Senior AI Architect

Position: Senior SAP AI Architect
Requisition d Date:
Oct 7, 2026

Work Area:
Consulting and Professional Services

Career Status: Professional

Employment Type:

Regular Full Time Expected Travel: 0 - 50%

Location:

Vienna, AT, 1021 We help the world run better At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong.

What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
1. Where You Will Belong You will join a high-performing, innovation-driven SAP AI architecture and engineering team at the intersection of enterprise SAP and artificial intelligence. Guided by our ambition — “Architect the Autonomous Enterprise, Develop and Deliver Today” — we turn complex ideas into scalable, production-grade SAP solutions.

The preferred candidate will possess insatiable curiosity, unbounded creativity, and a growth mindset to navigate ambiguity and deliver clarity within complex SAP environments. Driven by a passion for mentoring and a deep desire to teach and learn, they will naturally translate business problems into elegant SAP-native architectures and solutions while actively giving and receiving feedback to maximize the team's collective knowledge and best practice development.
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What You Will Do You will serve as the SAP architectural authority for AI-driven solutions delivered to our external customers, ensuring every design decision is traceable back to measurable business impact within the SAP landscape. Specifically, you will:

Engage closely with customers and SAP stakeholders to understand goals, challenges, and opportunities, translating them into a clear SAP AI architecture vision

Design and deliver scalable, reliable end-to-end SAP AI solutions based on SAP AI Foundation and SAP Build Suite(Co-)Lead architecture reviews and blueprint sessions, acting as a trusted advisor who communicates complex topics in a business-friendly way Define measurable success criteria and ensure performance, quality, and adoption across the SAP ecosystem

Identify and prioritize high-value SAP-native AI use cases (e.g., S/4

HANA, BDC, Analytics Cloud, BTP)
Ensure responsible AI practices (transparency, fairness, explainability, data privacy) in all solutions

Advise on latest SAP AI innovations on SAP Business AI Platform and support future-proof architectures, including migration from legacy approaches

As a senior member of the SAP architecture practice, you will contribute to the team's direction, standards, and SAP AI capabilities. Specifically, you will:

Apply and refine the SAP AI architecture framework, untilizing standards, patterns, and best practices to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery

Contribute to the SAP AI strategy and roadmap for our unit, identifying capability gaps and proposing solutions

Support pre-sales and solutioning activities, collaborating with sales and delivery teams to develop compelling proposals and PoCs on SAP BTP and AI Core Mentor junior and coach AI Architects, fostering capability growth through knowledge sharing and structured development

Contribute to SAP thought leadership and Champion innovation by introducing emerging SAP AI technologies.
3. What You Will Bringa) Education & Track RecordA Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, AI, Software Engineering, or a related field6-8 years of SAP experience, including 3+ years in a architect role Evidence of thought leadership in the SAP ecosystem (e.g., community contributions,…