Sr. Architect - Enterprise Application SAP S 3

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Sr. Architect - Enterprise Application - SAP S **Ready to turn bold ideas into real-world impact?** At Genpact, we don’t just adapt to change, we lead it. AI and digital innovation are transforming the way businesses work, and we’re at the forefront of it. Genpact’s AI Gigafactory, our industry-first accelerator, exemplifies how we scale advanced technology solutions to help global enterprises work smarter, grow faster, and transform at scale. Whether tackling complex challenges through large-scale models or agentic AI, our breakthrough solutions tackle companies’ most complex challenges. If you thrive in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment, love building and deploying cutting-edge AI solutions, and want to push the boundaries of what’s possible, this is your moment. Genpact (NYSE: G) is an agentic and advanced technology solutions company. We leverage process intelligence and artificial intelligence to deliver measurable outcomes. With a strong partner ecosystem and decades of client trust, we provide innovative solutions that transform how businesses run. Powered by a team with an active learning mindset and client centricity at its core, we deliver lasting value for the world’s leading enterprises. Get to know us at genpact.com and on LinkedIn, YouTube, X, and Facebook. **Job Description** **Job Purpose/Overview** As we work to transform and optimize, a new program has been mobilized by the leadership team. The program is focused on the design and implementation of SAP S/4HANA in across Segments (Petcare, Corporate, Snacking & Food). Much more than a simple “Lift and Shift,” this program will undertake a major process simplification and harmonization scope as we digitally transform our business. The program will focus primarily on eight mega process areas: Finance, Source to Pay (procurement and vendor mgmt.), Plan to Fulfill (manufacturing and distribution), Lead to Cash (order processing and payment), Governance, Engage to Consume (marketing), Idea to Market (R&D), and Recruit to Retire (HR). This program requires a Technology and Transformation Team for delivering the technical foundations and operational readiness of the S/4HANA Transformation. As part of the Transformation Team, the test workstream will deliver a robust best practice test service which will be scalable to meet the requirements of future deployments. This team will provide a robust strategy, governance, methodology, tooling and quality. As part of this transformation, a new role has been created for a Senior Automation Test Lead. This role will be responsible for defining the automation vision, frameworks, and best practices to ensure high-quality, efficiencies, and scalable testing across complex enterprise landscapes. Do you thrive working in the project environment? Do you have an understanding and experience of collaborating closely with program leadership, business stakeholders, internal and external Testing Partners to align on an automation strategy with overall transformation goals, driving innovation and risk mitigation? If so, join us in delivering this sustainable, business-driven S/4HANA program and in driving a successful digital transformation, to make a significant positive impact **Key Responsibilities** - Live and exemplify the Five Principles within self and team. - **Strategic Leadership & Governance:** Define and own the end-to-end test automation strategy aligned with the SAP S/4HANA transformation roadmap and satellite system integrations. Establish governance frameworks, standards, and policies for automation across multiple teams and vendors. Drive alignment of automation objectives with business priorities, compliance requirements, and quality standards. Lead cross-functional collaboration to ensure automation strategy supports seamless integration testing, regression, and continuous delivery in a hybrid SAP and non-SAP environment. - **Collaboration with Testing COE and Test Factory:** Partner with the Testing Centre of Excellence (COE) to ensure automation strategy is consistent with enterprise testing standards and leverages best practices. Work closely with the test factory to define which test scenarios and processes should be automated versus those best suited for manual testing, based on risk, complexity, and business impact. Ensure that **regression testing (both manual and automated)** is executed through the test factory under the guidance of the Testing COE. Provide strategic guidance and criteria for automation selection to the test factory, ensuring optimal use of resources and maximizing the value of automated testing. Facilitate knowledge sharing and alignment between the COE, test factory, and project teams to drive continuous improvement and innovation in testing approaches. - **Framework & Tooling Strategy:** Confirm automation tools and platforms suitable for SAP S/4HANA modules and satellite systems, in alignment with the standard tools owned by the Testing COE. Develop a scalable and modular automation framework strategy that supports SAP-specific testing alongside custom and third-party applications. Promote adoption of best practices for automation script development, maintenance, and version control within an enterprise context. - **Stakeholder Engagement & Communication:** Partner with program management, business process owners, and IT leadership to communicate automation strategy, progress, and risks. Facilitate workshops and governance forums to align expectations and promote and support a culture of quality and automation excellence. Provide strategic guidance to testing teams, external vendors, and business users on automation capabilities and roadmap. - **Risk Management & Continuous Improvement:** Identify automation related risks impacting project timelines, quality, or compliance and propose mitigation strategies. Monitor automation KPIs and metrics to assess effectiveness and recommend continuous improvements. - **Continuo