SAP Development Lead

We're looking for an experienced SAP Development Lead to join our Technology team on a permanent basis in London, at a pivotal moment in our SAP journey.

Reporting to the Senior SAP Development and Platforms Service Manager, you'll lead the delivery of SAP development and technical services across both BAU and project work, spanning the full Penguin SAP landscape. This is a senior, hands-on leadership role where you'll help define strategy and guide our transition from on-premise SAP ECC to cloud-based S/4HANA and BTP.

You'll bring deep expertise in SAP application development and take end-to-end accountability for the design, build, testing, deployment and support of complex SAP solutions. Working with ABAP, ABAP Cloud and UI5 in Business Application Studio (BAS), you'll collaborate closely with functional and technical teams, translating business needs into robust, scalable solutions. You'll also partner with internal and external stakeholders and provide clear leadership and governance for our offshore development team, ensuring quality, consistency and momentum across all delivery.

About the team

The Technology team provides expertise and effective solutions to Penguin Random House. We integrate flexibility and agility which supports our consistent way of working. We set ourselves up for success by holding ourselves accountable and welcoming change. Each member of the Technology team brings skill and initiative to their role; we take personal ownership within a one team culture, working collaboratively to meet expectations from our stakeholders who trust us to deliver.

The role

Key responsibilities:

• Leadership & direction of the SAP Development competency including offshore development team management in line with PRH Business & Technology IT Strategy, ensuring adherence to best practices and quality standards.
• Understand the business processes necessary to interact with the user community, functional resources and technical teams.
• IDOC interface development.
• Partner with the SAP Business Analyst to document the technical requirements and recommend solutions and identify any potential process changes affected.
• Resource planning including the allocation of tasks.
• Configure technical design and testing for Support, Projects and enhancements to existing objects within SAP solution.
• Respond to production development issues as they arise, learn to use tools and processes to manage support tickets, navigate SAP system, perform analysis and research complex problems.
• Effective resolution method using ABAP/JAVA debugging and offering alternative option to close issues.
• Mentoring and training on SAP Development concepts where necessary.
• Provide out of hours go-live / upgrade support where required.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Service Desk ticketing system.

What you'll bring

Essential criteria:

• Deep and current knowledge of SAP ABAP principles and best practice, as well as a strong focus on performance improvement, and security best practices.
• Extensive experience with the latest SAP technology including in-depth knowledge of SAP Cloud Integration and Workflow Management.
• Skilled in developing Fiori applications using SAP Business Application Studio, with a good knowledge of UI5.
• Capable of building applications using low code/no code platforms to expedite development and fulfil business needs.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• Experience in design, development, validation, trouble shooting, debugging, reports, testing, diagnostic software generation, and technical documentation creation.
• Extensive experience with all RICEFW items.
• Full understanding of fundamental structure and logic of programming languages.
• Extensive experience with Object-Oriented programming languages.
• Demonstrated successful leadership of development teams and activities as a technical lead.
• Exposure to Full Life Cycle Implementation projects, Post Implementation Production Support, and Upgrade projects.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and cross train team members in SAP development tools.
• Expertise in generating, testing, and troubleshooting workflows using business objects.

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV by 23:59 on Tuesday 27th January 2026.

Salary

The salary for this opportunity is up to £68,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus a generous bonus scheme and benefits.

Hybrid working

While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect that you will work from the Embassy Gardens office in London 2 days per week (typically Tuesday & Thursday).

 Company: The Random House Group Limited | Job ID: 283834