Area Lead Engineer – SAP Engineering

Company Description
H&M Group is on a journey to meet and exceed our customers' expectations today and tomorrow. Through collaboration, innovation, and technology we challenge ourselves and the industry. To cater to the individual needs and desires of our millions of customers, our tech organisation delivers solutions for the entire value chain for all our brands.
We are accelerating digitalisation and to stay relevant, we need to ensure we have strong leaders in place to bring our best capabilities, innovation ideas and talented technologists to support the transformation of H&M Group.


Job Description
We are now looking for Area Lead Engineer – SAP Engineering that will be responsible for leading the SAP ERP platform, the SAP Platform Architecture, SAP product landscape and development strategy for H&M to ensure SAP solutions are leveraging optimized tools and system capabilities, architecture, including Infrastructure & Cloud, Basis and Applications. You will form the next generation SAP landscape by focusing on the business needs and optimization of the overall performance of the platform. You are responsible for maintaining, harmonizing and maximizing the SAP enterprise architecture and have experience in driving transformation initiatives and sustaining top quartile architectural standards by leveraging leading SAP best practices. While an obvious near-term objective will be to own the S/4HANA transformation strategy, you will also be responsible for translating the strategy and target state architecture into projects/programs and their sponsorship. Some of your responsibilities will include:
Coach and lead the team of architects to ensure SAP performance is optimized and maximized
Provide strategic thought leadership on the definition and management of the SAP roadmap
Provide guidance and consultation to projects and operations on appropriate use of the platform and development solutions
Lead the transformation of SAP through the re-engineering of extensive legacy business processes
Deliver a robust and active portfolio of SAP-enabled project initiatives
Work closely with other departments in order to meet performance and scalability expectations for SAP environment
Assess up-and-coming SAP technology, and create ideas and strategies for adoption aligned with H&M BT and Business strategies
Manage the vendor relationship with SAP and stay current and up to date with SAP’s product portfolio Roadmaps (SaaS intense)
Collaborate with project teams to gather specific requirements and translate requirements into design
Develop, implement, and valuate programs, policies and procedures
Ensure business continuity/disaster recovery strategy is embedded SAP design when architecting for new solutions
Continuously assess technology lifecycles
Estimate and measure value realized through SAP platform (consolidated) to determine ROI of SAP platform



Qualifications
15+ years of experience in SAP area, with technical background
5+ Management experience in leading technical teams and collaboration with external service providers
Sound functional understanding of the SAP technical enterprise framework
10+ Experience designing and implementing new SAP platforms including HANA, Fiori, and Mobile solutions for SAP
10+ Experience delivering solutions using both package and custom development solutions
Program management, problem-solving and communication skills
Experience in building large, global portfolio management and tracking functions and solutions
Demonstration strong technical leadership skills and uses sound judgment
Excellent interpersonal skills and capability to manage internal stakeholders (with a multitude of demands) in a direct and empathetic manner
Ability to communicate actionable analytical findings verbally, visually and in writing in an inspirational way to a non-technical and business audience



Additional Information
Working with tech at H&M Group 
Shaping the future of fashion with people, data, and tech. The fashion and retail industries are going through a transformation, driven by customers' technology and sustainability expectations. At H&M Group, we want to shape the future of fashion and lifestyle by harnessing the power of smart tech and data. With our 74-year history of innovation, we understand the need to collaborate and co-create with engineers and tech specialists around the world to achieve our vision.

What we offer
You are joining a unique value-driven culture, a large tech network and community where you can be yourself. Besides the obvious perks such as staff discount card, learning communities, wellness benefits, parental benefits and a flexible work life, there are a lot of opportunities to experiment and grow in the direction you want. Being a major player gives us countless opportunities to make a real impact and shape the future.
H&M Group is a value-driven company that wants to lead the way to a more inclusive environment. We are committed to create an inclusive & diverse workplace with a culture that is dynamic and innovative.
We welcome your application regardless of who you are, where you’re from and what you like.
We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.
We welcome all applicants to strengthen our innovative and diverse culture.
Learn more about our I&D work https://youtu.be/veRbl9Cijts


Additional information
This is a full-time position based in Atlanta. Please apply as soon as possible but no later than 3rd of April. We will review and interview applicants on-going. If you have questions, please contact Talent Acquisition Khrystyna Hranda (khrystyna.hranda@hm.com).