Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and technical guidance for SAP Unicode conversion activities
Review and validate project plans, timelines, and conversion approach
Assess technical risks and recommend mitigation strategies
Advise on database size reduction, archiving, and data volume management strategies
Guide pre-conversion activities and readiness assessments
Assist with downtime planning and cutover strategy
Review sandbox conversion results and provide recommendations for optimization
Advise on performance tuning and conversion acceleration techniques for large SAP environments
Partner with SAP Basis, database, infrastructure, and architecture teams
Provide guidance on testing methodology, mock conversions, and production readiness
Share industry best practices and lessons learned from prior Unicode conversion initiatives
Serve as a trusted advisor throughout planning and execution phases

Required Qualifications

10+ years of SAP technical architecture, SAP Basis, or SAP infrastructure experience
Demonstrated experience leading or architecting SAP Unicode conversion projects
Experience with large-scale SAP ECC environments
Strong understanding of SAP Basis administration and technical architecture
Experience with SAP upgrades, migrations, and system transformations
Experience developing risk assessments, implementation roadmaps, and technical strategies
Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, architects, and leadership stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

Multiple SAP Unicode conversion projects completed
Experience with SAP ECC 6.0 environments
Experience supporting environments larger than 10 TB
SAP Data Archiving, Data Volume Management (DVM), or Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) experience
Oracle and/or Oracle Exadata experience
Manufacturing industry experience
SAP S/4HANA migration or transformation experience
Experience reducing database size prior to major SAP technical initiatives

Top Skills

SAP Unicode Architect

Key skills