Vice President - Senior Solution Architect

About the job you are considering

As a VP - Senior Solution Architect in SAP Strategic Business Solutions (SBS), you will work in pre-sales through to execution, leading the conversation of our most exciting and high profile opportunities in iconic wins and then establishing the teams to deliver the solution.  Your work will centre on large or strategic business transformation programmes, underpinned by SAP, that require cross-Capgemini capability.

You will work on UK opportunities or global opportunities with a UK component and will collaborate with colleagues across business lines and geographies to build solutions for our clients.

Who you will be working with

Capgemini UK Application Services focuses on helping our clients achieve business value through digital transformation and the application of social, mobile, analytics and cloud technologies.  We are an Agile cloud-first organisation delivering API enabled digital solutions that scale, using on and offshore capabilities.

We are experts in navigating our clients through the complexities of large-scale, technology enabled business transformation solutions, using our skills to drive outstanding delivery and business outcomes.  Having the right people using the right methodology and followng the right process is key to ensuring every client gets the right outcome.

Hybrid working: The places that you work day to day will vary according to your role, your needs and that of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client site and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home for 100% of the time.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including: identity, nationality (single or dual), or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service).

Your role

• Involvement in the qualification of major deals, both proactive and reactive.
• Build and lead bid solutions using the "best of Capgemini" from across Capgemini UK and our global business.
• Build SBS's reputation through collaborative and focussed working that results in compelling solutions for our clients.
• Through knowledge that you will build asset base, identify, or where appropriate build/or oversee the building of, innovative offers, methods and tools that can become part of our standard delivery approach.
• Post award or work with, or in, delivery teams to help to ensure they are set up for success and that the client stakeholder relationships are properly established.
• Represent Capgemini at senior levels within our clients' organisations, building personal and corporate credibility and confidence.
• Represent Capgemini externally with an active industry profile.

Your skills and experience

• Your deep SAP and business transformation experience should include partnering with others experts, both within and outside Capgemini, to design winning end-to-end solutions and using the right commercial models to close deals.
• You will possess excellent client facing skillsand be fluent presenting to and forming relationships with, C-Suite level and will be seen as a trusted advisor.
• You will be highly experienced in managing and running all elements of a bid from first engagement to starting delivery.
• You will have a strong understanding of the SAP's roadmap and solutions and will be fluent in bringing those to bear to solve client business problems.  You will be passionate about technology and will look for solutions outside the SAP suite and within the Capgemini ecosystem, to build unique and compelling offers.
• Your long history of delivery excellence will mean you bring strong client and partner relationships and you will be a magnet for talent withing the consulting market.
• You will likely have experience in multiple industries an will have deep knowledge of their value chains and pain points.

Your security clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance. 
To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.
Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.
Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

What does "Get The Future You Want" mean for you?

Competitive total reward package

We realise a Total Reward package should be more than just compensation.  At Capgemini we offer range of core and flexible benefits and have a Peer Recognition Portal called Applaud.

Your wellbeing 

You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2023. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation.  We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. 

To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy. 

Impactful and ethical

You will be joining one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®, as recognised by Ethisphere®. We live our values by making ethical business choices every day. Working ethically is at the centre of our culture at Capgemini, meaning you will be helping to create a future we can all be proud of.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask.  But when you join Capgemini, you join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts.  A powerful source of energy that drives us all to find new ways technology  can help us reimagine what’s possible.  It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses. And it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future.   By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. And you’ll use them to help our clients leverage technology to grow their business and give innovation that human touch the world needs. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.  

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organisations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.