Solutions Architect - SAP Public Cloud

We are looking for a Solution Architect SAP Public Cloud with strong functional grounding and proven presales experience. The role requires designing, positioning, and articulating SAP Public Cloud solutions aligned to customer business needs, with a strong focus on Sales, Procurement, or Finance domains.

The ideal candidate combines deep functional expertise, hands-on SAP Public Cloud exposure, and customer-facing presales capability, along with strong communication and learning agility.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & Design

• Design end-to-end solutions using SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud
• Translate business requirements into scalable, fit-to-standard SAP solution architectures.
• Lead solution workshops, requirement discovery sessions, and fit-gap discussions.

Presales & Customer Engagement

• Support presales activities including solution demonstrations, proposals, RFP/RFI responses, and effort estimations.
• Act as the solution lead in customer discussions, explaining value, scope, and roadmap clearly.
• Collaborate with sales teams to shape winning solution & pricing strategies
• Contribute to proposal content, solution narratives, and customer presentations.

Functional Leadership

• Provide deep functional expertise in Sales (SD) or Procurement (MM/Sourcing) or Finance (FI/CO).
• Advise customers on process simplification, standardization, and adoption of SAP Public Cloud capabilities.
• Guide customers on organizational change implications and adoption strategies.
• Good knowledge in SAP BTP capabilities

SAP Offering & Innovation Awareness

• Maintain strong familiarity with SAP Public Cloud offerings, roadmaps, licensing models, and extensibility options.
• Understand integration approaches with SAP BTP and third-party systems at a high level.
• Continuously learn new SAP innovations and translate them into customer value propositions.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years of overall SAP functional experience.
• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud (implementation, rollout, or solution design).
• Strong functional depth in Sales OR Procurement OR Finance (at least one core domain).
• Minimum 2 years of presales experience, including customer-facing solutioning and demos.
• Good understanding of SAPs fit-to-standard approach and public cloud constraints.
• Exposure to at least one full SAP implementation lifecycle.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong solution thinking and business process orientation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to engage confidently with CXOs, business heads, and IT leadership.
• Keen learner with curiosity to stay updated on SAP innovations.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across sales, delivery, and leadership teams.
• Structured thinking, clarity in articulation, and strong stakeholder management.

Preferred (Good to Have)

• Experience in multiple industries (Manufacturing, CPG, etc.).
• Exposure to SAP BTP, integrations, or extensibility concepts.
• Prior experience in SAP partner or consulting organizations.
• SAP certifications in S/4HANA Public Cloud or functional areas.