SAP by Design Support Specialist

Job description / Role

Worldwide, our customers rely on our expertise and innovation of 62,000 people in 56 countries across five markets; Aerospace, Space, Transportation, Defence and Security.

We have been present in Saudi Arabia for 40 years and with over 600 employees to date, we are growing rapidly. Together we are delivering our signalling, control and train protection systems for the North -South Railway (NSR), the longest system of it's kind in the world. Together we are key suppliers of In-flight entertainment and connectivity systems as well as air traffic management solutions in Saudi. We are making Saudi Arabia a safer place by securing the country's critical infrastructure and e-security solutions that secure the country's electronic payment systems.

Thales has been selected to supply major electronic systems for air defence and the Group also supplied communication and optronic systems for the Army, the Saudi Arabia National Guards and the Air Force.

WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A SAP BYDESIGN SUPPORT SPECIALIST TO JOIN THE THALES PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE TEAM IN RIYADH SAUDI ARABIA

The SAP byDesign Support Specialist will support the deployment of SAP By Design and other business applications throughout the Thales Saudi Arabia.

Key Responsibilities:
- SAP By Design deployment
- Support the deployment of SAP By Design features in response to business needs
- Support new Thales projects in ramp-up phase
- Support & coordinate the key users community
- Train users
- Write manuals and procedures for SAP By Design usage within the Middle-East environment and organization
- Contributes to the development of the SAP By Design community within Thales in other countries
- Contributes to the development of best practices in using SAP By Design

Information Security Management
- Manage Information Security Projects following the Thales Group processes (Chorus/Manage IS Demand)
- Support the business in identification of risks & opportunities linked to IS (improvement of organization, business processes maturity, best practices recommendations...)
- Support the deployment of Thales Group solutions

Requirements

Skills and Experience:
- Experience with ERP deployment project - preferably on Project Management and Customer Service areas
- Experience in IS Project Management
- Consulting experience welcome
- Project Management methodology and processes (PMP certification or similar preferred)
- Good relationship with community of users, their representatives and the local management
- Capability of synthesis to present the business needs and related solutions
- English mandatory, French would be welcome to interface with Group IS and central functions

Your contributions to Thales' cutting-edge products make possible the continued delivery of excellence and hundreds of millions of satisfied passengers globally. If your skills, experience and attitude match the above and you are looking for exciting challenges, please apply now using the link below and we will be in touch. At Thales in the Saudi Arabia we provide careers - not jobs.

- Preferably Saudi National
- Saudi female are encouraged to apply
- If non Saudi, sponsorship should be transferrable

About the Company

Thales is a global leader in advanced technologies, investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum computing – to build a confident future crucial for the development of our societies. The Group provides its customers – businesses, organizations and governments – in the defense, aeronautics, space, transport, and digital identity and security domains with solutions, services and products that help them fulfil their critical role, consideration for the individual being the driving force behind all decisions.

Thales has 81,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2020 the Group generated sales of €17 billion and Self-funded R&D 1B€.