SAP Practice Area Lead Technology & Engineering Ref. 230

About the job

The Profile

As Lead of Technology & Engineering, you will work with an SAP development unit of around 20 people and actively help to lead it into the next generation of Technology Engineering. You will significantly shape the strategy, employee development, portfolio, delivery, and economic development, working closely with Sales and Consulting.

As a bridge builder, you will develop modern, scalable, and marketable services from existing RICEFW competencies. You combine technological credibility with people leadership, customer orientation, and entrepreneurial thinking. Your goal is to visibly drive the team’s transformation forward and create sustainable customer benefits as well as profitable growth.

The Task

Strategy and Transformation:

• Development and implementation of the Technology & Engineering strategy for the next five years
• Definition of the target vision and transformation roadmap for the department
• Further development of classic RICEFW services into modern engineering capabilities
• Prioritisation of relevant technologies, competencies, and investments
• Building an innovation- and learning-oriented culture
• Control and measurement of transformation progress

Leadership and Employee Development:

• Technical leadership of around 20 employees
• Development of existing roles towards the target state
• Establishment of transparent skill profiles and individual development paths
• Identification of skill gaps as well as planning of training and recruiting
• Coaching of senior consultants, architects, and future capability leads
• Promotion of personal responsibility, collaboration, and continuous learning
• Building a sustainable succession and talent plan

Portfolio and Offer Development:

• Development of a future-proof service portfolio
• Establishment of standardised assessments, consulting offers, engineering services, and managed services
• Translation of technological trends into concrete, understandable, and marketable customer offers
• Development of reusable methods, reference architectures, demos, and accelerators
• Positioning the department as a competent partner
• Evaluation of new topics regarding customer benefit, market potential, and profitability

Collaboration within the Company:

• Connecting Technology & Engineering with Sales, specialist consulting, project management, operations, and management
• Promoting cross-departmental solutions and joint customer offers
• Avoiding organisational and technological silos
• Moderating different interests and creating shared visions
• Representing the department to executive management, customers, and partners
• Building an internal and external technology and partner network

Have we piqued your interest? We look forward to meeting you and personally presenting this exciting opportunity with our client. Please send us your complete application documents or contact us without obligation for an initial confidential conversation.