading practices for complex business requirements based on experience. Drive the evolution of the relevant section of the services portfolio for the respective solution area and key related areas; can be owner of a service and/or initiates updates to the portfolio. Drive the creation of templates, common practices and supporting service delivery artifacts in order to optimize business processes. Mentor business process consultants.Minimum Education/Experience:Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field of study and seven (7) years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation. Alternatively, a Masters degree or foreign equivalent in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field of study and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.Experience must involve five (5) years in the following:Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Applications Suite;SAP Project Systems (PS) with integration to Production Planning (PP), Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Commercial Project Management (CPM), Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management (EPPM), Controlling (CO), Financial Accounting (FI), Material Management (MM), and Sales Distribution;SAP Product Costing (CO-PC) with Profitability Analysis (CO-PA), Production Planning (PP), and Material Management (MM);Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Suite, process tools, and methodologies; andEngineering, Discrete Manufacturing, Industrial Machinery and Components, Aerospace and Defense, and Consumer Products Industry support.Position requires up to 50% domestic and international travel to various and unanticipated client sites.QUALIFIED APPLICANTS:To apply for this position, please respond to Req ID **424903** at Range Transparency: The annual base salary range for this position is $140,421 - $206,640. SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAPs commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is $200,600 - $340,900 USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skill , experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements:SAP North America Benefits.