SAP Analytics Lead

Job Title : Offshore Lead - SAP Analytics (SAC, Business Data Cloud, Datasphere).

Position Overview :

Employment Type : Full-Time.

Work Arrangement : Remote / Hybrid (Offshore Location).

Industry : Professional Services / Accounting & Advisory.

Experience Level : Senior Lead (6+ Years).

Role Summary :

Data and analytics are foundational to our firm's growth, profitability, and client service strategy. We are seeking a highly strategic, forward-thinking Offshore Lead with deep expertise across SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP Business Data Cloud, and SAP Datasphere. In this role, you will modernize our core analytics platforms, standardize firm-wide KPIs, and enable trusted, real-time insights for executive leadership. You will shape how the firm leverages enterprise data to improve financial performance, operational efficiency, and strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities :

- Team Leadership : Manage and mentor a full-time offshore analytics team, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and technical excellence.

- Strategy & Roadmap : Translate firm-level business strategy into actionable analytics roadmaps that deliver measurable outcomes.

- Architecture Modernization : Architect, optimize, and scale SAC, Datasphere, and Business Data Cloud environments to support real-time data delivery.

- KPI Standardization : Define, standardize, and operationalize firm-wide KPIs, dashboards, and analytics frameworks.

- Stakeholder Collaboration : Partner with cross-functional leaders in Finance, Operations, and Technology to identify analytics opportunities and deliver data-driven solutions.

- Analytics Delivery : Oversee the development of SAC stories, planning models, predictive analytics, and integrated data models.

- Data Pipelines : Build end-to-end data pipelines supporting real-time and batch analytics across SAP and non-SAP environments.

- Governance & Security : Enforce data governance, lineage, quality, and security standards consistently across all analytics platforms.

- Change Management : Drive continuous process improvement and support change management efforts to increase data literacy firm-wide.

Required Qualifications & Technical Skills :

- Experience : 6+ years of hands-on experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP Business Data Cloud, and SAP Datasphere.

- Leadership : Proven track record leading offshore or distributed analytics teams within a professional services environment.

- Data Integration : Extensive experience integrating data from SAP ECC, S/4HANA, and BW/4HANA into SAP Datasphere using Data Flows, Replication Flows, and CDS/OData-based extraction.

- Data Modeling : Strong proficiency in Datasphere data modeling, including fact/dimension models, semantic layers, federated views, and space-based architecture.

- SAC Connections : Hands-on expertise exposing Datasphere models to SAC through live and import connections for reporting, planning, and dashboards.

- Technical Design : Proven ability designing CDS Views, SAC dashboards, planning models, and optimization mechanisms for seamless data flows.

- Communication : Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Haves) :

- Background in professional services, financial services, or consulting environments.

- Expertise in KPI standardization, enterprise reporting frameworks, and analytics governance.

- Familiarity with SAP BTP, data federation, and cloud-based data architecture.

- Experience with predictive analytics, advanced modeling, or AI-enabled insights within SAC.

- Proven ability to drive organizational change and increase analytics adoption in fast-paced, high-growth settings.

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