SAP COE Lead(FICO / CO / SD)

Overview:

Client is building a greenfield SAP Center of Excellence (COE) after a recent SAP system carve-out. This is a high-ownership role for a senior SAP professional to lead architecture, governance, and production support in a global delivery model. Looking for candidates who can operate as a Lead , Architect and Hands-on SME.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as SAP COE Lead and primary interface with business stakeholders
• Own end-to-end SAP support (AMS) and system stability
• Manage full lifecycle: Incident Problem Change Release Production Support
• Drive solution design, architecture governance, and design approvals
• Review and validate project designs, enhancements, and integrations
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards
• Lead and manage offshore teams (APAC / South America)
• Handle production escalations and critical issue resolution
• Enforce SLA, governance, and best practices

Required Skills:

• 15+ years of SAP experience (FICO / CO / SD)
• Strong experience in SAP Production Support / AMS
• Proven experience as SAP Lead / Architect / COE Lead
• Hands-on with incident, change, and release management
• Experience in solution design and architecture governance
• Strong experience managing offshore teams and vendors
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills

Nice to Have:

• SAP S/4HANA experience
• Experience in SAP carve-out / transformation projects