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SAP RISE Migration Specialist
RISE with SAP — Cloud Migration & S/4HANA Cloud
RISE with SAP is SAP's cloud migration package — bundling S/4HANA Cloud (private or public edition), SAP BTP, Business Process Intelligence, and managed cloud infrastructure into a single subscription. Migrating to RISE requires specialist expertise in fit-to-standard methodology, clean core adoption, and hyperscaler deployment. We place RISE specialists who have completed production RISE migrations.
- RISE with SAP scoping, fit-to-standard facilitation, and system conversion planning for S/4HANA Cloud
- Clean core adoption strategy, BTP extension design, and hyperscaler (Azure, AWS, GCP) landscape deployment
- We screen for practical depth, not just certifications
- Contract, contract-to-hire, or full-time — your choice
- US and Canada talent. Shortlist in 5–10 business days.
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About CRM Force
Boutique means something different when the person who built the company has done the work.
Saad Ahmed spent 20 years as a CRM consultant, solution architect, and implementation lead — building marketing automation and CRM systems for clients from start-ups to publicly traded enterprises. He founded CRM Force to bring practitioner-led vetting to a space dominated by generalist agencies.
Every candidate goes through a two-step internal qualification process — reviewed by two separate evaluators before they reach you. We confirm experience, certifications, technical depth, and fit. You receive a shortlist, not a resume dump.
CRM consultants, architects, developers, and admins. Marketing automation specialists. RevOps leaders, business analysts, and project managers. If it touches the CRM or marketing technology stack, we place it. Contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire — across all seniority levels.
We Recruit for You
Three reasons companies choose us over a traditional recruiter — and what makes the difference in practice.
Vetted by Someone Who Has Done the Work
Saad Ahmed, founder of CRM Force, spent 20 years as a CRM Consultant and Solution Architect — building HubSpot implementations, designing data models, and running client engagements himself. When he reviews a candidate for your role, he is not reading a job description. He is evaluating whether someone can do work he has done himself. That distinction matters.
No Resume Dumps. A Shortlist You Can Act On.
You receive 3 to 5 pre-vetted candidates, each with our written assessment — why we believe they fit your role, where they are strong, and what to probe in the interview. Our internal process puts every candidate through two separate evaluation stages before they reach you. You only meet people who have cleared the bar.
Three Engagement Models. One Standard.
Contract for short and long-term engagements. Contract-to-hire when you want to try before you commit. Direct placement for permanent roles. Every model includes the same sourcing, multi-stage screening, skills assessment, and reference validation. The delivery vehicle changes — the standard does not.
Our Recruitment Process
Four steps from brief to shortlist — no surprises, no padding, no wasted interviews.
We Learn Your Requirements
A focused role briefing call — not a generic intake form. We ask about portal size, Hub configuration, seniority level, technical depth required, team structure, and what a genuinely great candidate looks like for your specific situation. The brief matters more than most clients expect.
We Search Our Network
We work our pre-built database of CRM and HubSpot professionals alongside targeted outreach to passive candidates who are not actively applying. The majority of the people we present are not on job boards — they are available to the right opportunity, if the right person asks.
You Receive a Shortlist
Typically 3 to 5 pre-vetted candidates, each with our written assessment — not just a resume. We tell you why we believe each person is right for your specific role, where they are strong, and what you should probe in the interview. You decide who moves forward.
We Support You to Offer
We coordinate interviews, facilitate debriefs, provide market-rate compensation benchmarks, and support you through the offer stage. The search does not end when we send the shortlist — it ends when you have the right person in the role.
Find an SAP RISE Specialist
We place CRM and Marketing Automation professionals across the US and Canada.
Industries We Serve
SAP RISE specialists are placed at mid-market and enterprise organisations making the cloud transition from SAP ECC or on-premise S/4HANA to S/4HANA Cloud via the RISE with SAP subscription. We work with organizations of all sizes — from growth-stage startups to publicly traded enterprises — across all major industries.
Not sure what you need? We can help you define the role.
One conversation is usually enough. No commitment required.
When You Need an SAP RISE Specialist
A few things we hear from clients before they reach out.
- Scoping and business case development for a RISE with SAP migration from SAP ECC
- Conducting fit-to-standard workshops to minimise customisation under the RISE clean core mandate
- Planning and executing the system conversion or greenfield implementation for S/4HANA Cloud
- Designing the BTP extension strategy for custom requirements that cannot be in the cloud core
- Managing the hyperscaler selection and landscape design for RISE private cloud deployment
How We Vet SAP RISE Specialists
RISE with SAP requires commercial packaging knowledge, clean core architecture expertise, and cloud operations understanding. We assess all three.
Red Flags to Watch For
- Only on-premise S/4HANA experience — cannot explain what changes under RISE and S/4HANA Cloud (private or public)
- No fit-to-standard facilitation experience — has only done customisation-heavy implementations
- Cannot explain clean core or BTP extension strategy — treats RISE as just another S/4HANA migration
- Has participated in RISE discussions but never led a completed RISE migration to production
Whatever your sector, we know CRM talent.
Tell us about the role and we will get back to you within one business day.
RISE Specialisations We Place
SAP RISE talent spans migration strategy, fit-to-standard facilitation, and cloud architecture.
RISE Scoping & Business Case
RISE commercial scoping, edition selection, and migration business case development.
Fit-to-Standard
Standard process facilitation, gap analysis, and clean core adoption for S/4HANA Cloud.
Clean Core & BTP Extension
Custom code remediation, BTP extension design, and clean core governance for quarterly updates.
Cloud Landscape & Infrastructure
RISE hyperscaler selection, landscape design, and cloud infrastructure transition management.
SAP RISE Roles We Place
From RISE advisors to cloud migration architects, we place the full RISE talent spectrum.
RISE Migration Advisor
Advises on RISE commercial terms, edition selection, migration approach, and business case development.
- RISE commercial scoping
- Edition and migration approach selection
- Business case and ROI modelling
Fit-to-Standard Lead
Leads fit-to-standard workshops to maximise clean core adoption and minimise customisation under RISE.
- Fit-to-standard facilitation
- Gap analysis and decision governance
- Clean core adoption measurement
RISE Cloud Architect
Designs the S/4HANA Cloud landscape architecture including BTP extension strategy and hyperscaler deployment.
- Cloud landscape design
- BTP extension architecture
- Hyperscaler selection and transition
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is RISE with SAP?
- RISE with SAP is a subscription package that bundles S/4HANA Cloud (private or public edition), SAP BTP with included service credits, SAP Business Network Starter Pack (for Ariba and business network connectivity), SAP Business Process Intelligence (for process mining and benchmarking), and managed cloud hosting on the customer's chosen hyperscaler (Azure, AWS, or GCP). It is SAP's commercial vehicle for helping organisations move from on-premise ECC or S/4HANA to the cloud.
- What is the difference between S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and Private Edition?
- S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition (formerly SAP S/4HANA Cloud, multi-tenant) is a true cloud SaaS — multi-tenant, quarterly updates, strict clean core enforcement, and limited customisation via BTP extensions and released APIs. S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition is a single-tenant cloud deployment on a hyperscaler — the same codebase as on-premise S/4HANA but cloud-hosted, with more flexibility for customisation (though SAP still promotes clean core). Most RISE migrations use Private Edition, while mid-market and new SAP customers increasingly consider Public Edition.
- What is fit-to-standard and why is it central to RISE?
- Fit-to-standard is the methodology of adapting business processes to match SAP standard processes rather than customising SAP to match current processes. It is central to RISE and S/4HANA Cloud because customisation reduces upgrade agility (quarterly updates in Public Edition cannot accommodate custom modifications in the core). SAP delivers over 2,500 pre-built best practice business processes as starting point content — fit-to-standard facilitation helps clients adopt them rather than replicating legacy customisations.
- What custom code challenges come up in RISE migrations?
- Most ECC systems have years of custom ABAP code — reports, enhancements, interfaces, and forms. RISE and S/4HANA Cloud require that custom code be evaluated for compatibility: some is obsolete (can be decommissioned), some runs on S/4HANA with minor changes, and some must be refactored as BTP extensions using released APIs rather than direct core modification. SAP provides the SAP Custom Code Migration (CCM) tool and SAP Readiness Check to analyse the custom code landscape before migration — a RISE specialist interprets those findings and designs the remediation roadmap.
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