AI Practice Lead for SAP Edge Solutions

Accenture; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks a dynamic Practice Leader, Artificial Intelligence to define and drive AI strategy within its mid-market SAP group. You will shape offerings, messaging, and collaboration with broader Accenture capabilities to tailor enterprise-grade AI solutions for mid-market clients.

You will lead development of reusable assets, establish delivery models, and mentor a growing AI community, ensuring impactful client outcomes and ongoing market differentiation.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to translate technical AI capabilities into client-ready narratives and business value propositions.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills; comfortable presenting to C-suite audiences and leading large, multi-stakeholder conversations.

Responsibilities

• Define and build a portfolio of AI offerings tailored to mid-market SAP clients, including use-case accelerators, delivery frameworks, and packaged solutions that balance sophistication with speed-to-value.
• Translate Accenture’s broader AI assets, methodologies, and alliances into right-sized offerings appropriate for mid-market scale, budget, and organizational maturity.
• Establish and continuously refine the practice’s delivery model, including talent requirements, tooling standards, and quality benchmarks.
• Develop reusable assets — solution blueprints, ROI models, demo environments, and implementation playbooks — that enable the broader team to sell and deliver consistently.
• Craft compelling, differentiated positioning and messaging for our AI capabilities in the mid-market SAP space, clearly articulating value in business terms.
• Partner with sales, marketing, and account teams to embed AI themes into client conversations, proposals, and pursuit strategies.
• Develop thought leadership content — points of view, case studies, client presentations — that establishes our group as a credible AI partner for mid-market enterprises.
• Represent the practice externally at client briefings, industry events, and SAP ecosystem forums.
• Serve as the primary liaison between our mid-market business group and Accenture’s broader AI, data, and technology practices, ensuring we leverage enterprise investments without over-engineering for our segment.
• Work with Accenture Centers of Excellence, alliance teams (including SAP BTP and AI integrations), and technology partners to access and adapt relevant capabilities.
• Advocate internally for mid-market-specific investments, tooling adaptations, and resource commitments within the broader Accenture ecosystem.
• Build and mentor a growing community of AI practitioners within the business group, fostering a culture of learning, experimentation, and applied innovation.
• Define capability development pathways and work with talent leaders to recruit, upskill, and retain AI talent relevant to our client base.
• Track emerging AI technologies, SAP AI roadmap developments, and competitor positioning to ensure the practice remains current and competitive.

Skills

Executive presence

Translate AI to business value

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP BTP

Job description

Accenture seeks a dynamic Practice Leader, Artificial Intelligence to define and drive AI strategy within its mid-market SAP group. You will shape offerings, messaging, and collaboration with broader Accenture capabilities to tailor enterprise-grade AI solutions for mid-market clients.

You will lead development of reusable assets, establish delivery models, and mentor a growing AI community, ensuring impactful client outcomes and ongoing market differentiation.