Team Lead - SAP ABAP

Job description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced SAP ABAP Team Lead to manage, mentor, and guide our team of SAP developers.

The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 810 years of hands-on experience in SAP ABAP development and a proven track record of successfully leading technical teams through full project lifecycles.

This role requires deep technical expertise, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into effective, scalable SAP solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Team Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, manage, and mentor a team of SAP ABAP developers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.

- Conduct code reviews, ensure adherence to development standards and best practices, and provide technical guidance and support.

- Setting Direction and Goals: This involves establishing a clear vision, defining team objectives, and ensuring every employee understands their role in achieving those goals.

- Goals should be specific and measurable to provide a sense of direction.

- Communication: Fostering open, clear, and honest communication is fundamental.

- This includes conveying expectations, listening actively to concerns and ideas, and ensuring transparency around goal setting and decisions.

- Performance Management: Managers set performance standards, provide regular and constructive feedback (both positive recognition and areas for development), monitor progress, and address performance issues promptly.

- Employee Development and Growth: A key part of the role is to champion employee development.

- This means identifying strengths and weaknesses, providing learning and training opportunities, and mentoring employees to help them reach their full potential and build new skills.

- Project Management & Delivery: Oversee the technical delivery of ABAP projects and enhancements, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and meet high-quality standards.

- Manage project timelines, resources, and deliverables effectively.

- Technical Design & Development: Drive the technical design, development, testing, and implementation of complex SAP solutions using various ABAP technologies, including:.

- Classic ABAP (reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms RICEF).

- ABAP Objects (OO ABAP).

- SAP HANA-specific development (CDS views, AMDPs).

- Web Dynpro, Fiori/UI5 integration points, and workflow technologies.

- Business Collaboration: Collaborate closely with functional consultants, business analysts, and end-users to understand complex requirements and translate them into robust technical specifications and solutions.

- Architecture & Strategy: Define and enforce ABAP development standards, methodologies, and quality assurance processes.

- Contribute to the overall SAP technical architecture and strategy, recommending innovative solutions and improvements.

- Troubleshooting & Support: Act as the primary escalation point for critical production issues, leading troubleshooting efforts and ensuring timely resolution of complex technical problems.

- Documentation & Compliance: Ensure all technical designs, code changes, and processes are thoroughly documented and comply with internal governance and audit requirements.

Required Qualifications:

- Minimum of 810 years of hands-on, verifiable experience in SAP ABAP development.

- Proven experience in a team lead, project lead, or technical management role, demonstrating strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.

- Deep expertise in core SAP modules (e.g., FI/CO, SD, MM, PP) and extensive knowledge of modern ABAP programming techniques, including S/4HANA development paradigms.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with keen attention to detail.

- A bachelors degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field; masters degree or SAP certifications are a plus.

Key Competencies:

- Ownership and accountability.

- Strategic thinking and planning.

- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

- Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced environment.