Job Description

The SAP BW / BW4HANA Manager is responsible for the evolution and operational excellence of the SAP Business Intelligence platform across the organization. By designing, modernizing, and supporting end-to-end BI architectures, coordinating international delivery teams, and aligning BI capabilities with business strategy, the role ensures reliable, scalable, and trusted analytics solutions.

This position exists to enable informed decision-making, standardized reporting, and sustainable growth, while ensuring the SAP BI platform remains robust and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

The WHY:

This is a business-critical function. Without a strong SAP BI platform expertise and delivery, the organization would be unable to reliably deliver integrated reporting, advanced analytics, and strategic insights required by the executive management and shareholders.

Roles/Responsibilities:

BI Platform Operations & Delivery

- Manage the day-to-day operation of the SAP BW platform, ensuring stability, performance, and availability.
- Coordinate delivery of BI enhancements, fixes, and releases in line with agreed priorities and service levels.
- Ensure BI solutions are delivered on time, within scope, and according to defined quality standards.

BI Solution Design & Implementation





- Oversee the design and build of BI solutions, including data models, data flows, and reporting layers.
- Work hands-on with architects and developers to review designs, resolve technical issues, and ensure best practices are applied.
- Support standardization of financial, commercial, and operational reporting across business areas.

Platform Maintenance & Improvement

- Manage ongoing improvements to SAP BW/4HANA, SAP HANA, and SAP Analytics Cloud environments.
- Coordinate upgrades, patches, and technical housekeeping activities.
- Support gradual transition from legacy reporting solutions to modern SAP analytics tools.

Team/Vendor Management & Coordination

- Coordinate BI developers and analysts across multiple locations.
- Allocate work, monitor progress, and provide day-to-day guidance and technical support to the team.
- Support skill development, onboarding, and knowledge sharing within the BI team.

Data Quality & Controls

- Monitor data quality and consistency across SAP and non-SAP source systems.
- Ensure basic data validation, reconciliation, and control checks are in place.
- Support audits and financial controls by providing reliable and traceable BI outputs.

📌 SAP BW/HANA Manager (Madrid)
🏢 Radisson Hotel Group
📍 Madrid