Lead solution architect

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Architecture: You rigorously develop solution architectures, seeking practical solutions that optimize and re-use capabilities. You will be responsible for building technical designs of services or applications and will care passionately about the integrity of the Digital capabilities you develop.
• Technology: You are an excellent technologist and have a passion for understanding and learning. You will contribute to digital transformation initiatives from an architectural perspective, facilitating the delivery of solutions. You will bring good hands-on skills in key technologies, and an ability to rapidly assess new technologies with a commercial mindset.
• Safety and Compliance: The safety of our people and customers is our highest priority. You will advocate and help ensure our architectures , designs and processes enhance a culture of operational safety and improve our digital security.
• Team: You will lead several delivery teams directly or by influence. You will play an integral role in building the team s skillset while demonstrating your leadership values through delegation , motivation and trust. You r work will be judged not just based on your personal contributions but also on the success of your teams .
• Relationships: You will build strong relationships across the business and Digital teams. You will understand the long-term needs of the solutions you are developing, and enable delivery by building a rapport with team members both inside and outside of bp .
• Business Area: This role is part of the Technology Digital Core organization s haping and s upporting the digital technology which underpins bp s Financial Performance Planning and Management (PPM) , Internal Audit, and Accounting Reporting and Control (ARC) areas . You will design solutions in partnership with financial leaders and delivery teams to facilitate the finance process transformation within bp.

FORMAL EDUCATION

A Bachelors (or higher) degree, ideally in Computer Science, MIS/IT, Mathematics, hard science, or equivalent work experience.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS / CRITERIA

• 12+ years of experience SAP BW/4HANA Modeling Tools, SAP HANA SQL, ABAP
• SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) or integration with Power BI/Tableau
• Strong financial knowledge in FI&CO, AA, intercompany modules
• Strong knowledge of SAP planning tool BPC, SAC, PaPM etc.
• SLT, ODP-based extractions, or CDS Views
• OData / REST APIs, BW Queries as OData services
• RFC/BAPI, SAP Data Services, SAP Data Intelligence
• Knowledge of Datasphere (bonus)
• Advanced database and SQL knowledge
• Knowledge of Databricks (bonus)
• Minimum 2 3 full-cycle implementations or rollouts
• BW Upgrade or BW to BW/4HANA migration experience (at least exposure)
• Experience with Agile or Scrum methodology
• Familiar with unit testing, UAT, and cutover planning
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to lead initiatives through technical influence
• A proven grasp of architecture development (TOGAF 9 certified) and design thinking in an agile environment.
• E xperience with building, gaining business alignment and documenting product roadmaps .
• Communication skills to d rive documentation standards for technical d ocumentation across the PPM portfolio

LEADERSHIP AND EQ

• You create an environment where people listen and speak openly about the good, the bad, and the ugly, so that everyone can understand and learn.
• You promote a culture of change and agility, evolve continuously, adapting to our changing world.
• You work across organizational boundaries and build high quality, trust-based relationships with leaders and employees within innovation & engineering and the wider BP, applying cultural sensitivity.
• You apply judgement and common sense at scale.
• You comply with bp s Code of Conduct and demonstrate Values & Behaviours . Ability to work collaboratively with diverse internal and external groups which do not directly report to you and establish strong team-oriented relationships