Lead Business & Technology Architect – Product Lifecycle Costing
HP is hiring a Lead Business & Technology Architect – Product Lifecycle Costing in Barcelona, Spain. Level rates it ; you can apply on HP.
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- Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
- The posting mentions SAP Ibp, S 4hana and Ms4 among its tools and skills.
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Lead business and technology architecture for product lifecycle costing and supply chain transformation.
Description -
Job Summary
Business Architects connect strategy to execution, ensuring business goals, processes, data, and teams are aligned to deliver measurable outcomes.
With a strong focus on PLM, BOM, Product Design, and Financial Product Costing, this role drives end-to-end alignment across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and finance. You'll lead business transformation initiatives, optimize processes, leverage AI-driven insights, and create clear roadmaps, models, and solutions that shape how products are designed, built, and delivered.
Responsibilities
- Strategy & Vision: Develop the architecture vision and roadmap for the product lifecycle and product costing process transformation, aligning with enterprise and stakeholder goals. Manage the process of identifying opportunities, threats and limitations of the organization and providing insights into the required work to facilitate implementation.
- Design & Architecture: Create detailed system designs, blueprints, and models for complex supply chain processes, including application considerations (SAP IBP, S/4HANA, MS4, etc.). Research and recommend new technologies (AI, analytics. Etc.) to improve efficiency and innovation.
- Business Case Development: Guide investment and ensure new work is consistent with the investment strategy of the organization. Improve decision making on what to work on by ensuring all costs to manifest value are understood
- Integration Leadership: Partner with business leaders, enterprise architects, and engineering teams to translate requirements into technical solutions. Design integration strategies, data contracts, and APIs for seamless data flow between SAP and non-SAP systems.
- Governance & Standards: Lead design governance, ensuring solutions meet security, reliability, and scalability standards.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Establishment and maintenance of contacts within business units and information system teams to understand business processes and business drivers, business requirements, solutions strategies, alternatives, etc., being considered and/or implemented. Support the resolution of inter and intra program & project issues.
Education & Experience Recommended
• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations management, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Advanced University Degree (Preferred)
• Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in supply chain, operations, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and/or Product Costing within SAP environments (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, SAP PLM, SAP CO-PC).
Knowledge & Skills
- Demonstrates strong planning and analysis capabilities, including the development of models, graphical representations, and conceptual abstractions
- Brings extensive experience (10+ years) with supply‑chain and enterprise application systems, with the ability to quickly learn and adopt new technologies
- Applies advanced communication skills to engage diverse stakeholder groups and influence organizational change
- Exhibits deep business acumen in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), including BOM, Product Design, and Product Costing, connecting engineering, manufacturing, and finance processes
- Demonstrates strong understanding of product data structures, lifecycle processes, and costing methodologies, enabling accurate product valuation and decision-making
- Leverages advanced consulting skills—including problem‑solving, prioritization, multi‑tasking, negotiation, and influence—to support decision‑making and facilitate group sessions
Preferred Certifications
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Cross-Org Skills
• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital & AI Fluency
• Customer Centricity
Impact & Scope
• Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.
Complexity
• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.
Disclaimer
• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.
Benefits (Spain):
- A truly international experience: Work in a global organization with colleagues from 60+ nationalities, collaborating across cultures and geographies.
- Continuous growth & career development: Multiple internal mobility and career opportunities, supported by HP’s learning platform to keep growing your skills.
- Competitive benefits package, including:
- Hybrid work model (home office / office), depending on the role/functions
- Health & Life insurance
- Ticket Restaurant Vouchers or lunch at reduced prices at our canteen
- Flexible working hours to support work–life balance
- HP Flex Program: Kindergarten vouchers & Transport Card
- Exclusive HP products offers and discounts for employees, friends and family
- Inclusion & belonging at the core: Join our global employee networks such as Women, Pride, Inclusion, NextGen, Sustainability & DisAbility, with opportunities to get involved locally.
- Give back to the community: Participate in volunteering initiatives or join our annual HP Charity Day held onsite.
- Stay active & energized: Access our sports center (indoor & outdoor) with 25+ coordinated activities.
- Onsite medical services: Doctor and medical team available for annual checkups, nutrition, oral hygiene, physiotherapy, and general health.
- Creativity & innovation: Enjoy our Printing Happy Hour—from photos to large posters—and handson workshops using the latest printing technologies, from wall covers to 3D printing.
- Easy commuting: Free parking available or excellent access via nearby train services.
- Women Network initiatives: Networking events, STEM promotion, business acumen talks, work–life balance sessions, and futureskills development.
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How we rate this
Lead Business & Technology Architect – Product Lifecycle Costing at HP rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- Tell me about a project where business architecture was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where product lifecycle was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where supply chain was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where enterprise architecture was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used SAP Ibp in your day-to-day work.
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Business Architecture, Product Lifecycle, Supply Chain, Enterprise Architecture, and SAP Ibp. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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