Ensure compliance with SAP best practices and corporate IT standards. Provide senior technical leadership during solution design, build, and deployment phases. Coordinate closely with Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, and SAP functional teams to ensure end-to-end delivery. Support strategic initiatives such as cloud adoption, RISE with SAP, and platform modernization Ensure code quality, performance, security, and adherence to development standards Manage demand intake, prioritization, capacity, and delivery efficiency across technical streams Manage strategic relationships with system integrators, cloud providers, and SAP Provide structured reporting, risk management, and executive-level escalation to the Global Head of SAP CoE An experienced professional with a proven track record in large, complex, and international environments (minimum 8-10 years) Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with demonstrated experience managing distributed and offshore teams as well as system integrators Excellent communication skills in English; Italian and/or French are considered a strong asset Strong technical expertise in SAP environments, including S/4HANA, HANA, SAP BTP, SAP Integration Suite / PI-PO, and Fiori Proven experience in SAP Basis and cloud infrastructure; expertise in security and operations is a strong plus Strong knowledge of ABAP development governance and modern integration patterns (APIs, events, services, etc.)