Lead Integration Architect - SAP SuccessFactors & SAP BTP

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We are looking for a Lead Integration Architect to support our P&C Next HCM Program. This is a key role providing architectural leadership and strategic guidance across SAP SuccessFactors integrations, SAP Business Technology Platform, middleware architecture, enterprise data strategy and AI enablement. You will join the program at a critical stage, supporting preparations for the Wave 1 go-live planned for the end of the year and helping establish a scalable integration foundation for future global rollouts.

What you will be doing

• Define and drive the integration strategy between SAP SuccessFactors and SAP and non-SAP applications.
• Provide architectural leadership for SAP Integration Suite and SAP Business Technology Platform.
• Define integration principles, patterns and standards for complex enterprise environments.
• Design and govern scalable data models that support current requirements and future global rollouts.
• Contribute to the overall Data Hub, data flow and integration architecture strategy.
• Provide guidance on middleware and integration technologies, including SAP BTP, Master Data Integration, data lakes and related platforms.
• Ensure that integration and data architecture decisions are aligned with enterprise standards, program objectives and long-term scalability requirements.
• Provide hands-on architectural guidance and recommend best practices for complex integration scenarios and enterprise data flows.
• Support the design and governance of master data flows across SAP SuccessFactors and connected systems.
• Identify architectural dependencies, integration risks and potential constraints and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
• Support AI-related initiatives, including the technical enablement and integration of SAP Joule.
• Collaborate with program leadership, business stakeholders, functional teams, developers, data specialists and external delivery partners.
• Review solution designs and ensure consistent implementation of the agreed integration architecture.
• Support technical decision-making and issue resolution during Wave 1 go-live preparation and subsequent rollout phases.
• Maintain clear architectural documentation, integration standards and technical decision records.

What you will bring along

• Extensive experience as a Lead Integration Architect, Integration Solution Architect or in a comparable enterprise architecture role.
• Strong hands-on expertise in SAP SuccessFactors integrations.
• Deep knowledge of SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Integration Suite.
• Proven experience defining enterprise integration strategies, architectural principles and middleware landscapes.
• Strong understanding of data architecture, master data management and integration governance.
• Experience designing scalable integrations and data models for global organizations.
• Ability to provide both strategic architectural leadership and hands-on guidance for complex integration scenarios.
• Experience working with SAP and non-SAP applications in heterogeneous enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of middleware and data technologies such as SAP Master Data Integration, Data Hub solutions and data lakes.
• Understanding of enterprise data flows, integration patterns, APIs and event-based integration concepts.Experience working in complex, international transformation programs with multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
• Ability to assess architectural dependencies, risks and trade-offs and translate them into clear recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation and communication skills.
• Ability to influence technical and business stakeholders and drive architectural decisions across distributed teams.A proactive and structured approach, combined with the ability to work effectively during critical program and go-live phases.
• You are fluent in written and spoken English.