SAP ABAP Integration Architect

If you are looking for an opportunity where career-minded professionals can achieve success while bringing their best and whole selves to work each day, Sovos may be the company you have been looking for. Employees at Sovos operate on the leading edge of digital technology while working to improve lives and the communities in which we live and work. When we say Solve Tax for Good, we mean For Good in every sense of the word. Our organizational commitment is to provide a place where employees can thrive and progress in their careers while having the support behind them that only a global company can offer. Sound like this might be the opportunity you have been looking for? Take a look at our career posting below. Don’t check all the boxes? Apply anyway! We are focused on hiring the right people, not the “right” resume. It’s not about what you have done somewhere else, it’s all about what you are capable of doing here. The Work You'll Do SAP Integration Architect is responsible for supporting sales and implementation activities for, primarily, SAP customers with complex compliance requirements that need solution rather than product-based implementations. The role is market facing and will require extensive work with prospects and clients. There will also. Be a substantial amount of time required to coordinate between internal stakeholders including but not limited to Sales, Pre-Sales, Product Management and Professional Services.  In this role, you will directly engage in selected sales opportunities and/or projects, actively participating in customer meetings, working closely with our internal stakeholders and account executives in the creation of proposals that present compelling solutions that meet the customers' needs. Post-sale your role will be to ensure that the solution envisaged with the client is substantially delivered by Sovos so that the business benefits accrue to the client. You will conduct discovery and assessment workshops with prospects, understanding and documenting customer needs, using your high level of analytical skills in order to analyze customer’s requirements to identify the Sovos solution that will best suit their business goals.  Specific responsibilities include:

• Lead complex prospective clients through discovery meetings
• Identify customer’s business needs and articulate how Sovos technology can address those needs
• Understanding of industry trends and client needs
• Expert Technical and Functional knowledge of Sovos products 
• Serve as the regional customer-facing technical thought leader on SAP with deep knowledge of relevant SAP components and associated Sovos products
• Develop executive relationships with technical thought leaders within the region
• Provide support across solution design and scoping
• Collaborate with Departmental, Regional, and Executive Leadership
• Manage selected client expectations throughout the pre-sales cycle
• Development of resource estimates and a major contributor to project planning
• Being able to work with client ERP experts and enterprise architects to establish requirements and articulate those to Sovos stakeholders

What We Need from You

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 5-10 years of related experience with a software company or systems integrator in enterprise architecture and SAP
• A high degree of SAP ABAP expertise as it relates to compliance (e.g. invoicing, reporting) and e-audit (e.g. SAF-T)
• Expertise in interactive pre-sales discovery meetings
• Extensive experience in developing project plans and resource estimates for complex technology projects
• Strategic thinker, proven experience navigating through a complex sales process
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and outstanding presentation skills
• Excellent attention to detail, well organized and strong time management skills
• Articulate, credible and persuasive
• Fluent English communication skills with the confidence to present to clients
• Additional European / Asian languages an advantage
• Availability to travel at least 25%
• Having good knowledge about integration methods between SAP and non-SAP systems and middleware

What Does Sovos Offer You? The tools to enhance your life - because we want you to enjoy your life outside of work and inside! Management Bootcamps and Development Trainings Yearly performance reviews where compensation and performance are assessed and rewarded generously Clear paths for growth within our roles (but we know that career development can be like a spider web, not a ladder - we give you the tools to move outside of your career as well! Generous time off and benefits Did you know that almost 30% of our employees earned a promotion or job change In FY2020? That can happen because growth is serious business here at Sovos, and we have the programs in place to make sure of it, including:

• Management Bootcamps and Development Trainings
• Yearly performance reviews where compensation and performance are assessed and rewarded generously
• Clear paths for growth within our roles (but we know that career development can be like a spider web, not a ladder - we give you the tools to move outside of your career as well!)

Are you worried that you don’t check all of the boxes? Apply anyway! There are no perfect candidates - we hire people, not resumes. We are excited that you’re here and we look forward to taking a look at your application to determine next steps. Sovos is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment that celebrates diversity and where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate against race, color, religions, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic provided by law. At Sovos, all employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Company Background Sovos was built to solve the complexities of the digital transformation of tax, with complete, connected offerings for tax determination, continuous transaction controls, tax reporting and more. Sovos customers include half the Fortune 500, as well as businesses of every size operating in more than 70 countries. The company’s SaaS products and proprietary Sovos S1 Platform integrate with a wide variety of business applications and government compliance processes. Sovos has employees throughout the Americas and Europe, and is owned by Hg and TA Associates. For more information visit and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter #J-18808-Ljbffr