Job title: Team Lead SAP & ERP Platform
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Location: Austria
Job published: 27/01/2026
Job ID: 49641

Job Description

We are currently supporting our end client in their search for a German and English speaking SAP Team Lead. They are looking for someone to work a hybrid model with some flexibility to be onsite in Austria.

 

Job description

 

With the transformation to RISE with SAP (S/4HANA), your team will be responsible for the technical and architectural foundation of this transition.

You will lead the SAP team across all modules and the SAP Basis, actively shaping the future system landscape while ensuring the secure and stable operation of the current SAP system. Your team will be responsible for the technical implementation of this transformation, the solution architecture, and the integration of new cloud services (SAP BTP).

This role combines strategic development, technical management, and team leadership.

We are looking for an experienced leader – however, we are also deliberately opening the position to candidates who want to grow into a lead role and have a strong hands-on mentality.

 

Your tasks

Team Leadership & Collaboration

  • Leadership, mentoring and development of a growing team of SAP solution architects and SAP/ERP specialists
  • Close collaboration with ERP program management, IT service/demand management and central departments

 

Strategic responsibility

  • Design and further development of the SAP & ERP platform strategy, with a focus on:
  • RISE with SAP – S/4HANA Cloud Transition
  • Solution Architecture & Technical Platform Concepts
  • Cloud readiness and technological future-proofing
  • Shared responsibility for a harmonized and future-proof ERP architecture within the group

 

Technical enablement of the RISE migration

  • Responsibility for the technical foundation of the S/4HANA transformation
  • Ensuring the technical prerequisites (integrations, security, infrastructure, system landscape)
  • Close coordination with implementation partners, service providers and SAP

 

Operational ERP/SAP responsibility

  • Management and prioritization of projects between transformation and ongoing operations
  • Ensuring a reliable, secure and service-oriented ERP operation
  • Assumption of compliance responsibility (ISAE, internal controls, audits)

 

Vendor, license & contract management

  • Management of external partners, including contract and SLA management
  • Support in SAP license and lifecycle management

 

Qualifications

  • Completed studies in computer science, business informatics, IT management, business administration or a related field
  • At least 5 years of experience in IT, including at least 3 years in the SAP environment.
  • Experience in SAP transformation projects, ideally related to RISE with SAP or S/4HANA
  • Proven leadership or management experience – or a clear willingness to grow into a leadership role
  • Solid knowledge of SAP system landscapes, ERP architectures and cloud concepts
  • Experience in vendor and stakeholder management
  • Project management skills, ideally with agile methods
  • Very good German and English skills (C1–C2)
  • Strong hands-on mentality, high analytical skills and structured working method