Lead AI Tech Architect - Enterprise Solution (ERP Transformation) — Paris | BCG Platinion

Who We AreBoston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.About BCG PlatinionBCG Platinion's presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. We achieve digital excellence for clients with sustained solutions to the most complex and time-sensitive challenge. We guide clients into the future to push the status quo, overcome tech limitations, and enable our clients to go further in their digital journeys than what has ever been possible in the past. At BCG Platinion, we deliver business value through the innovative use of technology at a rapid pace. We roll up our sleeves to transform business, revolutionize approaches, satisfy customers, and change the game through Architecture, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Application and Risk functions. We balance vision with a pragmatic path to change transforming strategies into leading-edge tech platforms, at scale.Practice AreaBCG Platinion launched in Germany in 2000 to add deep technical expertise to the Boston Consulting Group’s existing capabilities. Today, our presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. Our New York-based North American team began in 2014 and in 2017 acquired MAYA Design, a Pittsburgh-based digital design and innovation lab, to grow our capabilities around technology and design.We support our clients’ total digital transformation through technology, design, cybersecurity, and risk management & financial engineering capabilities. And together with BCG, BCG Platinion’s interdisciplinary team of technical experts enable customized technical solutions and accelerate delivery value through new business platforms, application consolidations, and major system implementations.What You'll DoAt BCG Platinion, you will accelerate your development through hands-on impact, continuous learning, and mentorship. You will:Develop deep expertise and technical excellence by solving complex challenges for global organizations, shaping critical technology strategies, and driving digital transformations that create measurable business value.Engage directly with CxO stakeholders, influencing high-impact decisions and translating technical insights into strategic outcomes at the highest levels of client organizations.Strengthen your leadership and consulting skills through collaboration with senior BCG leaders, cross-functional experts, and diverse international teams.Broaden your perspective by joining a global community of architects, engineers, and designers who exchange ideas, challenge norms, and co-develop innovative solutions.Shape your career path within an organization that values curiosity, impact, and the ability to turn vision into scalable change.As a Lead Architect specialized in Enterprise Architecture – SAP and Data Platforms, you will lead multidisciplinary teams to design and deliver large-scale architecture transformation programs for leading organizations. Partnering with senior client stakeholders (CIOs, CTOs, Heads of Architecture), you will shape strategic technology roadmaps and define enterprise architectures that bridge business ambition with technology execution.You will oversee workstreams across ERP modernization, SAP S/4HANA transformation, data platform design, and cloud integration, ensuring coherence, scalability, and long-term business value. You will guide clients in evolving from legacy and fragmented IT systems toward modern, cloud-enabled, data-centric architectures that support agility, innovation, and performance.Working closely with BCG and BCG Platinion teams, you will drive architectural assessments, define transformation trajectories, and support the implementation of hybrid, data-driven, and modular IT ecosystems. You will also help clients build the governance, capabilities, and architecture functions required to sustain transformation over time.You will play a key role in advancing BCG Platinion’s Enterprise Architecture and Data agenda by:– Leading complex client engagements focused on architecture strategy, ERP/data modernization, and transformation execution.– Supporting business development through proposal leadership, client relationship management, and thought leadership.– Contributing to internal capability building, mentoring junior architects, and enhancing our market positioning in SAP and Data transformation.You will also benefit from leadership development and continuous learning programs, deepening your expertise in enterprise architecture, cloud strategy, and digital transformation while expanding your impact as a trusted advisor to senior technology executives.What You'll Bring10+ years of experience in technology consulting, enterprise architecture, or IT leadership, ideally within a top-tier consultancy, a large enterprise, or a major SAP/data transformation program.Proven experience in defining and delivering architecture transformation programs involving SAP S/4HANA migration, ERP landscape rationalization, or data platform modernization.Deep understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, ArchiMate) and ability to translate business objectives into actionable target architectures and transformation roadmaps.Strong expertise in data and analytics architectures, integration patterns, and cloud adoption strategies (hybrid, multicloud, or sovereign).Experience engaging with C-level and IT leadership to shape strategic decisions and build alignment between business and technology.Demonstrated leadership in guiding multidisciplinary teams, managing delivery quality, and ensuring value realization across large-scale programs.Strategic and analytical mindset, capable of synthesizing complex challenges and articulating clear architectural directions.Entrepreneurial and growth-oriented attitude — proactive ownership, initiative, and active contribution to business development and practice growth.High ethical standards and professional integrity: trust, confidentiality, and respect in all client and team interactions.Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical fields, or in Business with strong understanding of technology and digital transformation topics.Who You'll Work WithBCG Managing Directors and Partners (MDP’s)PLA Managing Directors (MD’s)BCG Consultants at all levelsPLA Consultants at all levelsClients, vendors, partnersAdditional infoBoston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.Job SummaryJob number: 56132Profession: Technology and Engineering