Role: SAP Platform Lead
Period: February 2026 – Present
Location: Lisbon, Portugal / Remote

Overview

At Solvay, I lead the operation and evolution of business-critical SAP ECC6 and SAP S/4HANA platforms. My role connects day-to-day service management with the organisation’s longer-term transformation priorities, bringing together technical leadership, operational governance and strategic advisory.

I work across internal teams and SAP-managed service providers to coordinate priorities, manage resources and support platform stability, performance and continuous improvement.

SAP Release, Solution Manager and Integration Leadership

Alongside my responsibilities as SAP Platform Lead, I lead the SAP Release team and oversee SAP Solution Manager and Change Request Management (ChaRM), coordinating release planning, change control and transport governance across the SAP landscape.

I also lead the middleware and interfaces team, coordinating SAP and non-SAP integrations across project delivery and ongoing operations.

These responsibilities connect platform operations, release management and integration delivery, supporting controlled change, clear accountability and business continuity.

My Contribution

• Platform leadership: Oversee SAP operations, service delivery and improvement priorities across technical and support teams.
• Governance and supplier management: Act as the central coordination point between internal stakeholders and service providers, aligning responsibilities, workloads and execution.
• Budget and resource management: Balance operational demand, transformation priorities and cost control.
• Transformation advisory: Provide technical and operational guidance for SAP S/4HANA initiatives, with particular attention to business continuity and risk.
• Integration leadership: Coordinate an eight-person middleware and interfaces team supporting SAP and non-SAP integrations, project delivery and ongoing operations.
• Cloud and platform evolution: Support the development of SAP environments across AWS, Azure and SAP BTP, contributing to the modernisation roadmap.

Business Focus

My focus is to help the organisation operate reliably while preparing for change: strengthening governance, improving collaboration between teams and aligning SAP platform decisions with business priorities.

This ongoing engagement demonstrates how I combine practical technical experience with the ability to lead teams, coordinate partners and advise on the future direction of an enterprise SAP landscape.

Technologies and Practices

SAP ECC6 · SAP S/4HANA · SAP Release Management · SAP Solution Manager · ChaRM · SAP BTP · SAP Cloud ALM · Middleware and Interface Management · AWS · Azure · ITIL/ITSM · Agile · DevOps