Principal Advisory Consultant

About Lemongrass

Lemongrass is a software-enabled services provider, synonymous with SAP on Cloud, focused on delivering superior, highly automated Managed Services to Enterprise customers. Our customers span multiple verticals and geographies across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. We partner with AWS, SAP, Microsoft and other global technology leaders.

At Lemongrass we provide advisory, and consulting services focused on the development and implementation of SAP and related business-critical IT architecture. We create the technology platforms and customized processes needed to support the solutions of future for our clients.

From AI, cloud, data strategies, BTP, security and automation we solve challenges that companies face today using our breadth of experience and transformational IT and business models.

Our team is what makes Lemongrass exceptional and why we have the excellent reputation in the market. At Lemongrass, you will work with the smartest and most motivated people in the business. We take pride in our culture of innovation and collaboration that is completely vendor independent and allows us to deliver exceptional benefits to our clients.

Summary:

As a Principal Consultant in the Advisory practice, you will play a pivotal role in helping clients identify innovation across every industry, bringing new opportunities and helping organizations to navigate the associated challenges so they can deliver on their most complex technology change projects.

We utilize technology enablement to tackle a variety of business problems from business and technology process analysis through to the design, delivery and management of strategic solutions. We increasingly use advanced analytics, cloud platforms including SAP RISE and modern delivery methods to provide innovative solutions to complex industry issues. As a Principal Consultant you will be leading teams with expert capabilities in business analysts, solution & technical architecture, SAP and IT operations, DevOps, financial modelling and FinOps, data management, advanced analytics and Artificial Intelligence. We excel at SAP and non-SAP migrations and moving workloads to the Cloud. The ideal candidate will have experience designing and implementing BTP solutions with a strong emphasis on integration, build processes, and data management.

Our advisory team supports the development and execution of IT strategy, business cases, and implementation roadmaps of IT functions and services. We provide business leaders with the insights and confidence necessary for senior leaders to appropriately considered how to respond to the impact of disruptive technologies such as Cloud automation, BTP, Big Data, AI and SAP RISE and have implemented the required changes to IT governance and operating models.

Responsibilities:Transformation Programs:

• Lead cutting-edge SAP IT transformation programs, analyzing client IT and controlling processes, and providing guidance on the design and implementation of SAP and IT operations.
• Play a lead role in mapping out improvements to client working practices and articulate the value of those changes.
• Understand a breadth of technologies across all major Hyperscalers and make use of specialists on the team to create compelling and comprehensive transformational roadmap.
• Lead the design and deliver end-to-end solutions utilizing the SAP BTP platform, including SAP Integration Suite, SAP Build, and SAP Business Data Cloud/Datasphere.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, and efficient technical solutions.

Project Delivery:

• Provide leadership to a team producing high-quality deliverables and providing crucial input to shape the strategic direction for discovery, design and implementation projects.
• Demonstrate familiarity with SRE (Site Reliability Engineering), ITIL, and TOGAF methodologies.
• Leverage and maximize clients' investments in ITSM tools and frameworks.
• Support clients in SAP S/4HANA projects throughout the entire lifecycle, from requirements analysis to solution design, technical concept, implementation, testing, training, go-live, and rollout from a Basis operations perspective.
• Mentor junior developers and solution architects on BTP-related technologies and best practices.
• Work closely with development and operations teams to ensure seamless implementation and delivery of solutions.
• Conduct workshops and provide training for clients on SAP BTP technologies and solution capabilities.

Transformation Roadmaps:

• Develop comprehensive roadmaps and interim states for transitioning from on-premise SAP basis operations models to SAP Cloud models for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Practice and Sales support:

• Support pre-sales activities by creating or contributing to proposals, statements of work and responses to customers questions.
• Demonstrations and be able to articulate the benefits of FinOps services.
• Identification of existing customer sales opportunities.
• Contribute to the growth and success of our advisory practice by enhancing market offers, knowledge, and overall strategic goals.

QualificationsExperience and Qualifications:

We are seeking a candidate with a proven track record in business case development and SAP transformation initiatives, possessing the following experiences and qualifications:

SAP Expertise:

• Proven experience in SAP application and operations management, demonstrating a broad understanding of key SAP modules and technologies both historical and present.
• Strong understanding of cloud-based platforms, particularly SAP BTP, and its components (Integration Suite, Extension Suite, SAP Datasphere/Business Data Cloud).

Cloud Financial Governance and CoE Setup:

• Establishing and defining Cloud FinOps Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and governance models for mid-sized to large organizations.

Collaboration with IT Procurement:

• Experience collaborating with IT procurement teams to optimize cloud-related financial processes.

Vendor Management Experience:

• Hands-on experience working with one or more cloud vendors, including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Familiarity with cloud contracting models, commitment models, and licensing structures.
• Familiarity with SAP licensing models.

Executive Engagement & Presentations:

• Strong presentation and customer engagement skills and experience.
• Experience in board level engagement and presentation.
• Proficient in stakeholder management.

Cost Optimization Techniques:

• In-depth knowledge of cloud cost optimization techniques across storage, data transfer, compute, database, and monitoring.

IT Strategies and Operations:

• Proficient understanding of AI adoption, cloud strategies, Dev-Sec-Ops practices, and cloud-based operations.

Tools Experience:

• Hands-on working experience in one or more FinOps and Technology Business Management (TBM) tools like Cloudability, Apptio, CloudCheckr, Cloudhealth, AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, etc.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Operations Engineering/Consulting.
• Degree in a relevant field.
• Cloud practitioner certification.
• SAP certifications.
• SAP Certifications in SAP BTP, Integration Suite, or SAP Datasphere.
• Experience with other SAP technologies like SAP S/4HANA or SAP Fiori is a plus.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP and their integration with SAP BTP.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools.
• Experience working with microservices architecture and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• FinOps certification. (Desirable)

Join us if you are ready to leverage your expertise to drive transformative changes in cloud financial operations. Your contributions will shape the financial success of our clients' cloud journeys, ensuring optimal value realization and cost management. Selected applicant will be subject to a background investigation, which will be conducted and the results of which will be used in compliance with applicable law.

Lemongrass Consulting is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.