The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Technical Manager, Integration Suite & AI Enablement
Here at Scotts Miracle-Gro there is no such thing as a typical day. Our culture is constantly energized by new and exciting growth opportunities and at a rapid pace. Below are details on an open job. If the role interests you and you would like to be considered we encourage you to apply!
Job Summary
We are seeking a high-level contributor to serve as the Technical Manager for our Integration Suite. This is a hands-on development role focused on building the connective tissue between our SAP core and our evolving AI capabilities. You will be the primary architect and developer responsible for ensuring our data flows are optimized for AI model consumption, real-time analytics, and seamless SAP functional operations.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Hands-on Development: Direct responsibility for building, testing, and deploying complex integrations using SAP Integration Suite (Cloud Integration, API Management, Event Mesh).
AI Data Orchestration: Design and develop high-performance APIs and data pipelines that enable AI/ML services to interact with S/4HANA and third-party data sources.
Design Mentorship: Act as the "North Star" for the broader integration team, providing architectural guidance, code reviews, and design patterns that others can follow.
SAP Functional Alignment: Leverage your understanding of SAP modules (e.g., SD, MM, FI) to ensure that technical integrations respect business logic and standard SAP best practices.
Performance Tuning: Optimize integration flows for high-volume AI workloads, ensuring low latency and high reliability for model inference and training data extraction.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education Level : Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related technical field and 5-8 years of progressive experience performing SAP system integrations
Experience Requirements:
Expertise in SAP Integration: Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in designing and developing integration solutions such as SAP Integration Suite (IS), Cloud Platform Integration (CPI), and legacy PI/PO.
API & AI Connectivity: Minimum 2-5 years of experience performing API Management using IS and Open Connectors, specifically focused on building secure, high-performance APIs that enable AI/ML model consumption and data orchestration.
Basic Fluency with agentic coding using tools like cursor, claude code or joule for coding
Legacy Migration & Modernization: Minimum 2 years of experience in migrating complex interfaces from legacy systems (PI/PO, Mulesoft, or Dell Boomi) to SAP Integration Suite, ensuring "AI-ready" data structures during the transition.
Cross-Platform Ecosystems: Minimum 2 years of experience developing and configuring IS and Open Connectors between SAP and non-SAP environments (e.g., Salesforce, Vector Databases, or Hyperscaler AI services).
Hybrid Landscape Mastery: Minimum 2 years of experience in middleware setup and optimization for both SAP ECC and S/4HANA systems, including Cloud Connector configuration and Principal Propagation.
SAP Functional Integration: Demonstrated experience (2+ years) working with SAP Functional modules (SD, MM, FI, or PP) to ensure integration logic aligns with core business processes and data schemas.
Technical Leadership (Hands-on): Proven ability to lead the architectural design of integration patterns, providing mentorship and best-practice frameworks to the broader team while remaining 100% active in code development.
Here at ScottsMiracle-Gro, we believe providing an enriching and engaging employee experience is what sets us apart from other organizations. We recognize our employees are so much more than just their job title so we offer programs and benefits that support them in all aspects of their lives. Wondering how we do it? Below is a glimpse of our highlight reel…
Our Live Total Health program provides you with options to align to your personal needs. Selections range from medical, dental and vision coverage for you, your spouse/domestic partner and dependents to an outstanding wellness reimbursement program to an unbelievable 401K match (up to 7.5%) as well as a 15% discount on company stock and much more
We know our talent is our most precious asset and your unique development contributes to our organization’s success now and in the future. Career growth at our company is not always a ladder. It’s much more like a rock climbing adventure. Grow through exploration and experiences rather than a predictable linear path.
We value the importance of family. We provide access to Maven Family Planning and up to $30,000 to accommodate for adoption, fertility and surrogacy.
Be part of something bigger by joining one of our Employee Resource Groups focusing on diversity and inclusion, family, education and sustainability: Scotts Women’s Network, Scotts Black Employees’ Network, Scotts Veterans Network, Scotts Young Professionals, Scotts Pride Network (GroPride), Scotts Associates for a Greener Earth (SAGE), Scotts Family TREE and our Associate Boards.
Join a company with a strong belief in giving back to the communities where we live and work. We have a shared passion for service and volunteerism and believe participating in community service benefits our communities and strengthens our team.
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Scotts is an EEO Employer, dedicated to a culturally diverse, drug free workplace.
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Notification to Agencies:
Please note that the Scotts Miracle-Gro company does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement, and specific approval to submit resumes to an approved requisition, the Scotts Miracle-Gro company will not consider or approve payment regarding recruiter fees or referral compensations.
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