Job Summary:
Tata Consultancy Services is seeking a Program Director for their SAP S/4HANA A&D, AFM Solution Architect role. This position involves leading enterprise-wide transformation programs and ensuring alignment between business processes and IT architecture within the Aerospace & Defense aftermarket domain.
Responsibilities:
• Define the enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA solution and integration strategy for A&D Aftermarket transformation
• Establish target architecture blueprint covering business processes, systems, and integration layers
• Drive alignment of IT architecture with business strategy and transformation objectives
• Lead end -to-end solution design across all S/4HANA functional domains
• Define:
• Business capability models
• Process flows across aftermarket, supply chain, and service operations
• System landscape and deployment architecture
• Ensure alignment between:
• Business requirements
• SAP capabilities
• Industry best practices
• Architect and govern integration across SAP and non-SAP ecosystems
• Define integration standards for:
• APIs
• Events
• Batch data processing
• Real-time transactions
• Establish reusable integration frameworks and canonical data models
• Lead architecture governance across:
• Solution design reviews
• Integration design approvals
• Technology standards adherence
• Drive:
• Fit-gap workshops
• Architecture boards
• Risk mitigation and issue resolution
• Ensure >95% milestone adherence and delivery predictability
• Act as trusted advisor to CIO, CTO, and business leadership
• Drive cross-functional alignment across:
• Engineering
• Supply chain
• Aftermarket
• Digital transformation teams
• Translate strategic business goals into scalable SAP-enabled solutions
• Drive enterprise outcomes including:
• Improved end-to-end process integration
• Reduced process cycle times
• Enhanced data consistency across systems
• Improved service levels and customer fulfillment
• Define KPI frameworks:
• Integration success rate
• System latency
• Process cycle time improvement
• Data consistency metrics
• Lead transformation from legacy landscapes to modern cloud-enabled SAP architectures
• Promote adoption of:
• API-led integration
• Event-driven architecture
• Intelligent enterprise frameworks
• Enable digital thread across engineering, supply chain, and aftermarket operations
• Strong executive leadership and enterprise architecture mindset
• Proven ability to lead complex global transformation programs
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and negotiation skills
• Strong governance, decision-making, and conflict resolution capabilities
• Ability to align multiple stakeholders under a unified transformation vision
• Experience building and mentoring high-performing architecture and consulting teams
• Strong commercial acumen and delivery accountability
Qualifications:
Required:
• BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
• 10 - 25 Years of experience
• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Solution Architecture and Integration Architecture with proven ability to design enterprise-wide transformation programs
• Extensive experience in Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Aftermarket domain, including spare parts management, MRO / CRO operations, service logistics and aftermarket fulfillment
• Strong experience as both Solution Architect (end-to-end process and business architecture) and Integration Architect (system architecture and interface design)
• End-to-end design across S/4HANA functional domains: OTC (Order-to-Cash), PTP (Procure-to-Pay), MRO / Service Management, Inventory, EWM, and Spare Parts Management
• Experience designing target operating models for A&D aftermarket ecosystems
• Ability to align business processes, data models, and system architecture
• Strong understanding of digital thread (Engineering → Supply Chain → Aftermarket), serialized inventory and traceability, global distribution and service networks
• Expertise in SAP BTP Integration Suite (CPI, API Management, Event Mesh)
• Experience with SAP PI/PO and modernization to cloud-based integration
• Strong knowledge of API-led architecture, event-driven architecture, microservices-based integration
• Hands-on expertise in REST / OData / SOAP APIs, IDOC / ALE / EDI integrations, middleware platforms (MuleSoft, Boomi, etc.)
• Proven experience integrating S/4HANA with EWM, IBP, TM, PLM systems (Teamcenter, Windchill), MRO / Asset systems (Maximo, etc.), technical publications systems (IPC / S1000D), external suppliers and partner ecosystems
• Strong understanding of master data governance (Material, BOM, Equipment, Customer), data synchronization strategies, integration security, performance, and monitoring
• Experience in designing scalable and resilient enterprise architecture frameworks
• Proven leadership in large-scale ($50M+) SAP S/4HANA transformation programs
• Experience leading multi-stream global delivery teams
• Strong stakeholder engagement at CxO and enterprise architecture levels
• Define the enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA solution and integration strategy for A&D Aftermarket transformation
• Establish target architecture blueprint covering business processes, systems, and integration layers
• Drive alignment of IT architecture with business strategy and transformation objectives
• Lead end-to-end solution design across all S/4HANA functional domains
• Define business capability models, process flows across aftermarket, supply chain, and service operations, system landscape and deployment architecture
• Ensure alignment between business requirements, SAP capabilities, industry best practices
• Architect and govern integration across SAP and non-SAP ecosystems
• Define integration standards for APIs, events, batch data processing, real-time transactions
• Establish reusable integration frameworks and canonical data models
• Lead architecture governance across solution design reviews, integration design approvals, technology standards adherence
• Drive fit-gap workshops, architecture boards, risk mitigation and issue resolution
• Ensure >95% milestone adherence and delivery predictability
• Act as trusted advisor to CIO, CTO, and business leadership
• Drive cross-functional alignment across engineering, supply chain, aftermarket, digital transformation teams
• Translate strategic business goals into scalable SAP-enabled solutions
• Drive enterprise outcomes including improved end-to-end process integration, reduced process cycle times, enhanced data consistency across systems, improved service levels and customer fulfillment
• Define KPI frameworks: integration success rate, system latency, process cycle time improvement, data consistency metrics
• Lead transformation from legacy landscapes to modern cloud-enabled SAP architectures
• Promote adoption of API-led integration, event-driven architecture, intelligent enterprise frameworks
• Enable digital thread across engineering, supply chain, and aftermarket operations
• Strong executive leadership and enterprise architecture mindset
• Proven ability to lead complex global transformation programs
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and negotiation skills
• Strong governance, decision-making, and conflict resolution capabilities
• Ability to align multiple stakeholders under a unified transformation vision
• Experience building and mentoring high-performing architecture and consulting teams
• Strong commercial acumen and delivery accountability
Company:
Tata Consultancy Services is a business solutions company that specializes on information technology services and consulting. It is a sub-organization of Tata Group. Founded in 1968, the company is headquartered in Mumbai, IND, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.