Lead SAP Basis (All Genders)

Role: Lead SAP Basis (All Genders) Team: You will lead a talented team of 6-9 SAP Basis Consultants and Administrators who form the technical backbone for our entire SAP landscape. The team is pivotal in managing a cutting-edge environment that includes S/4HANA, BTP, and a full suite of AWS services, ensuring our most critical systems are stable, performant, and secure. Responsibilities: - Lead, mentor, and empower a team of SAP Basis team members, fostering their professional growth and creating a culture of excellence and collaborative success. - Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for our SAP landscape, driving the adoption of cloud-native practices on AWS and championing automation to enhance efficiency. - Take ownership of the stability, performance, and security of our business-critical SAP systems, ensuring they are a resilient foundation for our business operations. - Act as the key technical leader for major projects, including system migrations, upgrades, and the implementation of new BTP services, ensuring they are delivered on time and to the highest standard. - Collaborate closely with a diverse range of senior stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear business value and building long-lasting, trust-based relationships. - Drive a culture of continuous improvement, proactively identifying opportunities to innovate, modernize our landscape, and elevate the team's strategic contribution to the company. Qualifications: - Proven track record of leading and developing a technical team for a minimum of 5 years, with a passion for mentoring others and fostering a supportive, high-performing environment. - Ownership mindset, taking full responsibility for outcomes and inspiring the team to do the same. - Experience in fostering team growth through career path development, defining clear roles and responsibilities, and proactive succession planning. - Deep, hands-on expertise in SAP S/4HANA and HANA DB administration to set technical direction, lead advanced performance tuning initiatives, and act as the final escalation point for complex troubleshooting. - Demonstrable experience managing enterprise-scale SAP landscapes on cloud platforms, particularly AWS, and comfortable with cloud-native concepts. - Strong communication and strategic thinking skills, able to articulate a clear vision, manage senior stakeholders, and package complex rationales into convincing stories. What We Offer: - 27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees (+1 day for every calendar year up to 30 days) - 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners - Family support, including counselling and dedicated services for parents and carers - Company pension scheme - Employee shares programme - Health and wellbeing options, including Wellhub - Mental health support and coaching - Development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review - 2 paid volunteering days a year - Relocation assistance (subject to prior agreement)