Associate Director, SAP Delivery Lead or Programme Manager

Deloitte (UK); Alabama; Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Deloitte UK is seeking an experienced leader to drive ERP transformation programmes, focusing on SAP S/4HANA cloud initiatives across multiple industries. You will guide governance, coordinate large delivery teams, and influence executive stakeholders to deliver sustainable business value.

You will work in a hybrid model with global colleagues, fostering leadership and continuous development while aligning with Deloitte’s values and standards.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of programme management on ERP implementations across all phases of a programme lifecycle.
• Extensive experience influencing stakeholders in senior client positions.
• Thought leadership in latest delivery SAP programme methodology, phases and activities.
• Expertise in delivering good governance of ERP implementations, including risk mitigation, dependency management and effective programme planning.
• Good knowledge of SAP products, including S/4HANA.
• Excellent communication skills with senior stakeholders.
• Leadership of large teams including onsite, offshore and third parties.

Responsibilities

• Lead programme management functions on large scale transformation programmes.
• Ensure governance of transformation projects and deliverables.
• Manage large delivery teams to design end-to-end solutions.
• Guide executive decisions with knowledge of SAP offerings and best practices.
• Inspire and develop junior colleagues and support their growth.

Skills

Programme management

ERP implementations

Stakeholder management

S/4HANA

Governance

Leadership

Communication

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Manchester

Business Line

Job Type

Permanent / FTC

Date published

26-Aug-2026

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Connect to your Industry

Deloitte's strategy is to be the market leader in SAP enabled Transformations.

We are recruiting exceptional individuals with the leadership and expertise to deliver some of our large scale transformation programmes across a wide range of industries.

You will be part of a growing and diverse team that challenges itself to provide innovative cloud-based solutions in high-profile, complex projects. Working alongside excellent colleagues from around the firm and across the globe, Deloitte is an environment where you and your career can flourish.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte?It’show we approach the thousands of decisions we make everyday. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, whereverwe arein the world, welead the way,serve with integrity, take care of each other ,fosterinclusion, andcollaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision wemake and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it mattersmost .

Connect to your opportunity

Your role will involve:

Leading programme management functions on large scale transformation programmes

• Ensuring our transformation programmes are delivered with good governance
• Manage large delivery teams to design end-to-end solutions and ensure deliverables are consistent with design principles, standards and methodologies
• Use knowledge of the S/4 HANA Cloud roadmap and other SAP offerings, along with industry guidance and leading practices to guide and facilitate executive level business decisions
• Inspire and develop junior colleagues and support their professional development

Connect to your skills and professional experience

To be successful in this role you are expected to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Demonstrate extensive experience of programme management on ERP implementations, across all phases of a programme lifecycle
• Extensive experience influencing stakeholders in senior client positions
• Thought leadership in latest delivery SAP programme methodology, phases and activities
• Expertise in delivering good governance of ERP implementations, including in risk mitigation, dependency management and effective programme planning
• Good knowledge of SAP products, including S/4HANA
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) and gravitas to communicate with very senior stakeholders
• Leadership of large teams including onsite, offshore and third parties to deliver large and complex ERP programmes
• Development of teams, knowledge sharing, and coaching of more junior team members
• Have experience in handling complex programme dependencies to drive successful client outcomes

Connect to your business -Technology and Transformation

Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. That’s what connects us. That’s what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, we’ll make an impact that matters.

Enterprise, Technology and Performance

Our clients want to achieve maximum value from digital transformation investments in Finance, Supply Chain and IT operations. That’s where we come in. By taking a holistic view of performance improvement, including strategy, process design and technology enablement, we support the smooth operation of transformations.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

"What attracted me to Deloitte were the endless opportunities and the collective experience of other like-minded individuals. Deloitte’s clients include many of the world’s largest organisations; I wanted to be part of a team that made a difference that I could be proud of."

- Dan, Technology & Transformation

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in one of our UK offices with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level .

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers