AI Solution Architect (SAP AI/Generative AI)

Title: AI Solution Architect (SAP AI/Generative AI)

Location:

 Newark, NJ – (Hybrid) 3 days/week to office 2 days remote

Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced AI Solution Architect to drive AI innovation and business transformation within a large-scale SAP S/4HANA modernization program . This role will be responsible for defining the AI vision, identifying business opportunities, architecting scalable AI solutions, and enabling enterprise adoption of AI technologies across SAP and non-SAP platforms. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Joule, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Generative AI solutions . This individual will partner with executive leadership, business process owners, SAP functional teams, and cloud engineering organizations to deliver AI-driven capabilities that improve productivity, automate business processes, and accelerate decision-making. This is a strategic and hands-on architecture role requiring a strong understanding of SAP business processes, enterprise AI platforms, cloud technologies, data architecture, governance, and responsible AI practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the enterprise AI strategy supporting SAP S/4HANA transformation initiatives.
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify and prioritize high-value AI and Generative AI use cases across Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Human Resources, and Customer Operations.
• Develop AI transformation roadmaps, business cases, value realization frameworks, and executive-level presentations.
• Architect enterprise AI solutions leveraging SAP Joule, Microsoft 365 Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, Azure OpenAI, and SAP BTP AI services.
• Design AI-enabled business workflows that integrate with SAP S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, Ariba, Concur, and other enterprise applications.
• Lead the design and implementation of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), enterprise knowledge management, intelligent document processing, and AI-driven automation solutions.
• Define enterprise data architecture strategies involving vector databases, data pipelines, structured and unstructured data, and governance frameworks.
• Collaborate with SAP functional, Integration, Data Engineering, Security, and Infrastructure teams to ensure seamless AI integration.
• Establish AI governance standards covering Responsible AI, security, compliance, model management, explainability, and risk mitigation.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend innovative solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Drive organizational AI adoption through stakeholder engagement, training strategies, and change management initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

• 12+ years of work experience in technology solution engineering.
• Deep understanding of SAP S/4HANA architecture and functionality, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), and AI/ML concepts.
• Hands-on expertise or strong familiarity with SAP Joule, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and their integration capabilities.
• Knowledge of big data technologies, vector databases, data pipelines, and data governance.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), alongside containerization tools like Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, Infrastructure as a Service (Iaas), Platform as a Service (Paas), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analysis.
• Exposure to Cybersecurity concepts and best practices.
• Awareness of AI security risks like prompt injection and data leakage and responsible AI/ethics principles

Preferred:

• Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA transformation or modernization programs.
• Expertise with SAP AI Core, SAP AI Launchpad, SAP Joule, and SAP BTP AI Services.
• Experience with enterprise GenAI platforms such as Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, or ChatGPT Enterprise.
• Relevant SAP, AI/ML, Azure, AWS, or GCP certifications.