SAP S4 Upgrade Lead

Accenture; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 99,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture’s SAP practice is seeking a transformation expert to lead an end-to-end S/4HANA upgrade programme in a global, client-facing environment. You will coordinate with functional, basis, and development teams, drive cutover planning, and oversee ABAP remediation across workstreams.

The role requires 10+ years of SAP experience and regular travel to client sites, with a preference for Montreal, Canada and an in-office cadence of three days per week.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of SAP experience with at least 2 full-cycle S/4HANA upgrade or migration projects.
• Hands-on experience with SUM, Maintenance Planner, and SAP Readiness Check.
• Strong understanding of S/4HANA 2025 new capabilities, deprecated features, and technical delta from 2022.
• Experience managing custom code remediation and ABAP compatibility analysis.
• Solid grasp of SAP Basis activities relevant to upgrades (kernel updates, support packages, system landscape).
• Proven ability to lead testing strategy and coordinate SIT/UAT across functional teams.
• Strong programme governance, RAID management, and cutover planning experience.
• Experience with SAP Cloud ALM or Solution Manager for project tracking and transport management.
• English is required for this position due to interactions with Canada/US/global stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning, execution, and governance of the S/4HANA 2022 to 2025 upgrade programme.
• Manage/Coordinate technical upgrade activities including system preparation, SUM execution, and post-upgrade validation.
• Coordinate with functional, basis, and custom development teams to assess and remediate upgrade impacts across all workstreams.
• Oversee custom code adaptation — ABAP remediation, deprecated function module handling, and compatibility checks.
• Drive cutover planning, downtime minimisation strategy, and go-live readiness.
• Manage risks, issues, and dependencies through a structured RAID log.
• Liaise with SAP and coordinate OSS notes and patch applications.
• Ensure alignment with business stakeholders on testing cycles — unit, regression, SIT, and UAT.
• Provide regular status reporting to steering committees and senior leadership.

Skills

SAP expertise

Project leadership

Stakeholder communication

Travel willingness

Tools

SUM

Maintenance Planner

SAP Readiness Check

Job description

We are:

Accenture’s SAP practice, and we bring the New to life using design thinking, agile development methodologies, and the latest smart tech like IoT, automation, and AI. We even builtmyConcerto, a mix of SAP and Accenture that helps lead our clients to big wins. Ready to learn as much as you can? We train our people on "new" SAP like SAP Leonardo, S/4HANA and Cloud, and we offer classes and support through our 50,000+ member community.It’salso nice to know our hard workdoesn’tgo unrecognized.We’vegot over 70 SAP awards—more than any other partner—andwe’rethe leading business partner for SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Ariba, SAP Hybris, SAPFieldGlass, SAP Concur, and more. Visit us here to find out more about Accenture's SAP practice.

You are:

A transformation expert adept with the skills to help clientsmeet the challenges of digitization.You’rein your element using yourknow-howto solve clients’ most complex business problems to help their companies do more.You’reas comfortable working in teams and leading projects as you are diving into the details of workstreams and configuring SAP systems.Andyou’reup for traveling regularly to client sites.

The Work:

• Lead end-to-end planning, execution, and governance of the S/4HANA 2022 to 2025 upgrade programme
• Manage/Coordinate technical upgrade activities including system preparation, SUM (Software Update Manager) execution, and post-upgrade validation
• Coordinate with functional, basis, and custom development teams to assess and remediate upgrade impacts across all workstreams
• Oversee custom code adaptation — ABAP remediation, deprecated function module handling, and compatibility checks
• Drive cutover planning, downtime minimisation strategy, and go-live readiness
• Manage risks, issues, and dependencies through a structured RAID log
• Liaise with SAP (via ECS team given its RISE) and coordinate OSS notes and patch applications
• Ensure alignment with business stakeholders on testing cycles — unit, regression, SIT, and UAT
• Provide regular status reporting to steering committees and senior leadership

This role required to be in office 3 days per week. Preferred location: Montreal, Canada.

Here’s what you need

• 10+ years of SAP experience with at least 2 full-cycle S/4HANA upgrade or migration projects
• Hands-on experience with SUM, Maintenance Planner, and SAP Readiness Check
• Strong understanding of S/4HANA 2025 new capabilities, deprecated features, and technical delta from 2022
• Experience managing custom code remediation and ABAP compatibility analysis
• Solid grasp of SAP Basis activities relevant to upgrades (kernel updates, support packages, system landscape)
• Proven ability to lead testing strategy and coordinate SIT/UAT across functional teams
• Strong programme governance, RAID management, and cutover planning experience
• Experience with SAP Cloud ALM or Solution Manager for project tracking and transport management
• English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with stakeholders across Canada, US and other countries across our Global footprint where English is the common language. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking stakeholders, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement.

Bonus points if:

• Familiarity with SAP Business AI and Joule features introduced in S/4HANA 2025
• Prior experience in aviation, finance, or similarly complex regulated environments
• Fluency in English required, French an asset.

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Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location,
role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time
employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.
The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role.
It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Annual Salary Range
British Columbia/Ontario/New Brunswick $99,450 to $209,900