Leading at Cognizant
This is a leadership role at Cognizant. We believe how you lead is as important as what you deliver. Cognizant leaders at every level drive business strategy and inspire teams around our future, live leadership behaviors by leading themselves, others, and the business, uphold our values through role modeling in every action and decision, and nurture our people and culture by building strong, high‑performing teams and capabilities.
At Cognizant, leadership transcends titles and is embodied in actions and behaviors. Leaders are expected to drive business strategy, inspire teams, uphold values, and foster a strong culture of accountability, excellence, and continuous improvement.
About the role
As a SAP Chief Architect, you will make an impact by leading the end‑to‑end solution architecture and delivery for large, complex SAP S/4HANA programs with multi‑system landscapes. You will be a valued member of the SAP leadership team and work collaboratively with program delivery leaders, architecture teams, and multiple functional and technical stakeholders to ensure solution integrity, scalability, and successful business outcomes.
In this role, you will:
Lead overall solution architecture for large‑scale SAP S/4HANA programs, ensuring seamless integration across SAP and non‑SAP systems with S/4HANA as the digital core
Provide solution leadership and guidance to functional, technical, and stream leads, ensuring end‑to‑end business process alignment across multiple systems and domains
Oversee solution design, build, and delivery, working closely with program teams, centers of excellence, and delivery leadership to ensure quality and consistency
Drive pre‑sales and solution shaping activities, including RFP responses, solution differentiation, and pipeline development through innovative architectures and accelerators
Act as a senior advisor for complex solution challenges, upgrades, conversions, and escalations, ensuring architectural integrity, scalability, reliability, and long‑term sustainability 2
Consistently demonstrate the Cognizant Way to Lead, operating with Personal Leadership (building trust, collaboration, and accountability), Organizational Leadership (driving vision, strategic direction, and enterprise thinking), and Business Leadership (demonstrating customer focus, managing ambiguity, and delivering measurable business outcomes).
What you need to have to be considered
Engineering graduate with a master’s degree preferred, and extensive experience as an end‑to‑end SAP Solution Architect on large, complex programs
Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA architecture across multiple functional and technical domains, with strong understanding of system landscapes and integrations
Proven experience leading multi‑stream programs as an overall solution, techno‑functional, or architecture lead
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to senior business audiences
Demonstrated leadership experience in solution delivery, pre‑sales, and strategic program execution 3
Embodiment of the Cognizant Way to Lead: Leading Self, Leading Others, and Leading the Business.
The embodiment of Cognizant’s Values of: Work as One, Dare to Innovate, Raise the Bar, Do the Right Thing, and Own It.
These will help you succeed
Experience with industry‑specific SAP solutions, accelerators, and emerging technologies including AI‑enabled capabilities
Strong understanding of SAP product roadmap, RISE, private cloud, and evolving deployment models
Ability to analyze industry trends, competitive landscapes, and technology advancements to drive solution innovation
Track record of mentoring senior architects and building high‑performing solution teams
Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with SAP and enterprise technology advancements
At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible and support a healthy work‑life balance through our wellbeing programs. Based on business requirements, this role will be working at the designated Cognizant office.
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Consider how your transferable experiences and unique skills can contribute to this leadership role.
A comunidade Cognizant:
Somos uma equipe de alto calibre que aprecia e apoia uns aos outros. Nosso pessoal defende um local de trabalho enérgico, colaborativo e inclusivo, onde todos possam prosperar.
- A Cognizant é uma comunidade global com mais de 300,000 funcionários em todo o mundo.
- Não sonhamos apenas com um caminho melhor – nós fazemos acontecer.
- Cuidamos de nossas pessoas, clientes, empresa, comunidades e clima fazendo o que é certo.
- Promovemos um ambiente inovador onde você pode construir o plano de carreira certo para você.
Quem somos:
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) é uma construtora de IA e fornecedora de serviços de tecnologia, criando a ponte entre o investimento em IA e o valor para as empresas por meio do desenvolvimento de soluções de IA completas para nossos clientes. Nossa profunda experiência em setores, processos e engenharia nos permite incorporar o contexto único de cada organização em sistemas tecnológicos que potencializam a capacidade humana, geram retornos concretos e mantêm empresas globais à frente em um mundo em rápida transformação. Saiba mais em www.cognizant.com ou @cognizant.
A Cognizant é uma empregadora que investe em equidade. Sua candidatura não será pautada em raça, cor, gênero, sexualidade, credo, origem, deficiência, gravidez ou qualquer outra característica protegida pelas leis brasileiras.
Disclaimer:
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Embora nosso sistema permita a candidatura em todos os idiomas, o(s) idioma(s) e o(s) nível(is) de proficiência exigidos para o trabalho variam. No entanto, é necessário um nível básico de inglês para fins de comunicação em toda a empresa.
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