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Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
Stockholm, Sweden
Toptal member since August 18, 2026
Bio
Sarita has spent 17 years helping global organizations transform business processes, modernize ERP and technology landscapes, and build scalable data and cloud capabilities across manufacturing, retail, and financial services. Her expertise spans SAP S/4HANA, enterprise architecture, Azure, data platforms, and AI-enabled transformation.
Career Highlights
Nordics Competence Lead
Capgemini
Managing Enterprise Architect
Capgemini Sweden AB
Education Highlights
Certified Program
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK)
Certification Highlights
Case Studies
Multi-country ERP and Digital Transformation to SAP S/4HANA
Enterprise ArchitectureProgram ManagementSAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)Data GovernanceData MigrationSolution Architecture+ 6 more
P2P Transformation and Invoice Automation
SAP S/4HANASAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)Vendor ManagementData GovernanceEnterprise ArchitectureProcess Transformation+ 2 more
Industry 4.0 Predictive Analytics | IoT, SAP Data, and AI
Internet of Things (IoT)Enterprise ArchitecturePredictive MaintenanceIndustry 4.0Edge ComputingCloud Computing+ 5 more
Global S/4HANA Brownfield Conversion – Cutover Leadership
SAP S/4HANA TransformationProgram ManagementCutover Strategy & ExecutionSAP ActivateProject Management Professional (PMP)Data Migration Readiness+ 6 more
Expertise
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Data Architecture
- Data Strategy
- Digital Transformation
- Enterprise Architecture
- Microsoft Azure
- SAP S/4HANA
- Solution Architecture
Work Experience
Nordics Competence Lead
2020 - PRESENT
Capgemini
- Championed capability development for enterprise architecture, data, and AI, strengthening technical excellence across the Nordics.
- Supported multimillion-SEK pursuits with architecture narratives, roadmaps, and executive storytelling, contributing to key strategic wins.
- Partnered with presales teams to shape architectural intent, build patterns, and reference models that improved future pursuits and delivery outcomes.
Focus areas: Enterprise Architecture, Data, AIM, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Change Management, Strategy, AI Strategy, Program Management, Applications, Database Management, SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM), SAP ERP, SAP Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Cloud Computing, Scope Management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Management Consulting, Process Mapping, Business & Digital Transformation, Business Strategy, Operating Models, Cloud Transformation, Business Process Transformation, Strategic Planning, Growth Strategy, Strategy Planning, Go-to-market (GTM) Strategy, Market Research, Financial Modeling, Manufacturing Strategy, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Microsoft Excel, Business Planning, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Visualization, Reporting, Dashboards, Claude, Fractional CTO, AI Development, CTO, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Large Language Models (LLMs), Python, Business Analysis, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Optimization, Cutover, Program Management.Agile Program Management, Cross-functional Collaboration
Managing Enterprise Architect
2020 - PRESENT
Capgemini Sweden AB
- Participated in business process workshops, providing a data-centric perspective on future-state workflows and finance impacts.
- Analyzed process changes and data implications across master data, transactional data, reporting, and downstream systems.
- Defined future-state data models, hierarchies, governance structures, and standards for finance, supply chain, and manufacturing.
- Evaluated data movement, harmonization, and consolidation requirements across global markets and legacy landscapes.
- Identified data risks, dependencies, and gaps early in design cycles and drove mitigation and decision-making with process and functional leads.
- Partnered with SAP functional teams, process owners, enterprise architects, and migration teams to align process and data strategy.
- Spearheaded discussions on data readiness, data quality, and migration requirements, ensuring alignment across multi-country teams.
- Supported data mapping, cleansing, validation, reconciliation, and cutover for S/4HANA deployments.
- Ensured end-to-end alignment between process design, data structures, reporting models, and integration flows.
- Applied ADKAR-based change leadership to support adoption, readiness, and organizational alignment across global teams.
Focus areas: SAP S/4HANA, Enterprise Architecture, Data Strategy, ADKAR Change Model, Digital Transformation, Microsoft Azure, Data Governance, Data Architecture, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Change Management, Strategy, Cloud Architecture, AI Strategy, Applications, Database Management, Finance, SAP ERP, Cloud Computing, Project Management, Scope Management, Governance, Core Data Integration & Architecture, Modeling & Data Products, Resource Allocation, Migration, Predictive Analytics, Budget Modeling, system refresh, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Management Consulting, Process Mapping, Business & Digital Transformation, Business Strategy, Operating Models, Cloud Transformation, Database Modeling, Data Modeling, Business Process Transformation, Global Team Management, Strategic Planning, Growth Strategy, Strategy Planning, Go-to-market (GTM) Strategy, Capacity Planning, Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Manufacturing Strategy, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Microsoft Excel, Business Planning, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Visualization, Reporting, Dashboards, Claude, Fractional CTO, AI Development, CTO, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Large Language Models (LLMs), Python, Business Analysis, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Optimization, Cutover, Program Management.Agile Program Management, Cross-functional Collaboration
Solution Architect Data Engineering and Analytics
2019 - 2020
Stretch AB
- Designed target-state analytics architectures using Azure Lakehouse patterns, CI/CD automation, and containerization, improving scalability and reducing operational overhead by 20%.
- Applied FinOps and cost-to-serve optimization, rightsizing compute, storage, and ingestion layers to reduce cloud spend by 25%.
- Architected SAP Analytics solutions for C2O scenarios, enabling transparent financial reporting and improved C-suite decision support.
- Strengthened data governance, lineage, and lifecycle controls, improving audit readiness, compliance, and reporting reliability for financial services clients.
- Supported presales and solution shaping through architecture narratives, value cases, and modernization options.
Focus areas: CI/CD Pipelines, FinOps, Digital Transformation, Solution Architecture, Microsoft Azure, Data Governance, Data Architecture, Change Management, Strategy, Cloud Architecture, Applications, Database Management, Finance, SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM), SAP ERP, SAP Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Cloud Computing, Scope Management, Core Data Integration & Architecture, Modeling & Data Products, Migration, Predictive Analytics, Digital Dashboard, Budget Modeling, system refresh, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Process Mapping, Cloud Transformation, Database Modeling, Data Modeling, Business Process Transformation, Global Team Management, Growth Strategy, Go-to-market (GTM) Strategy, Capacity Planning, Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Microsoft Excel, Business Planning, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Visualization, Reporting, Dashboards, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python, Business Analysis, Process Improvement, Program Management.Agile Program Management, Cross-functional Collaboration
Senior Consultant and Data Engineering Specialist
2013 - 2019
Acando AB
- Delivered data-driven modernization across finance, retail, manufacturing, and insurance, enabling scalable data foundations and improved operational insights.
- Designed future-state data models, ingestion patterns, and analytics pipelines, improving data warehouse performance by 60% and supporting near real-time reporting.
- Migrated 5TB of operational and financial data to private cloud with governed access, metadata management, and lineage, establishing foundations for S/4HANA, ML, and analytics activation.
- Implemented master data and transactional data harmonization, improving data availability, trust, and cross-system consistency by 30%.
- Supported finance and operational reporting through standardized semantic layers, governed data models, and reusable structures for actuarial, financial, and customer analytics.
- Directed multi-year modernization programs, ensuring data readiness, mapping, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation for mission-critical workloads.
- Stabilized finance and operational data pipelines, eliminating 200+ recurring BDOC failures and improving reporting reliability across multiple business units.
- Guided cross-functional teams across engineering, business, and IT leadership, ensuring alignment between process changes, data structures, and reporting requirements.
- Supported actuarial, financial, and customer analytics teams with governed reusable data models and standardized semantic layers.
Focus areas: Data Engineering, Analytics, SAP S/4HANA, system refresh, Digital Transformation, Solution Architecture, Data Governance, Data Architecture, Change Management, Strategy, Applications, Database Management, Finance, SAP ERP, Internet of Things (IoT), Scope Management, Core Data Integration & Architecture, Modeling & Data Products, Resource Allocation, Migration, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Database Modeling, Data Modeling, Business Process Transformation, Global Team Management, Growth Strategy, Strategy Planning, Financial Modeling, Microsoft Excel, Business Intelligence (BI), Reporting, Dashboards, Business Analysis, Process Improvement, Cutover, Program Management.Agile Program Management, Cross-functional Collaboration
Senior Advisory Consultant in Data and Architecture
2011 - 2013
IBM
- Designed enterprise architecture frameworks for global retail and FMCG, reducing integration failures by 30% and improving cross-market stability.
- Implemented scalable data and analytics backbones, enabling real-time insights for merchandising sales and supply chain functions.
- Enhanced omnichannel architecture across POS, e‑commerce, OMS, and inventory visibility, improving digital experience and reducing response times by 25%.
- Standardized enterprise solution patterns are increasing reuse by 40% across automotive clients and accelerating delivery consistency.
- Strengthened IT portfolio governance, reducing redundant spend and improving alignment across business and IT leadership.
- Supported ECC to S/4HANA transformation across retail and supply chain, aligning core processes and preparing master data and migration strategy for multi-market operations.
- Aligned MES, production planning, quality, and warehouse flows with retail demand signals, enabling unified retail‑manufacturing visibility and improving supply chain responsiveness.
- Led cross-functional execution of digital strategy across retail and manufacturing, driving clean-core ERP adoption, scalable integration patterns, and improved operational efficiency.
Focus areas: Enterprise Architecture, Data, Analytics, Change Management, Strategy, Retail Technology, Retail Sales, Program Management, Applications, Database Management, Finance, SAP ERP, Project Management, Scope Management, Core Data Integration & Architecture, Modeling & Data Products, Resource Allocation, Migration, Budget Modeling, system refresh, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Database Modeling, Data Modeling, Global Team Management, Growth Strategy, Microsoft Excel, Business Intelligence (BI), Reporting, Dashboards, Business Analysis, Process Improvement, Cutover, Program Management.Agile Program Management, Cross-functional Collaboration, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
Senior Consultant
2010 - 2011
Capgemini India
- Led data solution delivery for Fiat France, including source system analysis, database design, integration, and reporting, and managed project lifecycle from requirements gathering to testing deployment, ensuring alignment with business goals.
- Drove ECC 6.0 upgrade from version 4.6, including Unicode conversion, SPAU/SPDD handling readiness checks, performed ABAP code optimization, technical adjustments, and debugging to ensure smooth pre- and post-conversion performance.
- Conducted a gap analysis between as-is and to-be processes during the blueprint phase, designed ETL models, delivered E2E BW solutions in the SD domain, improved reporting accuracy and customer satisfaction via optimized data modeling configuration.
Focus areas: ABAP, ETL, SAP Business Warehouse (BW), Program Management, Applications, Database Management, SAP ERP, Project Management, Scope Management, Core Data Integration & Architecture, Modeling & Data Products, Resource Allocation, Migration, system refresh, Database Modeling, Data Modeling, Global Team Management, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization, Reporting, Dashboards, Process Improvement, Cutover, Program Management.Agile Program Management, Cross-functional Collaboration
IT Consultant
2008 - 2010
Siemens
- Delivered full-cycle SAP implementation for healthcare operations, integrating data pipelines to optimize performance, establishing governance models to ensure reliable data flow reporting across the source to target system.
- Enhanced interoperability across healthcare applications by improving system integrations and automated data flows, strengthening data consistency and operational visibility.
- Developed optimized RICEF objects, Smartform SD integrated reports to support automation, business clarity, performed design analysis, integration unit testing, and performance to align with operational efficiency.
- Improved healthcare reporting stability by optimizing data models, integration flows, and reporting pipelines, enabling more reliable operational insights across clinical applications.
Focus areas: SAP, Applications, Database Management, SAP ERP, Migration, system refresh, Microsoft Excel, Cross-functional Collaboration
Education
2021 - 2022
Certified Program in Senior Management Programs
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) - Karnataka, India
2009 - 2010
Master's Degree in Computer Programming
IIBM Institute of Business Management - Delhi, India
Certifications
MARCH 2026 - PRESENT
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft
MARCH 2026 - PRESENT
Project Management Professional (PMP)
PMI
JULY 2025 - PRESENT
SAP Certified – SAP Business Data Cloud
SAP
JUNE 2025 - PRESENT
SAP Certified – SAP Generative AI Developer
SAP
MARCH 2025 - PRESENT
The Open Group Certified: TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Foundation
Open Group
MAY 2024 - PRESENT
S/4HANA (Cloud, Private/Public) – Certified
SAP
JULY 2023 - PRESENT
SAP Activate Project Manager – Certified
SAP
JANUARY 2021 - PRESENT
Power BI – Certified
Simplilearn Alumni
OCTOBER 2020 - PRESENT
SAP Analytics Cloud – Certified
SAP
SEPTEMBER 2019 - PRESENT
Tableau Desktop – Certified Professional
Simplilearn
Skills
Finance
Business Intelligence (BI), Budget Controls, Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Market Research
Output Software
Microsoft Excel
Other
Digital Transformation, Solution Architecture, Data Architecture, Business Process Transformation, Data Migration, TOGAF, Program Management, SAP ERP, Change Management, Strategy, Database Modeling, Data Visualization, Reporting, Dashboards, Cutover, Program Management.Agile Program Management, Cross-functional Collaboration, SAP S/4HANA, Enterprise Architecture, Data Strategy, FinOps, Data Engineering, Analytics, ETL, SAP Business Warehouse (BW), Microsoft Azure, Data Governance, Cloud Architecture, Strategic Planning, Scope Management, Business Process Improvement (BPI), Governance, Modeling & Data Products, Resource Allocation, Migration, Budget Modeling, system refresh, Global Team Management, Data Modeling, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Finance, SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM), Applications, Database Management, Software Engineering, Process Transformation, Vendor Management, Process Automation, Industry 4.0, Retail Technology, Retail Sales, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Management Consulting, Process Mapping, Business & Digital Transformation, Business Strategy, Operating Models, Cloud Transformation, Growth Strategy, Strategy Planning, Capacity Planning, Manufacturing Strategy, Business Planning, Claude, Fractional CTO, AI Development, CTO, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Large Language Models (LLMs), Python, Business Analysis, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Optimization, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), ADKAR Change Model, Data, AIM, CI/CD Pipelines, ABAP, SAP, Azure, AI Strategy, Software Development, Digital, Internet of Things (IoT), Project Management, Risk Management, ADSL, Azure Architect Design Prerequisite, Core Data Integration & Architecture, Administration, Security & AI, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Activate, Predictive Analytics, Digital Dashboard, Macro Driver Analysis, Operations, Systems Analysis, SAP Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Predictive Maintenance, Edge Computing, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Go-to-market (GTM) Strategy, SAP S/4HANA Transformation, Cutover Strategy & Execution, Project Management Professional (PMP), Data Migration Readiness, Mock Cutovers & Dress Rehearsals, Cross‑Functional Matrix Leadership, Integration & Master Data Coordination, Command-Center Management
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