Group Technical Architect
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 24, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 20, 2026.
Job Summary
Location
Curitiba, Brazil
Work Mode
Onsite - full-time presence at the client's Brazil facility required
Domain
Digital Corporate
Language
Fluent Portuguese (native or C1+) AND professional English - bilingual engagement is mandatory throughout this role
Role Type
Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Reporting to
HCLtech Programme Lead / Delivery Manager
ROLE OVERVIEW
Brazil's corporate compliance landscape - eSocial, SPED, and a fast-changing tax regime - makes local corporate digitalisation materially different from a global template rollout. This SME is the on-the-ground domain authority for Digital Corporate at the Curitiba site, covering local Finance, Workforce/HR, Legal & Compliance, and Property Management processes, and acting as the bridge between the Brazil site's corporate function leads and the global Digital Corporate platform teams - including the ERP Centre of Excellence (SAP COE, CE SAP, Buses MFG and Penta Manufacturing system owners), Brand Management/Communications/CSR, and Strategy & Portfolio Management. The role demands someone who has sat inside a Brazilian corporate function, understands local statutory reporting obligations, and can translate that context into digital solution requirements the global platform team can build against.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead current-state discovery across Finance (FP&A, controlling, reporting), Workforce/HR, Legal, Compliance and Property Management processes at the Brazil site - facilitated directly with local corporate stakeholders in Portuguese.
Act as the Brazil-site domain interface between local corporate function leads and the client's global Digital Corporate platform team (Corporate Orchestration, ERP COE, Corporate Data Products & AI Adoption).
Validate ERP and platform configurations - SAP S/4HANA Finance, SuccessFactors, SAP GRC, and relevant ERP COE modules (CE SAP, SAP COE, Finance Core Systems, HR & Other HQ Core Systems) - against Brazilian statutory reporting (eSocial, SPED), tax, and labour requirements.
Guide local input into Brand Management, Communications & CSR and Strategy & Portfolio Management workstreams where they touch the Brazil site.
Represent the Brazil site's Digital Corporate perspective in programme governance, including sessions with the client's global Digital Corporate leadership.
Key Responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead current-state discovery across Finance (FP&A, controlling, reporting), Workforce/HR, Legal, Compliance and Property Management processes at the Brazil site - facilitated directly with local corporate stakeholders in Portuguese.
Act as the Brazil-site domain interface between local corporate function leads and the client's global Digital Corporate platform team (Corporate Orchestration, ERP COE, Corporate Data Products & AI Adoption).
Validate ERP and platform configurations - SAP S/4HANA Finance, SuccessFactors, SAP GRC, and relevant ERP COE modules (CE SAP, SAP COE, Finance Core Systems, HR & Other HQ Core Systems) - against Brazilian statutory reporting (eSocial, SPED), tax, and labour requirements.
Guide local input into Brand Management, Communications & CSR and Strategy & Portfolio Management workstreams where they touch the Brazil site.
Represent the Brazil site's Digital Corporate perspective in programme governance, including sessions with the client's global Digital Corporate leadership.
Skill Requirements
MUST-HAVE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
8+ years in corporate function roles or consulting across Finance, HR, Legal/Compliance or Property Management, with significant ERP or digital platform transformation experience in a Brazil-based or Brazilian-regulated entity.
Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance, SuccessFactors, SAP GRC, or equivalent corporate platforms, ideally including exposure to a manufacturing-oriented ERP COE (SAP COE / CE SAP or comparable plant-linked finance systems).
Working knowledge of Brazilian statutory and compliance obligations relevant to corporate digitalisation - eSocial, SPED, local tax reporting, and CSRD/ESG-equivalent sustainability reporting.
Fluent Portuguese (native or C1+) AND professional English - all local stakeholder engagement, workshops and escalations will be conducted in both languages.
Demonstrable experience as a domain SME or senior business analyst on a large ERP or corporate transformation programme.
NICE TO HAVE
Background in corporate functions within a commercial vehicle, truck, or industrial manufacturing group operating in the Curitiba / Paraná region.
Exposure to Brand Management, Communications, or CSR digitalisation alongside core Finance/HR/Legal scope.
Familiarity with Corporate Data Products & AI Adoption initiatives and how they intersect with corporate reporting.