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Senior SAP Functional Solution Architect / Solution Lead

BC Hydro
Burnaby, CAN
Full-time
Senior
Onsite
$131,100–$165,800.
Discovered 2 days ago
SAP functional solution architectureSAP S/4HANASAP for Utilities (IS-U/FI-CA)SAP SuccessFactorsSAP BTPSAP Business Data Cloud

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Position highlights

Acts as functional design authority for BC Hydro’s SAP landscape across assigned business capabilities.

Leads functional design and fit-to-standard decisions for complex initiatives involving RISE with SAP S/4HANA, SAP for Utilities, SuccessFactors, BTP, Business Data Cloud, and other solutions.

Advises business leaders, Service Line Managers, Business Capability Leads, and Product Owners; directs functional consultants, AMS providers, and system integrator teams.

Focus areas may include Finance, Customer & Billing, Supply Chain, Asset Management, HR, and the SAP platform overall.

What you’ll do

  • Own end-to-end process design and cross-module integration in assigned SAP process areas.
  • Lead fit-to-standard workshops, favor SAP standard and clean-core principles, and present design options to the Architecture Review Board.
  • Ensure designs address security, privacy (FOIPPA), audit, and regulatory requirements.
  • Assess solution health, custom code, technical debt, and adoption gaps; recommend remediation.
  • Develop multi-year roadmaps tied to business priorities and SAP innovations, including S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, BTP, Business AI, and Joule.
  • Identify AI and automation opportunities, support business cases on licensing and costs, and lead proofs of concept.
  • Translate business priorities into SAP solution direction and drive decisions and delivery through cutover and stabilization.
  • Resolve design disputes and hold AMS and system integrator partners accountable for quality, value, and sustainability.
  • Mentor functional consultants and Product Owners and contribute SAP practice standards and best practices.

What you bring

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 10+ years of SAP functional experience in large enterprise environments, including at least 3–5 years in a lead, solution architect, or design authority role.
  • Hands-on functional expertise in at least two SAP modules and working understanding of end-to-end integration across Finance, Supply Chain, Asset Management, Customer & Billing, and HR.
  • Experience on at least two full-cycle SAP implementations or major transformations.
  • S/4HANA, RISE with SAP, or SuccessFactors experience is strongly preferred.
  • SAP functional-area or S/4HANA solution architecture certification is preferred.
  • Utility industry experience, including SAP for Utilities, is an asset.

Technical skills and assets

  • Understanding of S/4HANA business processes and configuration, cross-module integration, and end-to-end process flows.
  • Working knowledge of S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, Fiori, BTP, and Business Data Cloud.
  • Ability to define functional integration requirements and assess business impact across SAP modules and external systems.
  • Knowledge of functional security, authorizations, segregation of duties, audit, and FOIPPA privacy considerations.
  • Experience with fit-to-standard and clean-core design and reducing customization and technical debt.
  • Familiarity with SAP Cloud ALM, Solution Manager, Signavio, or LeanIX is an asset.
  • Understanding of RISE, FUE, and BTP credit licensing and consumption models is an asset.
  • Familiarity with agile and product-based delivery, release management, integrated testing, defect triage, and cutover readiness is an asset.

Work arrangement

  • The role is listed as hybrid.

Compensation

  • Annual salary is $131,100–$165,800.

Benefits

  • Benefits include a comprehensive package, at least 15 paid vacation days, a lifetime pension, flexible work model depending on role type, and training and development courses.

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