Lead Architect

Ecolab is looking for an experienced SAP SD Lead Architect with 15+ years of experience in SAP SD - Order-to-Cash (OTC), with deep expertise in SAP SD, to join our OTC - Commercial practice. This role will be accountable for partnering with business and IT leaders to define end-to-end solution architecture, drive fit-to-standard process and design decisions, and ensure delivery of SAP ECC and S/4HANA-based OTC capabilities for global transformation programs.

Whats in it For You:

• The opportunity to take on some of the world's most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, and healthy environments
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best

What You Will Do:

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture and functional design for SAP SD / Order-to-Cash workstreams within large transformation programs (ECC and S/4HANA).
• Partner with business stakeholders to define and prioritize process and capability needs, aligned to business strategy and the broader IT landscape.
• Provide thought leadership on OTC process optimization, SAP SD best practices, S/4HANA fit-to-standard, and scalable solution architecture patterns.
• Support multi-country rollouts by governing the global template, gathering localization needs, validating design and process impacts, and coordinating country-specific sign-offs.
• Ensure alignment to global process standards while supporting regional compliance, controls, audit needs, and solution design governance.
• Lead large OTC enhancements and initiatives across multiple geographies, owning architecture scope, design decisions, business case inputs, and value realization measures.
• Collaborate with functional and technical teams on solution options, integration architecture impacts, data requirements, and deployment planning.
• Coordinate cross-functional requirements and dependencies across SAP modules and adjacent systems, including:
  • Finance (FI)
  • Materials Management (MM)
  • Transportation Management (TM)
  • Extended Warehouse Management (EWM)
• Serve as a trusted partner to business executives, product owners, IT leaders, and program sponsors to drive architecture alignment and decision-making.
• Facilitate process and design workshops, solution playback sessions, and steering updates; clearly communicate trade-offs, risks, and decisions.
• Translate business needs into scalable functional and architectural requirements, partnering with solution teams to ensure designs meet intended outcomes.
• Guide and mentor SD team and functional team members on analysis methods, design standards, documentation, and stakeholder management.
• Drive continuous improvement of OTC and SD analysis and architecture artifacts, templates, and best practices across the SAP practice.
• Support delivery excellence through strong traceability (requirements-to-design-to-build-to-test), UAT planning/execution support, cutover readiness, and knowledge sharing.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in SAP OTC / SD within SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA programs (implementation and/or transformation), including lead consulting and solution architecture responsibilities.
• Bachelor's Degree in IT, or related discipline
• 15+ years' experience working in a global ERP environment, partnering with both business and IT teams, and driving end-to-end SD/OTC solution design.
• Experience leading and mentoring business analysts and/or SD functional team members and guiding cross-functional teams through design reviews, requirements, and decision processes.
• Proven experience owning requirements and solution design for complex initiatives, including scope definition, traceability, integration impacts, and UAT support.
• S/4HANA experience (fit-to-standard workshops, global template/process harmonization, and migration/rollout support).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience directly within a large ERP systems footprint in a global, multinational environment.
• Deep hands-on SAP SD configuration and consulting experience across core OTC areas (pricing, rebates/conditions, credit management, deliveries/shipping, billing, returns, and intercompany), including leading fit-gap and design decisions.
• Proven ability to understand business needs, build strategic partnerships, and translate them into clear requirements, process designs, and implemented solutions.
• Experience working with integrations (e.g., IDocs/APIs), including defining interface requirements, integration patterns, and validating end-to-end outcomes.
• Experience managing relationships with 3rd party vendors and teams.
• Able to successfully manage core responsibilities independently or with limited oversight
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organization skills
• Ability to maintain critical thinking while balancing multiple tasks
• Ability to work well within a team, focusing on building relationships with all project stakeholders.
• Proven ability of learning new skills, technologies, and passionate about conveying knowledge