SAP S/4HANA Development Lead

• 5+ years of SAP development experience.
• Minimum 2 years leading SAP development teams or technical delivery teams.
• Proven hands-on experience in SAP S/4HANA development.
• Strong background in end-to-end Build activities.
• Experience in manufacturing or process-industry environments.
• Expert knowledge of ABAP core principles, including modern ABAP syntax (7.6+), OO, enhancements, and SAP extensibility concepts.
• Excellent knowledge of performance optimization.
• Strong experience with ABAP on HANA, CDS Views, and AMDP.
• Integration development experience.
• Application development knowledge: RESTful ABAP Programming Model (RAP), SAP Gateway, OData services, and UI5.
• Familiarity with SAP BTP and cloud-based development approaches.
• Understanding of Clean Core principles and modern SAP architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence technical teams.
• Strong mentoring and coaching skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to operate effectively within a global organization.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Experience working directly with international business and IT teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA Upgrade programs.
• Experience in SAP transformation initiatives.
• Experience with SAP BTP extensions and cloud-native development.
• Experience introducing AI, automation, DevOps, or modern engineering practices.
• Previous exposure to global Rollout projects.

• Lead S/4HANA development activities across enhancements, integrations, custom solutions, and strategic initiatives.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and architectural direction for development teams.
• Ensure development quality, maintainability, performance, and compliance with SAP best practices.
• Support future S/4HANA upgrades and transformation initiatives.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Functional Leads, Architects, PMO, and IS teams.
• Drive innovation across the SAP development landscape.
• Evaluate and introduce modern SAP technologies, frameworks, and tools.
• Promote adoption of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), automation solutions, and AI-assisted development capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, development quality, testing efficiency, and delivery speed.
• Establish modern engineering practices and a Continuous Improvement culture.

Team Development:

• Strengthen the professional capabilities of the existing development team.
• Coach and mentor developers through hands-on guidance and knowledge sharing.
• Define development standards, technical guidelines, and best practices.
• Build technical competency in emerging SAP technologies and modern development approaches.
• Foster a collaborative, learning-oriented environment.

Delivery Excellence:

• Lead development planning, estimations, resource allocation, and execution.
• Support multiple parallel initiatives while maintaining delivery quality.
• Manage technical risks and proactively propose mitigation actions.
• Ensure effective knowledge transfer and sustainable solutions.