Senior SAP Practice Lead — S/4HANA & AI-Driven Delivery

EPAM Systems

Portugal

Remote

EUR 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Job summary

EPAM Systems seeks a SAP Manager to lead and unify the SAP practice in Portugal, remote. You will shape the strategy, drive growth, and govern delivery across Logistics/SCM, FICO and ABAP domains while mentoring a local team.

This senior leadership role demands deep SAP expertise, client focus and the ability to influence architecture and outcomes in a dynamic tech environment. You will collaborate with global teams, push innovation using AI-assisted development and DevOps practices, oversee

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field.
10+ years of SAP experience spanning functional (Logistics/SCM, FICO) and technical areas (ABAP, ABAP Cloud, S/4HANA).
Proven experience as SAP Practice Head or COE Leader or equivalent leadership role.
Deep understanding of modern SAP stack: S/4HANA, ABAP Cloud, RAP, CDS, OData, SAP BTP and clean core principles.
Experience establishing technical governance and quality frameworks, including ATC checks, CI/CD and DevOps practices.
Strong client-facing and presales experience with proposals, contracts and executive interactions.
Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management in multicultural environments.
Fluent in English (B2+); Portuguese proficiency is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Lead and unify the SAP practice with clear direction across functional and technical teams.
Build and develop high-performing teams of leads, architects, consultants and engineers.
Manage hiring, utilization, performance and compensation within SAP.
Foster knowledge sharing and global collaboration to strengthen delivery capabilities.
Define and execute SAP strategy to drive growth and market leadership.
Establish SAP architecture standards and delivery frameworks.
Promote AI-assisted development, automation and modern DevOps practices.
Provide hands-on architecture leadership across enterprise SAP projects.
Oversee SAP transformations including S/4HANA implementations and ECC modernization.
Ensure delivery quality through architecture reviews, ATC checks and reusable assets.
Lead presales activities including workshops, estimations, proposals and executive presentations.
Own delivery governance, project outcomes and long-term client relationships across SAP accounts.