AI Technical Architect — SAP & Core Business Processes

Arxada is a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies, in-depth regulatory know-how, manufacturing and process development help our customers to safeguard nutrition, health and infrastructure efficiently through chemistry and biotechnology that enhance sustainability. We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for multiple end markets that include Human Health & Nutrition, Home & Personal Care, Professional Hygiene, Paints & Coatings and Wood Protection.

With customers in more than 100 countries, the company achieved sales of CHF 2 billion in 2024. Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland), Arxada employs 3,200 associates across 24 production sites and 14 R&D centers, all committed to our customers’ success.

As a SAP AI & Digital Transformation Lead, you will drive the design, build, and industrialization of AI capabilities across Arxada’s SAP landscape. Acting as a hands-on technical leader, you will bring AI into core business processes—embedding intelligence directly into finance, supply chain, procurement, and manufacturing operations.

You will own architecture and delivery of process‑embedded AI solutions, ensuring they are scalable, compliant, and aligned with a clean‑core S/4HANA strategy. Partnering closely with business and technology stakeholders, you will translate complex requirements into production‑ready solutions while mentoring a small team as a player‑coach. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of AI within a global organization, combining innovation with real operational impact.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and deploy AI use cases across the SAP estate using SAP BTP, AI Core, Joule, and Datasphere

Own end‑to‑end architecture for process‑embedded AI across finance, treasury, supply chain, procurement, sales, and warehouse operations

Ensure clean‑core principles by developing side‑by‑side extensions on SAP BTP, protecting the S/4HANA roadmap

Integrate master data (PLM/MDM) as a trusted foundation for AI use cases and data-driven decision making

Connect plant and MES signals into ERP processes, enabling end‑to‑end operational visibility and analytics

Embed compliant and auditable AI solutions within regulated environments (e.g. GAMP 5, 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11)

Lead and mentor a small team of engineers and functional experts, driving delivery and technical excellence

Manage AI lifecycle, MLOps practices, and technical debt to ensure scalable, maintainable, and cost-efficient solutions

Qualifications & Experience

8+ years of experience in SAP architecture/engineering with a strong hands‑on delivery track record

Deep expertise in SAP technologies including BTP, AI Core, Datasphere, and Business AI / Joule

Strong understanding of core business processes across finance, supply chain, procurement, and sales

Proven experience with SAP integration and extensibility (Integration Suite/CPI, side‑by‑side architecture)

Solid coding and MLOps capabilities, with experience designing AI solutions in regulated environments

Experience leading engineering or cross-functional teams as a hands-on “player‑coach”

Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive initiatives end‑to‑end

Experience with S/4HANA transformation and migration programs

Exposure to GxP or other regulated environments and SAP MDM/PLM

Experience integrating MES and ERP systems in manufacturing environments

Fluency in English; Spanish is an advantage

Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:

Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene, Home & Personal Care, Wood Protection, Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.

Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE), meanwhile, provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics, aerospace and other markets, as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients, chemicals and performance intermediates, and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.

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