Job Description

The Manager, SAP Technology leads the SAP Basis and ABAP/Fiori teams and is accountable for reliable SAP platform operations, technical lifecycle management, and effective change and release practices. The role combines people leadership with sufficient hands-on SAP technology expertise to guide complex troubleshooting and technical decisions.

Your key responsibilities:

Leadership & Team Management

- Lead and develop the SAP ABAP/Fiori Development and SAP Basis teams. Manage team capacity and resource allocation.
- Remove organizational and delivery impediments affecting the teams. Set team objectives, clarify responsibilities, and support competence development.
- Coordinate onboarding and management of internal and external resources.
- Oversee external contractor engagement, time tracking, and work assignments.

SAP Technology Operations

- Ensure the stability, availability, performance, security, and lifecycle management of SAP platforms. Provide technical leadership for complex SAP Basis & platform issues, major troubleshooting activities, and platform-related technical decisions.




- Plan and coordinate technical activities such as OS patching, SAP kernel upgrades, transports, and maintenance windows.
- Contribute to SAP platform strategy, lifecycle planning and technical roadmap decisions
- Serve as the senior technical coordination point for complex SAP platform issues that require collaboration across multiple teams or service providers.

Audit & Compliance

- Coordinate SAP-related internal, external, and cybersecurity audits.
- Ensure compliance with SAP change, release, security, and operational controls.
- Coordinate remediation and follow-up of audit findings related to SAP technology..

DevOps & Release Management

- Own SAP change, release, and DevOps practices, including their continuous improvement.
- Develop a controlled, decentralized deployment model in which development teams can deliver changes within clearly defined responsibilities and governance.
- Maintain end-to-end visibility of SAP releases, dependencies, deployment readiness, and production changes.

Awareness of ISO 14001 and 45001 standards

📌 Manager, SAP Technology (Pune)
🏢 Konecranes
📍 Pune