Enterprise Business applications-Portfolio owner

Position Title - Enterprise Business applications-Portfolio owner

Key Responsibilities -

The Head of Applications & Architecture is responsible for defining, governing, and executing the enterprise application, architecture, and partner strategy across SAP and NonSAP landscapes. The role ensures operational stability, drives continuous improvement, and leads modernization initiatives while managing strategic partners and largescale application portfolios aligned to business outcomes.

Enterprise Applications Leadership

• Own endtoend responsibility for the SAP and NonSAP application portfolio, including run, change, and transformation.
• Lead application lifecycle managementdemand intake, design, delivery, stabilization, and optimization.

Ensure availability, performance, scalability, and resilience of businesscritical applications

Architecture & Technology Strategy

• Define and govern the enterprise application and architecture roadmap aligned to business strategy.
• Drive standardization, simplification, and rationalization of the application landscape.
• Lead modernization initiatives including cloud adoption, automation, and platform upgrades.
• Ensure scalable, secure, and futureready architectures across onprem, cloud, and hybrid environments.

Application Management & Operations

• Lead AMS operations across SAP and NonSAP platforms with strong SLA, KPI, and outcomebased governance.
• Own incident, problem, change, and release management across enterprise systems.
• Drive operational excellence through automation, observability, and proactive monitoring.

Partner & Vendor Management

• Own strategic partner management across system integrators, AMS providers, SaaS vendors, and technology partners.
• Define and govern partner operating models, engagement frameworks, and performance metrics.
• Lead commercials, contract negotiations, renewals, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Ensure partners contribute to innovation, continuous improvement, and business value realization, not just delivery.
• Drive accountability through regular partner performance reviews and governance forums.

Continuous Improvement & Transformation

• Establish a strong continuous improvement culture across applications and architecture.
• Drive process optimization, automation, and technical debt reduction initiatives.
• Leverage data, metrics, and feedback to improve service quality, cost efficiency, and user experience.
• Lead incremental and transformational improvements across SAP and NonSAP platforms.
• Benchmark application performance and partner delivery against industry best practices.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Establish and enforce application and architecture governance frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with security, audit, regulatory, and data privacy requirements.
• Proactively manage application risks, obsolescence, and resilience planning.

People & Capability Development

• Build and lead highperforming applications, architecture, and platform teams.
• Develop internal capability across SAP, NonSAP, integration, and emerging technologies.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.