Senior SAP Datasphere Consultant (202932)

BCTG’s direct client is seeking an experienced Senior SAP Datasphere Consultant to lead the design and implementation of a modern enterprise analytics architecture leveraging SAP Datasphere, SAP BW, SAP BPC, and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC). This role supports a strategic enterprise data modernization program, aimed at enabling real-time, trusted analytics for decision making. The client is building a modern data foundation using SAP Datasphere, integrating legacy BW/BPC landscapes, and deploying SAC for enterprise reporting and planning across Finance and Sales. The consultant will support strategic data and reporting initiatives, enabling advanced analytics and planning capabilities across multiple business domains (e.g., Finance, Sales, Supply Chain). The ideal consultant has deep experience in data modeling, semantic layer design, and integration between Datasphere, legacy BW/BPC systems, and SAC for visualization and planning. Key Responsibilities • Lead the design and implementation of SAP Datasphere solutions, including data modeling, integration, and semantic layer development to support enterprise reporting and analytics. • Work closely with business stakeholders and IT teams to translate analytical requirements into scalable data models and data flows. • Integrate Datasphere with existing BW and BPC landscapes, ensuring data consistency, governance, and optimized performance. • Configure and optimize data replication and virtualization strategies (e.g., BW bridge, SDI/SDQ, remote tables) for hybrid scenarios. • Develop and maintain data models and views for reporting in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), supporting both visualization and planning use cases. • Collaborate with Finance, Sales, and Operations teams to enable SAC dashboards and stories using Datasphere and BW data models. • Provide expertise in data governance, security, and authorization concepts within Datasphere and SAC. • Support performance tuning, issue resolution, and knowledge transfer to internal teams. • Stay current with SAP’s data strategy roadmap, including Datasphere enhancements, BW Bridge, and SAC integrations, and provide guidance to client teams. Required Qualifications • 8+ years of experience in SAP data and analytics solutions. • Strong expertise in SAP BW (data modeling, ETL, InfoProviders, queries, transformations). • Hands-on experience with SAP Datasphere (Data Warehouse Cloud), including data modeling, integration, and semantic modeling. • Proficiency with SAP BPC (Business Planning & Consolidation) for planning and consolidation scenarios, ideally including integration with SAC. • Experience integrating Datasphere, BW, and BPC with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) — including model creation, data acquisition/live connections, and story development support. • Strong understanding of data governance, security, and authorizations in SAP analytics environments. • Experience with SAP S/4HANA data structures and extracting data for analytical purposes is a plus. • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently with business stakeholders, architects, and developers. • Proven ability to operate in a consultative, project-based role. Preferred Skills • Experience with SAP BW Bridge for Datasphere migration or hybrid scenarios. • Familiarity with non-SAP data sources (e.g., Snowflake, Azure Synapse, Databricks) integrated into Datasphere. • Knowledge of financial and sales analytics domain models (e.g., revenue analysis, budgeting & forecasting). • Exposure to Data Fabric or data virtualization strategies.