SAP · 5 hours ago
Chief Data Architect - Premium Hub CoE
Newtown Square, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$243K/yr - $572K/yr
15+ years expSAP is a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. The Chief Data Architect will be responsible for defining and governing the customer’s end-to-end data architecture, guiding data strategy, and ensuring alignment with business objectives and transformation priorities.
AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceBusiness Process Automation (BPA)ComputerData ManagementFinanceSoftware
Responsibilities
Define the customer’s end-to-end data architecture vision, positioning SAP BDC as the enterprise data foundation
Create and communicate data architecture roadmaps aligned to business priorities, cloud strategy, and AI ambitions
Guide decisions on architecture trade-offs, modernization paths, and reduction of technical debt
Ensure solution integrity across SAP, hyperscaler, and non-SAP data platforms such as Databricks and Snowflake
Establish and enforce architectural guardrails, ensuring consistency, compliance, and long-term sustainability
Lead data governance frameworks, ensuring data quality, lineage, lifecycle management, and security are embedded
Drive adherence to clean-core principles and best practices for extensibility and integration
Define quality gates, architecture reviews, and approval processes across delivery teams
Own the definition of customer-specific data solution architectures for analytics and AI use cases
Validate designs, guide project teams, and support delivery decisions across implementation phases
Support critical project escalations, ensuring timely analysis, risk resolution, and stakeholder alignment
Coordinate with SAP colleagues, partners, and hyperscaler architects to ensure cohesive delivery
Act as the trusted data and analytics advisor to customer C-level and steering committees
Present architectural recommendations, risks, and strategic insights to executive audiences
Provide clear storytelling and narrative that connects data architecture to business value realization
Foster strong relationships across business, IT, and SAP leadership teams
Promote adoption of SAP BDC as the strategic data foundation
Enable modernization of analytics platforms, BI landscapes, and AI/ML architectures
Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and advanced consumption patterns to deliver measurable business value
Contribute thought leadership, reusable architecture assets, and best practices across SAP and customer teams
Evaluate and articulate the business value of proposed solutions by analyzing customer pain points, desired outcomes, and measurable impact
Translate technical capabilities into clear business benefits for both internal and external stakeholders
In close collaboration with the account teams, conduct comprehensive TCO assessments to compare different data environments
Identify cost drivers, quantify savings opportunities, and present data-driven insights that support investment decisions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or Business Administration (or equivalent experience)
15–20+ years in data architecture, enterprise architecture, or analytics leadership roles; demonstrable track record leading large transformations
Proven experience in designing modern data platforms and delivering analytics/AI programs at scale
Prior roles engaging with C-suite and steering committees; experience in pre-sales/advisory and enterprise adoption & consumption
Deep expertise with data Lakehouse implementations
Senior strategic mindset with proven ability to influence C-level stakeholders and align technical roadmaps to business value
Deep understanding of the following Data & Analytics Platforms: Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, Azure/AWS/GCP analytics stacks, Kafka/Event streaming, Lakehouse patterns
Solid SAP platform understanding (BDC, Datasphere, SAC, BW/4HANA, SAP Business Suite, HANA Cloud) and experience of SAP with external data platforms integrated architecture
Strong governance, security, and compliance orientation (data lineage, MDM, GDPR/CCPA considerations)
Exceptional communication, storytelling, and presentation skills for executive forums and customer engagements
Comfort operating in ambiguous environments and managing architectural trade-offs and technical debt
Have a good understanding of the commercial and pricing aspect of SAP BDC and other SAP services in the data and analytics space
Benefits
Constant learning
Skill growth
Great benefits
Company
SAP
SAP provides enterprise application software to various industries, including consumer, discrete manufacturing, public services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.3BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.
2019-04-24Post Ipo Equity· $1.3B
2015-06-01Grant· $1.37M
1998-08-03IPO
Leadership Team
Christian Klein
CEO & Member of the Executive Board
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