Chief Development Architect Expert

Company: SAP SE
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choosefrom.As an Chief Development Architect Expert, you will play a pivotal role in shaping SAP's future architecture strategy in alignment with our AI first and Suite first product direction. Reporting directly to the Head of Architecture, you will serve as a recognizedglobaltechnicalleader, driving innovation across SAP's portfolio by designing and enabling next-generation, cloud-native, and AI-integrated architectures.You will work in a global, cross-functional setup and engage with strategic architecture topics that influence platform evolution, product strategy, and customer outcomes. With your technical depth and hands-on attitude, you will help ensure our solutions are scalable, intelligent, secure, and future-ready.YOUR FUTURE ROLE
Champion architectural excellence across multiple teams, ensuring alignment with SAP's AI- first and Suite-first strategic direction.Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of major architectural initiatives - from ideation to implementation - focusing on scalability, performance, and security at every stage.Influence SAP-wide architectural vision and drive long-term technology strategy across product lines and business areas.Foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment by facilitating effective communication and alignment between stakeholders and technical teams.Proactively identify and evaluate architecture risks, deliver strategic recommendations and influence key management decisions.Work closely with executive leadership and product teams to define and drive architectural roadmaps that align with SAP's broader business objectives.Future-proof SAP's technology landscape by promoting the adoption of innovative approaches, integrating emerging trends such as AI, machine learning, cloud native solutions.Collaborate with global teams to ensure architecture decisions are adaptable, scalable and meet diverse business needs.Design and manage cloud- and AI system-architectures for complex customer solutions, ensuring technical strategies align with business requirements and deliver measurable value.Continuously enhance development processes, driving efficiency, scalability, and innovation across SAP's offerings.Mentor senior technical leaders and contribute to SAP's external reputation through speaking engagements, and thought leadership.
YOUR PROFILE12+ years of experience in software architecture with recognized expertise and thought leadership in one or more areas: AI system architecture, cloud-native frameworks, large-scale distributed systems.Advanced knowledge of software architecture and cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP) with a strong focus on scalability and performance optimizationDeep proficiency in container technologies, Kubernetes (including Gardener), microservices, and network technologyExperience with SAP technologies, BTP, or enterprise integration landscapes or CloudFoundry.Proven success designing and implementing large-scale, distributed systems using modern cloud platforms and technologies like Kubernetes, containers, microservices, AWS, Azure, GCP.Strong expertise in quantum computing, distributed systems, data orAI/ML architecture, including experience with model training, deployment, MLOps, and AI service integration.Experience working with cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders to align technical and business objectives.Exceptional analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilitiesExtensive experience in writing technical documentation and providing technical leadership to teamsFluency in English, with strong communication skills to liaise with both technical and non-technical stakeholdersDemonstrated ability to share and communicate ideas to executive staff, technical resources and other key constituents in clear, concise language.ABOUT THE TEAM

The CTO area's mission is to future proof our customers and SAP. Together we evolve SAP's technology strategy and North Star architecture, explore the impact of emerging technologies on SAP's portfolio and leverage the insights for build/buy/partner decisions. We accelerate innovation across SAP's portfolio, collaborating with engineering teams in SAP, partners, and start-ups across the globe. With Business AI and Sustainability, we accelerate SAP's long-term growth and market leadership.#SAPCTOarchBring out your bestSAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves.At SAP,you can bring out your best.We are ethical and compliantOur leadership credo: Do what's right. Make SAP better for generations to come. We believe that great leadership extends far beyond the mere pursuit of business goals. We value and foster leadership that is driven with purpose and integrity. Our leaders are role models who uphold SAP's values and shape SAP's culture of integrity, by demonstrating and championing ethical and compliant behavior towards all stakeholders.We win with inclusionSAP's culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy . Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.EOE AA M/F/Vet/DisabilityQualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.Compensation Range TransparencySAPbelieves the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP's commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 325800 - 609200(USD)USD.The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidatewill be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills,experience, scope ofthe role, location, etc. as determinedthrough theselection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements:SAP North America Benefits .Requisition ID: 421182 - Work Area: Software-Design and Development - Expected Travel: 0 - 10% - Career Status: Executive - Employment Type: Regular Full Time - Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.
Nearest Major Market: San Jose
Nearest Secondary Market: Palo Alto
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