Principal Business Process consultant SAP Business Data Cloud

Principal Business Process consultant for SAP Business Data Cloud

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What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

Role Overview

• Are you passionate about the transformative power of cloud data and analytics? Are you ready to help SAP customers redefine how to harness the potential of SAP Business Data Cloud,advancedanalyticsand AI?
• As aPrincipal BDC Business Process consultant you will play the role of the trusted advisor ofDataArchitecture toour most significantcustomers,and provide thought leadership towards customers’ corporate data vision and strategy to gain maximum business value for their enterprise data.
• Drive customers for the enterprise adoption of SAP’s Business Data Cloud as the foundation for advanced analytics and AIand tohelporganizations adopt data product–driven architectures using SAP best practices. You will define long-range architectural strategy, influence C-suite decision-making, and safeguard the integrity of complex, cross-platform data landscapes. In this role, you lead customers through pivotal architectural choices, mitigate high-impact risks, and shape the data vision that positions BDC as a mission-critical business capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Position
  
  SAPBDC as the enterprise data foundation driving analytics, AI, and “data gravity” back to SAP.
• Serve as a strategic, trusted advisor on data and analyticsstrategy anddataarchitecture for executives and project leaders.
• Define and communicate long-termdataarchitectural vision and roadmaps; drive high-impact design decisions.
• Establishdataarchitectural guardrails, govern adherence, and manage trade-offs and technical debt.
• Guide customers through complex project situations and mitigate architectural risks.
• Coordinate with SAP delivery teams and contribute to C-level and steering committee reporting.
• Design customer-specific data architectures, milestones, and quality gates for major programs.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degreein Engineering, Computer Science, or Business.
• 15+ years in customer facing consulting roleswith experienceinenterprise architectureor pre-sales advisory roles.
• Provenexpertisein solution architecture and design for large-scale data and analytics platforms, ideally within the SAP ecosystem.
• Experience designing and governing large-scale SAP or enterprise data architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, guide, and instruct teams across regions and, where required, globally, fostering knowledge transfer and capability uplift.
• Solid understanding of cloud concepts, data architecture, and enterprise data management.
• Strong understanding of cloud operations, platform stacks, andhyperscalers(AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of ITSM, service design, compliance, and cybersecurity principles.
• Executive communication, influence, and storytelling for technical and business audiences.
• Advanced critical thinking and complex problem-solving.
• Strategic thought leadership and ability to shape long-term customer direction.
• Objection handling and value-based advisory skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust across senior stakeholders.

SAP-Specific Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of SAP data and analytics solutions (such as SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Datasphere, SAP HANA Cloud, or similar platforms), with the ability and motivation to rapidly learn and apply newSAP Business Data Cloud capabilities.
• Expertise in areas such as BDC, Datasphere, BW Modernization, SAP HANA Cloud, and SAC.
• Experience with MDG, Databricks integration, Industry Cloud, Sustainability, and AI solutions.
• Prior SAP consulting and enterprise architecture experience.

Beneficial

• Experience with modern data platforms such as Databricks and/or Snowflake.
• Hands-on experience in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly with…