SAC Solution Architect

Empowering Global Talent in Life Sciences Transformation Fusion Consulting is a globally leading Business and IT boutique consultancy specialized in the Life Sciences industry, partnering with leading companies in pharma, healthcare, and animal health. With over 450 employees and 25 offices worldwide, our mission is to revolutionize our clients' business transformation challenges and set new industry standards through innovative solutions. Focused on S4HANA, Data & Cloud, and innovative technologies, Fusion Consulting brings unparalleled expertise and commitment to excellence to every project we undertake. Grounded in our commitment to fast and intelligent decision-making, our client-first and open-hearted approach defines our ethos. With unwavering support and an entrepreneurial spirit, our global teamwork transcends boundaries and turns shared visions into reality. This role will be based in Tokyo, Japan remotely and be able to travel to Yamagata upon the client’s requests. We are looking for a potential candidate who can lead the workstream at the client's side as well as large projects in the near future. At Fusion, we unite entrepreneurial minds from around the globe to develop and implement game-changing solutions that build lasting relationships with our clients. As we are still in the exciting early stages of building our presence in Japan, joining Fusion means you won’t just be another consultant - you will be an initiating member helping shape our Japan growth story locally. You will have the opportunity to work on projects with truly global clients, where diverse perspectives and cross-border collaboration are the norm. You will be acting as the bridge between the global English-speaking business and potentially Japanese speaking local operations. With this comes a high level of accountability and ownership, empowering you to directly influence outcomes and see the tangible impact of your work. We are looking for an experienced SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Solution Architect to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable planning and analytics solutions within a complex SAP environment.

The role focuses on defining SAC solution architecture, designing advanced planning models, and ensuring seamless integration with enterprise data platforms. Working closely with business stakeholders, functional consultants, and technical development teams, the architect ensures that SAC solutions meet business planning, forecasting, and reporting requirements while maintaining high standards of performance, scalability, and maintainability. Key Responsibilities: - Define and maintain end-to-end SAP Analytics Cloud solution architecture, ensuring alignment with business requirements and enterprise IT standards. - Lead the design of SAC planning models, including dimensions, measures, hierarchies, calculations, and data structures. - Architect scalable planning and forecasting solutions, incorporating allocations, simulations, version management, and advanced planning functionalities. - Design integration architecture between SAC and SAP systems, including SAP Datasphere, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, and other enterprise data sources. - Establish architectural guidelines, data modeling standards, and development best practices for SAC implementations. - Collaborate with functional teams and business stakeholders to translate complex planning requirements into effective technical solutions. - Provide architectural guidance and technical oversight to SAC front-end and back-end development teams. - Review solution designs, identify potential technical risks, and recommend improvements to ensure performance, reliability, and scalability. - Support solution testing, deployment planning, technical documentation, and continuous optimization of SAC planning capabilities. - Extensive experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) , particularly solution architecture, planning model design, and enterprise analytics.