About the role
Job Details:
The SAP ABAP Solution Architect serves as a functional manager with enterprise‑level responsibility for the SAP HR solution architecture function across assigned business domains. The role has authority to establish solution architectural strategy and standards, direct the work of technical leads and scrum teams, and approve or reject SAP HR solution designs to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, risk posture, and business objectives.
Functional Ownership of SAP Architecture
- Manage the SAP HR solution architecture function for assigned business domains with accountability for architectural outcomes, system uptime and compliance.
- Work with the product owners, business teams, and leadership to outline and govern the 5-year system architecture landscape and all associated documentation required for controls, audits, compliance and records retention.
- Responsible for system health and uptime functions – manages work of others to maintain delivery expectations with accordance with our metrics and SLAs.
- Set architectural direction and priorities for SAP initiatives across multiple projects.
- Exercise discretionary authority to approve, modify, or reject architectural approaches proposed by delivery teams – works with team to drive collaboration and alignment
- Translate business requirements into solution designs and architecture diagrams.
Governance, Standards, and Decision-Making Authority
- Establish, maintain, and enforce SAP HR architectural standards, patterns, and controls.
- Lead architecture review forums with authority to make binding architectural decisions and audit delivery of the solutions.
- Resolve escalations involving architectural risk, compliance, scalability, and interoperability.
- Document architecture decisions, patterns, and tradeoffs.
Direction of Professional Staff (Without Direct Supervision)
- Direct the work and priority for the technical leads, junior developers, and data teams
- Set expectations, priorities, and system guardrails under which technical teams and the enterprise operate. Make recommendations on security and infrastructure improvements.
- Serve as the final architectural authority for SAP HR‑related initiatives within scope.
Technology Strategy and External Oversight
- Define and maintain the SAP HR architecture, consistent with business strategy.
- Evaluate and have stakeholder input in the selection of future payroll technologies, extensions, and third‑party platforms based on niche knowledge and expertise with the landscape.
- Enforce and oversee major technology decisions with architectural standards.
- Confirm all vendor solutions align with security and governance standards.
Organizational Impact and Accountability
- Maintain accountability for architectural integrity, scalability, security, and technical debt across global payroll platforms.
- Ensure system downtime is mitigated, and all disruptions are resolved within SLA.
- Assess enterprise‑level architectural risk and drive mitigation strategies.
- Influence long‑term business capability through architectural planning and governance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in SAP HR architecture, including responsibility for architectural governance or functional leadership.
- Demonstrated experience exercising independent judgment over enterprise‑level technical decisions impacting multiple projects or business units.
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
No
Work Shift:
Standard Office (Canada)
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
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About the role
Job Details:
The SAP ABAP Solution Architect serves as a functional manager with enterprise‑level responsibility for the SAP HR solution architecture function across assigned business domains. The role has authority to establish solution architectural strategy and standards, direct the work of technical leads and scrum teams, and approve or reject SAP HR solution designs to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, risk posture, and business objectives.
Functional Ownership of SAP Architecture
- Manage the SAP HR solution architecture function for assigned business domains with accountability for architectural outcomes, system uptime and compliance.
- Work with the product owners, business teams, and leadership to outline and govern the 5-year system architecture landscape and all associated documentation required for controls, audits, compliance and records retention.
- Responsible for system health and uptime functions – manages work of others to maintain delivery expectations with accordance with our metrics and SLAs.
- Set architectural direction and priorities for SAP initiatives across multiple projects.
- Exercise discretionary authority to approve, modify, or reject architectural approaches proposed by delivery teams – works with team to drive collaboration and alignment
- Translate business requirements into solution designs and architecture diagrams.
Governance, Standards, and Decision-Making Authority
- Establish, maintain, and enforce SAP HR architectural standards, patterns, and controls.
- Lead architecture review forums with authority to make binding architectural decisions and audit delivery of the solutions.
- Resolve escalations involving architectural risk, compliance, scalability, and interoperability.
- Document architecture decisions, patterns, and tradeoffs.
Direction of Professional Staff (Without Direct Supervision)
- Direct the work and priority for the technical leads, junior developers, and data teams
- Set expectations, priorities, and system guardrails under which technical teams and the enterprise operate. Make recommendations on security and infrastructure improvements.
- Serve as the final architectural authority for SAP HR‑related initiatives within scope.
Technology Strategy and External Oversight
- Define and maintain the SAP HR architecture, consistent with business strategy.
- Evaluate and have stakeholder input in the selection of future payroll technologies, extensions, and third‑party platforms based on niche knowledge and expertise with the landscape.
- Enforce and oversee major technology decisions with architectural standards.
- Confirm all vendor solutions align with security and governance standards.
Organizational Impact and Accountability
- Maintain accountability for architectural integrity, scalability, security, and technical debt across global payroll platforms.
- Ensure system downtime is mitigated, and all disruptions are resolved within SLA.
- Assess enterprise‑level architectural risk and drive mitigation strategies.
- Influence long‑term business capability through architectural planning and governance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in SAP HR architecture, including responsibility for architectural governance or functional leadership.
- Demonstrated experience exercising independent judgment over enterprise‑level technical decisions impacting multiple projects or business units.
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
No
Work Shift:
Standard Office (Canada)
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
Not the right fit? Search for Enterprise Solution Architect CAT jobs in Toronto, ON
About Tyson Foods
We are a world-class food company and recognized leader in protein. Our mission is to bring high-quality food to every table in the world, safely, sustainably, and affordably, now and for future generations.
The Tyson Foods LinkedIn page is a platform for open discussion and we hope for it to be a forum for Tyson Foods enthusiasts to learn about our products and services and to engage with our brands and each other.
However, to facilitate conversation on the page, please follow a few of our house rules:
Maintain a Safe Environment LinkedIn is an open forum for communication and we welcome your submissions. We would like to keep this page safe and clean for the enjoyment of all users and fans. We encourage our fans to become familiar with and follow LinkedIn’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.
Ownership of Content You are solely responsible for the content you post. Please remember that Tyson does not necessarily endorse nor are we responsible for the accuracy of information, opinions, or advice shared by members of this community. Comments, pictures or videos posted to this page by others do not represent the opinions of Tyson Foods.
Nature of Content Content which is knowingly or recklessly false, defamatory, abusive, obscene, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate, threatening, invasive of privacy, in violation of any intellectual property right or which otherwise breaches law is not allowed. Repeated violations, such as spamming the Page, will be removed and users may be blocked from accessing the Tyson Foods Page.
Permissions By publicly uploading a photograph or comment you are giving Tyson permission to feature your photograph and/or comment on Tyson’s page. Photos and comments will always be credited to the account it was uploaded from.
Administrative Rights We reserves the right to remove any post or user at will. Anyone repeatedly posting material that falls into the above categories will be banned from future participation on this page.