SAP Enterprise Architect

Accenture UK & Ireland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Private medical insurance

Extra leave for charitable work

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an SAP Enterprise Architect at Senior Manager/Associate Director level to advise CIOs and senior leaders and shape enterprise SAP transformation strategies. You will lead architecture across S/4HANA, BTP, RISE with SAP, AI integrations and ensure governance across bids.

You will spend time onsite with clients, driving architecture effectiveness, risk controls and executive communication while delivering multi-million-pound bids and complex transformations.

Qualifications

• Experience leading senior pre-sales or architecture leadership in SAP transformations.
• Proven success shaping and winning complex SAP bids.
• Broad SAP architecture knowledge across on-prem, cloud and AI.

Responsibilities

• Define SAP vision, roadmaps and designs across S/4HANA, BTP, RISE, Clean Core, integration, data, cloud, infra and security.
• Lead technical responses for major RFPs, including strategy, estimation, and governance.
• Translate architecture decisions into business outcomes for CIOs and senior stakeholders.
• Embed SAP Business AI, Joule, GenAI and intelligent automation into proposals and delivery.

Skills

Executive communication

Bid leadership

Architecture leadership

SAP expertise

Strategic advisory

Education

TOGAF certification

SAP S/4HANA architecture certification

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP BTP

RISE with SAP

GenAI

Joule

Cloud platforms

Security architecture

Job description

Location: London/Manchester/Birmingham

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience)

Level: Senior Manager/Associate Director Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skills and next‑generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognised worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

Role Overview

As an SAP Enterprise Architect, you will advise CIOs and senior leaders, shape enterprise SAP transformation strategies, and lead complex bids and RFPs. You will combine strong commercial storytelling with deep technical credibility across established and emerging SAP architectures.

You will lead architecture across SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, RISE with SAP, Clean Core, integration, data, cloud, infrastructure and security, while incorporating SAP Business AI, Joule and GenAI into practical, governed solutions.

In our team you will:

• Enterprise architecture: Define SAP vision, roadmaps and solution designs across S/4HANA, BTP, RISE, Clean Core, integration, data, cloud, infrastructure and security.
• Bid leadership: Lead technical responses for major RFP and ITT engagements, including solution strategy, estimation, commercials, risk, governance and bid orals.
• Executive advisory: Translate complex architecture decisions into clear business outcomes for CIOs, Directors and senior stakeholders.
• AI and innovation: Embed SAP Business AI, Joule, GenAI and intelligent automation into proposals and delivery, with appropriate value, feasibility and risk controls.
• Architecture assurance: Govern technical quality across pursuit and delivery teams, ensuring consistency across workstreams and suppliers.
• Team leadership: Coach architects and consultants, strengthening technical quality, collaboration and executive communication.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Immense SAP experience, including several in senior pre-sales or architecture leadership.
• Proven success shaping and winning complex, multi-million-pound SAP transformation bids.
• Broad SAP architecture knowledge spanning traditional landscapes, cloud, platform and AI.
• Strong executive communication and high-stakes presentation skills.
• SAP S/4HANA, BTP or architecture certification; TOGAF is advantageous.
• Public sector, financial services or utilities experience is preferred.

What’s In It For You

• At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

Closing Date for Applications

28/02/2027

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.