S4- Hana Commercial Application Development Lead

Agilent inspires and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life. We provide laboratories across life sciences, diagnostics, and applied markets with instruments, software, services, and expertise that enable confident decision‑making. This role plays a critical part in modernizing Agilent’s global commercial technology landscape, directly supporting business continuity, scalability, and long‑term transformation.

Role Overview

The Commercial Application Development Lead is a senior technical leadership role within Agilent’s Information Technology organization, supporting the Commercial Applications portfolio. This position leads end‑to‑end SAP solution delivery and plays a key role in Agilent’s enterprise transformation from SAP ECC to S/4HANA Private Cloud. The role partners closely with business and IT stakeholders to drive technical design, development standards, and enterprise integration strategies across SAP and non‑SAP platforms.

This is a hybrid role, requiring three days per week onsite (Tuesday–Thursday) at the Wilmington, DE location.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end SAP solution delivery, from technical design through deployment, across large‑scale, complex initiatives.

• Serve as a technical lead for Agilent’s global S/4HANA Private Cloud transformation and customer experience modernization.

• Architect and deliver clean‑core SAP solutions, minimizing technical debt and aligning with SAP best practices.

• Design and implement API‑led integrations across SAP and non‑SAP systems using SAP Integration Suite (CPI) and other enterprise middleware.

• Guide the transition of custom logic from SAP core to SAP BTP side‑by‑side extensions.

• Leverage enterprise architecture and process tools such as LeanIX and Signavio to support business process modeling and application rationalization.

• Promote the use of AI‑enabled capabilities (e.g., SAP Joule, Copilot) and automated DevOps practices to improve delivery efficiency and code quality.

• Oversee release planning, change management, cutover activities, deployments, and post‑go‑live hypercare.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to global onshore and offshore teams, including oversight of third‑party delivery partners.

• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences, including senior leadership.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).

• 8+ years of SAP experience, including 6+ years in technical leadership roles guiding large‑scale, complex delivery teams.

• Proven experience delivering multiple large‑scale SAP ECC and/or CRM to S/4HANA transformation programs.

• Strong understanding of Quote‑to‑Cash, Complaint‑to‑Cash, and Finance business processes.

• Deep expertise in S/4HANA architecture, ABAP RAP, CAP, and SAP BTP development.

• Strong hands‑on ABAP development experience, including enhancements, BADIs, BAPIs, OData services, object‑oriented ABAP, performance tuning, SAP Scripts, SmartForms, IDocs, and RFCs.

• Solid understanding of modern integration patterns (REST, SOAP, event‑driven, asynchronous, pub/sub) with hands‑on experience using SAP Integration Suite (CPI).

• Experience leading teams using DevOps pipelines, Git‑based deployments, and modern CI/CD practices.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage effectively across end users, technical teams, and executive leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing SaaS platforms such as SAP C4C (V1/V2), SAP FSM, SAP CPQ, and/or Salesforce.

• Working knowledge of LeanIX, Signavio, and other enterprise architecture or business process management tools.

• Experience applying AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., SAP Joule) to improve development efficiency and troubleshooting.

• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum, hybrid delivery models, change management practices, and regulated enterprise environments.