Position Summary

Solutions Network – SAP Manager

Background

Deloitte Consulting LLP ("Deloitte Consulting") is one of the nation's leading consulting firms for business strategy, operations, technology and human resources planning. We bring together a strong combination of experience, scale and capabilities to help clients address their most complex business problems. The organizational structure of our parent organization, Deloitte LLP ("Deloitte") and our collaborative approach integrate our consulting services with other Deloitte subsidiaries offering tax services, financial advisory services, and risk management capabilities. Clients depend on us for straightforward advice and results that create value.

With nearly 10,000 Deloitte Consulting employees in more than 80 U.S. cities, we understand that people are our most precious resource. We also know that serving our clients and helping them and our people excel demands a diverse range of skills, talent, experiences and backgrounds.

The Solutions Network (SNET) SAP Practice

SNET is a global team with unique, in-depth, innovative technical skills, it’s a Technology Center of Expertise with highly skilled technical resources. SNET enables Deloitte Consulting to sell and deliver client projects, drive innovation, and enable our Consulting team with the right skills at the right place at the right time. SNET gives opportunity to develop creative offerings that differentiate Deloitte from its competitors, reducing time to market and the costs of delivery. It provide platform for doing better and faster deployment effort for less cost using Innovative ideas. SNET addresses common questions and resolves technical issues that Deloitte professionals are facing on client and internal projects.

SNET provides the services in all the vertical starting from Sales, Deliver, Solution development and Practice Enablement. This is one of the best place to the technologist.

The Solutions Network consists of experts with knowledge of all major package applications and technologies – SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Middleware, BI/DW, JAVA, .Net, Networking, SAN, Server Virtualization, Cloud, etc. SNET staff is exposed to new and emerging technology, and in many cases serves as an Innovation function for Deloitte.

As a dynamic and leading edge company, Deloitte offers a phenomenal opportunity for staff to join a high growth environment to expand, enhance and strengthen their client service and technology skills.

Scope

The SNET SAP Manager will be responsible for leading all activities related to SAP team’s Advisory Services, Architecture, Operations, Innovations, Trainings, Pursuits, and Practice Support initiatives. This individual must understand thoroughly how to leverage infrastructure architecture to be an innovative problem solver and visionary.

The position will be focused on the following activities:

• Lead Architect, Solution provider to Client projects and lead the Basis activities.
•  Provide technical support for the SNET and our clients including Pursuits, RFP responses, and solution development and sustainment

• Efficiently managing the delivery and support of multiple simultaneous projects by leveraging project management tools (MS Enterprise Project Management, JIRA, Service Now)
• Handling project management tasks for individual projects. Includes initial needs assessment, scope definition, resource planning, managing milestone/deliverable targets, and project closure.
• Developing processes for repeatable solutions that will enable the SNET to manage and deploy solutions in a cost effective manner as well as enable the team to work more efficiently in day-to-day operations.
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with the Deloitte practices supported by the team to proactively drive revenue opportunities to the SNET as well as to identify and address practice support needs.
• Managing the human resource aspects of the team. This includes teaming skills and conflict resolution, goal planning, reviews, career development, and continuing education objectives.
• Deliver technology advisory and implementation solutions that extract and maximize business value from IT investments for SNET and our clients
• Encompasses architecture, engineering, and provide third level support for operations services for the IT strategy, innovation, operations, and infrastructure required to deliver efficient and effective platforms fundamental to business success
• Provide subject matter expertise in SAP products to resolve technical issues, consulting, and hands-on client project support
• Architecture, design, and support of the SNET hybrid cloud offering, Research and development on the latest virtualization technology, tools, and capabilities
• Work with application owners/groups to ensure proper architecture and function of Deloitte's server infrastructure
• Work with alliances and vendors to provide emerging platforms
• Identify business and technical requirements for new and existing technologies
• Review operations and business requirements for projects pertaining to Deloitte's server infrastructure with all project teams, management and client services groups for deployment and ongoing operations support

The SAP team works with alliances and vendors to provide emerging platforms so that our applications teams are able to deliver exceptional value to our clients, and research and development for the practice. The ideal candidate will have extensive infrastructure architecture, server virtualization and cloud experience. This position will require up to 50% travel. Partial telecommuting options are provided.

Personal Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant professional experience in a large, diverse, server environment
• 2+ Years of HANA architect, design and project experience is a MUST
• Experience in SAP Migrations to HANA using latest tools like DMO and SUM
• Experience with SAP Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure and the likes (migration from on-premise to cloud is an advantage)
• In depth knowledge of VMWare virtualization tools and hardware vendors certified for SAP products
• Bachelor-level degree in engineering, information technology, data communications, telecommunications, computer science, or equivalent educational or professional experience and/or qualifications
• Experience participating in all aspects of large-scale Enterprise Architecture projects including identification, planning and cost estimation through requirements, design, development, testing, implementation and production
• Demonstrated record in leading and instilling service disciplines and team work
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills (MS Visio, MS PowerPoint)
• Strong knowledge of emerging SAP technology solutions, industry trends, and progressive operations methodology
• Experience translating the end state business and technology models into architectural blueprints including recommendation of third party components, definition of required custom components, and determination of the appropriate ones to use
• Experience identifying gaps in existing client skill base and developing documentation to include job descriptions for key architectural positions, skill requirements and required certifications for roles/positions, inventory of required competencies by job description/role, and an inventory of required technical skills by job description/role
• Experience defining the specific metrics which communicate the benefits of an architecture program to the business; tracking to what extent those benefits are being delivered on an ongoing basis; and identifying metric stakeholders and owners
• Knowledge of project management methodology
• Proven experience with project management software (intermediate to advanced knowledge level in at least one common package).
• Experience with SAP applications and databases from an architecture, infrastructure, and SAP Basis perspective.
• SAP Certification is a plus
• Prior Big-4 consulting experience highly desired
• Goal oriented with high efficiency in managing & delivering while multiple projects in parallel
• Eagerness to mentor junior staff

How you’ll grow

At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs at Deloitte University, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career. Explore Deloitte University, The Leadership Center.

*Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

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Benefits

At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you.

Our people and culture

Our diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture empowers our people to be who they are, contribute their unique perspectives, and make a difference individually and collectively. It enables us to leverage different ideas and perspectives, and bring more creativity and innovation to help solve our client most complex challenges. This makes Deloitte one of the most rewarding places to work. Learn more about our inclusive culture.

Professional development

From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn. We offer opportunities to build new skills, take on leadership opportunities and connect and grow through mentorship. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career.

As used in this posting, "Deloitte" means Deloitte Consulting LLP, a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

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Requisition code: 72339