SAP CPQ Functional Architect (Remote) Details

SAP CPQ Functional Architect (Remote)

SMITH - Dallas, TX

Employment Type : Full-Time

Functional Architect – SAP CPQ

At SMITH, we develop world-class experiential commerce solutions to help brands architect the most relevant, frictionless commerce experiences possible. We work at a high tempo, we collaborate, we’re passionate about our work with clients and we deliver.

The market demand for our services has fueled our growth. We're currently seeking a talented Functional Architect that thrives in a fast-paced environment to join our team.

SMITH is searching for an SAP Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) expert to help lead the design and implementation of scalable and engaging CPQ and eCommerce solutions for clients.

As a Functional Architect at SMITH, you’ll be counted on to do a few things. You’ll translate customer’s complex business requirements into technical features and functionality and assist with implementations. You’ll be a technical thought leader and authority within the organization and a team player with exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills.

The Functional Architect will play a significant role on our team, driving the team for delivery, verifing all scope is covered in the documentation, pointing out out-of-scope items and raising issues and risks. This role will interact with the client and other members of the development and User Experience disciplines, including Full-Stack Developers, QA, Business Analysts, Creative Designers and Program Managers.

And if all that isn’t enough, you’ll be expected to thrive in our fast-paced environment and take change and uncertainty in stride.

Sound like you? Get in touch.

What you’ll do

• Assist Business Analysts with the translation of the customer’s business requirements to the technical features and functionality needed for the project or program
• Helps guide the customer to a solution that follows best practices and is most advantageous for their business
• Participate in requirements gathering workshops/sessions and the creation of discovery presentations
• Assist the team with the creation of epics and project documentation
• Participate in the project implementation
• Help ensure team members are performing their tasks well and assisting as needed
• Raise risks and issues as needed
• Verify that all scope is being covered in the documentation and points out requested items that are out of scope
• Assist the Project Manager hold the customer team accountable for their deliverables
• Work with the customer, Solution Architects, platform Technical Architects, Project Managers, Business Analysts, and other Developers to deliver a success project
• Configure and debug features and functionality requiring a moderate skill level

• Identifies new opportunities for their client and develops innovative ideas for account
• Participates in developing supporting proposal materials for pursuits with new clients
• Participates in scoping and planning work
• Write technical documentation (admin guides), white papers, presentations, and contributes to determining internal processes, as needed
• Keep an eye on the product road and changes in industry trends

What you bring

• Knowledge of native SAP CPQ integrations
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot difficult issues
• Demonstrated ability to spot gaps in requirements and design
• Demonstrated ability to translate customer business requirements to design solutions
• Demonstrated ability to think high-level at the overall solution as well as be able to figure out specific design features for SAP CPQ
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team to successfully complete all documentation and requirements gathering
• Demonstrated ability to use or bring in additional resources to assist the team, as needed
• Demonstrated ability to shift between a functional and a technical focus depending on the project need and/or the type of project
• Knowledge of how SAP CPQ can be customized
• Knowledge of SAP Responsive Design and best practices
• Understanding of the SAP architecture and roadmap and uses that information to determine the right solution
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with the client as a trusted advisor
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong written & oral communication as well as presentation skills

What grabs our attention

• 4+ years overall CPQ experience with 2+ years being in SAP CPQ
• Multiple years of demonstrated experience successfully gathering customer requirements

SMITH | The Architects of Future Commerce

The next big thing isn’t what you’ll buy, it’s how you’ll buy it. SMITH is a values-driven digital transformation agency with one mission: to make buying and selling awesome. For more than 20 years, SMITH has worked in partnership with the world's most respected B2B and B2C brands to deliver better business outcomes with design thinking and technology enablement that puts their customers at the center. Key partnerships with technology platforms include SAP Commerce (formerly Hybris) and Adobe AEM. We have the strategy, creative and the technology talent to deliver content and commerce solutions for some of the most recognized brands on the planet including AT&T, Microsoft, Barnes & Noble Education, Best Buy, Cisco, TopGolf, CDK Global and Honeywell. Our unique ownership structure is based on a philanthropic foundation which allows us to focus on client outcomes before quarterly earnings reports and empowers us to make decisions focused on helping our clients and not quarterly earnings reports with our profits enabling socially beneficial programs. SMITH has offices in Dayton and Ottawa-Gatineau along with our remote workforce distributed throughout the United States and Canada. Learn more at http://www.smith.co/.