IM Senior Solution Architect Payroll (SAP ECP)

 

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Purpose of Job

• Senior Solution Architect of Payroll leads the technology strategy and technical evolution of the business capabilities in the scope of Payroll and regional focus. The role works closely with the business Product Owners and Solution Architects in their Product Team in linking IM and business through a strategic approach to discovery, planning, architecting, building, testing, deploying and maintaining the software that enable Payroll capabilities. The responsibilities of the role range from defining technology roadmaps and strategies with the Product Owner, Product Manager and IM Portfolio Lead.
• The Senior Solution Architect of Payroll manages the delicate balance between serving the short- and medium-term technology needs of their Product, building it towards the long-term vision of the whole Portfolio, all while navigating the group-wide technology roadmap. The role support in hands-on architecture work in especially complex solutioning of Product Features, or once-off Projects. The role works with different Platform Managers team to ensure the Platform capacity, capabilities, roadmap and contracts are aligned with the needs of the Portfolios and the Products. The role is required to also collaborate regularly with Technology Strategy and Architecture teams and other Portfolios to both inform them of the technology demands of the chosen business direction, and to promote buy-in and support necessary shared technology investments.
• One of the main strategic objectives of the Senior Solution Architect is the improvement of the quality and cost efficiency of the applications and platforms that their Product Team leverages, while controlling and reducing technology debt. Senior Solution Architects also help the Solution Architects in cases where they need to leverage other Portfolios’ assets, and in giving guidance and coaching of good architectural patterns and technologies. The Senior Solution Architect ensures that solution designs within the portfolio drive the value of technology capability re-usability by promoting and designing loosely coupled micro service based modular designs wherever feasible. This will directly contribute to improved speed and quality and will require the Senior Solution Architect to put in place the right governance and measures to manage this within their respective teams.
• The Senior Solution Architect of Payroll works closely with the Product Owner early in the Envisionto-Deliver process and brings in the technology and business analysis considerations and opportunities in the envisioning work and demand evaluation

 

Key Accountabilities

Payroll Technology Strategy:

• Facilitate the identification of current and future critical technologies and digital capabilities through regular technology and demand planning exercises together with the Product Owner, research on emerging technologies, market and competition trends, as well as strategically assess technology needed to support future business initiatives and requirements.

• Outline the direction and decisions regarding technology innovation and leadership in the core technologies of Payroll (e.g. leader or follower). Consider factors such as business value horizons, TCO and return on investment, resources availability, Portfolio’s risk appetite, the ability to contain trial and error impacts etc.

• Assess Payroll’s pipelines of strategic initiatives in terms of business value, strategic alignment, regional differences, resources needed and dependencies, and identify opportunities to include shared technology landscape (e.g. technology debt reduction) initiatives in them.

 

Payroll Architecture Management: