Stream Lead SAP Development (m/f/d)
Join Liebherr, a global leader in engineering and manufacturing, as we advance our digital transformation journey. We are looking for a motivated SAP S/4HANA Stream Lead Development (m/f/d) to play a key role in our newly established SAP Center in Madrid. In this role, you will lead the Development stream within our global greenfield S/4HANA implementation, driving the design and governance of the technical landscape. You will define scalable software architecture concepts, manage cross-functional development teams, and ensure alignment with Liebherr’s global template. This is an exciting opportunity to combine strategic leadership and hands-on expertise in one of the most ambitious SAP programs worldwide.
LOCATION:
Please note that the working location for this position will be in Madrid city, where we are currently setting up a new office location.
Creating passion: your responsibilities
- Take ownership of the Development stream within our global S/4HANA greenfield program, ensuring alignment with project leadership and stream leads and the overall project management
- Lead and coordinate all development and software architecture activities, including project governance, progress monitoring, quality reviews, and regular reporting to ensure delivery excellence.
- Define and own scalable software architecture concepts for the S/4HANA platform, covering integration, extensibility, and security, while collaborating closely with functional leads and stakeholder.
- Oversee the full development lifecycle: requirement scoping, backlog management, quality assurance, and delivery of complex SAP developments, including ABAP, SAP Fiori/UI5, BTP extensions, and CDS views.
- Establish and enforce global development guidelines, coding standards, and CI/CD practices to ensure maintainability and harmonization across global rollouts.
- Collaborate with process owners to ensure efficient, future-ready solutions, driving continuous optimization of business processes supported by S/4HANA and SAP BTP.
- Provide software architectural oversight on performance optimization, troubleshooting, and integration stability, ensuring reliability of custom extensions and system performance
- Build a high-performing, multicultural development team, fostering innovation, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across global locations
- Contribute to change management activities, ensuring adoption of new processes and S/4HANA solutions
- Support the creation of solution documentation leveraging tools such as JIRA and Confluence
Contributing your strengths: your qualifications
- You are a proven leader with a strong background in SAP development and software architecture, holding a degree in Computer Science, or a related field. Your technical expertise, leadership skills, and communication style enable you to drive collaboration and delivery in complex environments
- 7+ years of professional experience in the SAP environment, with deep expertise in S/4HANA development, SAP BTP, SAP Fiori/UI5, CDS views, RAP model, OData services, and integration technologies. At least 2+ large-scale S/4HANA projects in a leadership role.
- Proven experience with ABAP OO, SAP Fiori/UI5, SAP Gateway/OData, SAP BTP extension suite, Cloud Integration (CPI), event-driven architecture, and DevOps tools. Skilled in using project management tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Experienced in strategic planning, backlog prioritization, sprint management, and solution governance, ensuring architecture decisions align with business strategy
- Fluency in English (written and spoken); additional languages (e.g., German) are an advantage.
- A collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively in multicultural and cross-functional teams.
- Willingness to travel internationally (up to 30%) as required by project work.
Our commitment to you: your benefits
At Liebherr, we believe people are at the heart of our success. As part of our international team, you’ll enjoy a secure role in a family-owned company that values innovation, collaboration, and long-term career growth:
- Competitive compensation and benefits package that recognizes your expertise
- Flexible and hybrid working model
- Creative freedom and responsibility to shape processes and solutions in our global transformation
- Continuous learning and development with tailored training and certification opportunities
- Meal vouchers
- Life and accident insurance
- Option to include a premium private health insurance package as part of the flexible remuneration
- A safe, stable and international workplace within a trusted family business that invests in people
Please only use the online application option.
Please note that we do not accept applications via recruitment agencies for this position.
Excited to take the next step in your SAP career? Apply online today. We look forward to getting to know you.
If you have any questions, please contact Karoliina Rissanen.
One Passion. Many Opportunities.
The company
Liebherr is a family-run technology company that is not only one of the largest construction machinery manufacturers in the world, but also offers high-quality, user-oriented products and services in many other areas. The Group employs nearly 50,000 people in more than 140 companies on all continents.
Location
Liebherr IT Shared Service Centre Ibérica, S.L.
Madrid
Spain (ES)
Contact
Karoliina Rissanen
karoliina.rissanen@liebherr.com
