Principal SAP Solution Architect (Toronto)

Company Description

Talan is an international group that supports its clients in their end‑to‑end Data & AI transformation by combining management consulting with technological expertise. With over 6,000 employees, we accelerate transformations through long‑term partnerships, creating measurable & sustainable impact. Our value proposition is built on a structured innovation ecosystem: 2,500 Data & AI experts, proprietary solutions based on advanced models, and an applied research, experimental development, and innovation laboratory. In the Americas, our multidisciplinary teams bring over 30 years of experience helping business leaders across key industries achieve measurable performance and ROI, designing, building, and scaling solutions that enable companies to grow more efficiently.

Job Description

Reporting to the Vice‑President, SAP Delivery, the Principal SAP Solution Architect is a member of the SAP team.

You will play a pivotal role at the intersection of enterprise architecture and business strategy, supporting organizations as they define where they are going with SAP and cloud, not just how to configure existing systems.

At Talan, this role is designed for a senior architect trusted to engage with executive stakeholders, understand financial and operational priorities, and translate that vision into actionable SAP architectures. You design NorthStar target‑state architectures across the full SAP suite – Cloud ERP, BTP, Industry Cloud, Data and AI – ensuring every architectural decision is tied to tangible business outcomes while maintaining solution integrity throughout delivery.

Responsibilities

• Leadership, Vision & Initiative
  • Lead executive‑level discussions to define SAP transformation roadmaps, investment priorities, and cloud adoption strategies aligned with client business goals.
  • Develop and articulate NorthStar architecture visions grounded in industry context and business models.
• Operational Excellence
  • Own end‑to‑end SAP architecture design across S/4HANA Cloud Public and Private Editions and the extended SAP ecosystem (BTP, Datasphere, integration, clean core extensibility).
  • Make and document deliberate decisions on clean core versus extensions and integrations to ensure long‑term sustainability.
• Customer Orientation
  • Advise clients on the appropriate use of SAP Industry Cloud solutions and AI capabilities (embedded AI, Joule, BTP AI services), focusing on high‑value business use cases.
  • Provide informed perspectives on SAP’s roadmap and its implications for current architecture decisions.
• Knowledge Sharing
  • Mentor junior and mid‑level architects by sharing your reasoning and architectural frameworks.
  • Contribute to the growth of Talan’s SAP practice through reusable frameworks, accelerators, and client‑facing points of view.

Qualifications

• Technical expertise: Extensive experience in SAP solution architecture across S/4HANA Cloud Public (Growth with SAP) and Private Edition (Rise with SAP), with full lifecycle ownership.
• SAP achievements: Proven experience designing architectures leveraging SAP BTP, Integration Suite, Extension Suite, Datasphere, and AI capabilities.
• Industry experience: Exposure to CPG, retail, distribution, manufacturing, or asset‑intensive industries, including SAP Industry Cloud solutions.
• Transformation context: Strong background in complex environments such as multi‑entity organizations.
• Executive leadership: Ability to clearly articulate architectural trade‑offs to business audiences and translate strategy into delivery‑ready designs.
• Education: University degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Communication: Good oral and written communication skills, in English, to communicate with clients located across North America. Good oral and written communication skills in French is considered an asset.

Benefits

• Career development.
• Profit sharing.
• Health & well‑being insurance from first day.
• RPDP, Deferred Profit‑Sharing Regime.
• Flexible work in hybrid mode.
• Allowance for public transit and cell phone.
• Generous employer participation to RRSP.

Talan offers competitive salaries and equal opportunities for all. Talan is committed to employment equity. For the purposes of this job offer, the feminine and masculine genders designate indistinctly the staff of both sexes and do not establish any distinction based on sex. Talan is committed to employment equity.