Senior Manager, Enterprise Application Engineering

About the Company

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, pioneering clean beauty brand Well People, Keys Soulcare, a groundbreaking lifestyle beauty brand created with Alicia Keys and Naturium, high-performance, biocompatible, clinically-effective and accessible skincare.

In our Fiscal year 25, we had net sales of $1 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 26 consecutive quarters of net sales growth. We are the #2 mass cosmetics brand in the US and are the fastest growing mass cosmetics brand among the top 5. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last four fiscal years), equity, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.

Visit our Career Page to learn more about our team: https://www.elfbeauty.com/work-with-us

At e.l.f. Beauty, we are seeking a Senior Manager of Enterprise Application Engineering to lead the evolution of how we build, extend, and operate our back-office technology landscape.

This role begins with deep ownership of SAP S/4HANA development and engineering practices but is intentionally designed to expand across our broader enterprise application ecosystem, including SaaS platforms such as Coupa, Salesforce, and other core business systems.

You will define and enforce modern engineering standards—grounded in Clean Core principles, SAP BTP extensibility, and DevOps practices—while bringing consistency, clarity, and scalability to development across the enterprise.

This is not a traditional SAP development manager role. This is a leadership position responsible for shaping how engineering is done across our back-office platforms—balancing speed, governance, and innovation at “e.l.f. speed.”

Responsibilities::
Engineering Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and develop a hybrid team of internal engineers and external partners, setting clear expectations for delivery, quality, and accountability.

• Establish what “great” looks like for enterprise application engineering across SAP and SaaS platforms.

• Drive a culture of ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement.

SAP Engineering Ownership (Foundation)

• Own SAP S/4HANA development across enhancements, integrations, and upgrade activities.

• Review and approve technical designs, code, and architecture to ensure alignment with Clean Core and SAP best practices.

• Act as the technical authority for ABAP (RAP), CDS, Fiori/UI5, and BTP-based extensions.

Clean Core & Modernization

• Champion and enforce a Clean Core strategy, minimizing custom code and shifting extensions to SAP BTP and side-by-side architectures.

• Identify and execute opportunities to retire legacy customizations in favor of standard or modern solutions.

• Partner with Architecture Review Board (ARB) to govern extension patterns and technical decisions.

Enterprise Engineering Standards (SAP → SaaS Expansion)

• Define and implement consistent engineering standards across SAP and adjacent SaaS platforms (e.g., Coupa, Salesforce).

• Establish shared patterns for:

• Development lifecycle (SDLC)

• Testing (unit, integration, E2E)

• Documentation and design artifacts

• Bring structure and clarity to how development is executed across back-office systems.

DevOps & Release Management

• Own and mature DevOps practices across enterprise applications, including:

• CI/CD pipelines

• Automated testing strategies

• Environment management (N, N+1, dual development)

• Release orchestration across SAP and SaaS platforms

• Lead CAB and release governance processes to ensure stable, compliant deployments.

Integration & Cross-System Engineering

• Oversee technical integration patterns across SAP and enterprise platforms (CPI, APIs, event-based integrations).

• Ensure resilience, monitoring, and data integrity across end-to-end processes.

• Partner with Data & Integration teams to align on architecture and standards.

Innovation & Emerging Technology

• Evaluate and pilot new SAP and enterprise technologies, including:

• SAP Build and BTP services

• Joule and AI-driven capabilities

• Automation and intelligent workflows

• Identify practical, business-driven use cases for innovation—not just experimentation.

Vendor & AMS Governance

• Govern technical delivery quality from AMS and SI partners.

• Ensure effective resource utilization, knowledge transfer, and long-term capability building.

• Hold partners accountable to both delivery outcomes and engineering standards.

Communication & Executive Alignment

• Communicate technical strategy, risks, and progress clearly to leadership and stakeholders.

• Translate complex engineering topics into actionable business insights.

Requirements::
• 15+ years of SAP development experience, with 3–5+ years in a leadership or architectural role.

• Deep expertise in S/4HANA and modern SAP development:

• ABAP RAP, CDS, Fiori/UI5

• SAP BTP (extensions, BAS, services)

• Strong understanding of Clean Core principles and upgrade-safe architecture.

• Experience with SAP Integration Suite (CPI) and enterprise integration patterns.

• Proven ability to lead development teams across global and vendor models.

• Experience establishing or scaling DevOps practices (CI/CD, testing, release mgmt).

• Ability to operate across both SAP and SaaS ecosystems, with a systems-thinking mindset.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have::
• Experience in post-go-live SAP AMS environments and optimization phases.

• Exposure to enterprise SaaS platforms (Coupa, Salesforce, etc.).

• Familiarity with testing tools (e.g., Tricentis) and enterprise monitoring frameworks.

• Background in data platforms or analytics (SAC, Datasphere, Snowflake).

Shift Time::
3.30 PM to 12.30 AM IST, extendable as per job requirements.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors’ discretion.

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