Senior Director of IT, SAP at fenderfender · Phoenix, AZ

Workplace: Remote

Posted: 2026-11-09

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is a world-famous brand with offices across the globe . Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument; it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally. We're looking for a Senior Director of IT, SAP to join our IT team and own the strategic technology roadmap for our SAP landscape. This is a hands-on leadership role: you will lead a team of IT engineers and developers while personally staying engaged in configuration, design, and testing - not just managing people who do the work. You'll manage people, projects, system migrations, and 3 rd party system integrations. You will mentor team members on SAP capabilities, write and review design documents and functional specs, and make complex configuration changes. You will also build relationships with third-party technology partners — including evaluating new partnerships that add value for Fender. We are currently on SAP ECC 6.0, planning for an upgrade to S/4. Essential Functions: Stay hands-on. Even at the senior director level, this role configures, writes and reviews technical specs, debugs and tests. If your background is purely people-management, this position isn't the right fit for you. Mentor the team. Share your deep SAP expertise to further develop less experienced engineers. Document. Keep IT processes and designs current in the IT Wiki. Manage vendor relationships. Establish and maintain relationships with external technology partners to support IT and business requirements. Lead the team. Manage IT engineers (analysts/configurators) and developers to ensure timely, high-quality delivery while supporting their growth and engagement. Prioritize work. Review and prioritize development requests in partnership with the development manager and key business stakeholders. Engage leadership. Interact regularly with members o …truncated… l Instruments: Fender Musical Instruments Co…Sign in to see the original postingBrowse more developer jobs on RoleBurst