Global SAP Transformation Program Lead

Accenture

San Diego (CA)

Hybrid

USD 133,000 - 271,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Program Management Lead to orchestrate complex SAP transformations, aligning business, functional, technical, deployment, testing, data, and change teams under a single integrated plan.

You will establish governance, drive phase gates, manage budgets and risks, and provide executive-level advisory to ensure delivery excellence across global deployments. Travel up to 100% may be required.

Qualifications

8+ years of total professional experience in SAP consulting, enterprise technology, or business transformation.
Minimum of 8 years leading large-scale SAP programs or enterprise ERP transformations in a program or workstream lead capacity.
Minimum 3 full end-to-end SAP implementation lifecycles, with at least 1 SAP S/4HANA transformation.
At least 2 years experience in a delivery or account management role with direct P&L, budget, or contractual accountability.
Demonstrated experience managing programs of $5M+ in total project value.
Proven experience establishing and leading integrated program delivery across business, functional, technical, deployment, testing, data, and change management workstreams.
Experience managing geographically distributed teams across onshore, offshore, and nearshore delivery models (Global Delivery Model).
Demonstrated ability to lead phase gate and readiness management, including evidence-based go/no-go decisions with executive accountability.
Prior experience within a major consulting organization (Big 4, Tier-1 SI) or leading large-scale ERP transformations in industry.
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (12 years) work experience (If an Associate’s Degree with 6 years of work experience).
SAP S/4HANA transformation expertise required; deep knowledge of at least one implementation methodology (SAP Activate, RISE with SAP).
Strong command of integrated program management disciplines: critical path management, RICEFW oversight, cutover planning, data migration, and go-live readiness.
Proficiency with program governance tools and reporting platforms such as Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Power BI, Excel, and SharePoint.
Demonstrated use of GenAI, Agentic AI, automation, and analytics to modernize program delivery — improving decision-making, accelerating reporting, reducing administrative burden, and enhancing program quality and predictability.

Responsibilities

Establish fit-for-purpose program governance, operating models, delivery frameworks, and tools for large SAP transformations tailored to the client environment and aligned with SAP delivery leading practices and Accenture methodologies.
Serve as the Program Management Lead, providing day-to-day leadership across all program workstreams, ensuring alignment to scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, dependencies, and business outcomes.
Own and maintain the integrated program plan, managing critical path activities, inter-workstream dependencies, milestone achievement, resource planning, and overall program health.
Lead phase gate and readiness management across the program, ensuring each major delivery stage has clear entry and exit criteria, evidence-based readiness assessments, accountable owners, documented risks, and aligned go/no-go recommendations for leadership decision-making.
Lead your team and drive alignment across functional, technical, deployment, testing, data, and change teams, providing clear direction, removing obstacles, escalating issues when needed, and stepping in hands-on to maintain momentum and quality.
Establish and lead executive governance forums, preparing actionable insights and recommendations for client and Accenture leadership to support timely and effective decision-making.
Act as a trusted advisor to client executives and program sponsors, guiding them toward leading practices, constructively challenging assumptions, and shaping decisions that enable successful SAP-enabled business transformations.
Drive clear and timely decision-making by synthesizing complex information into actionable recommendations and aligning stakeholders around business priorities and program objectives.
Proactively identify, assess, and manage program risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies, driving mitigation plans and ensuring accountability through resolution.
Monitor and manage program financials, resource utilization, forecasting, delivery performance, and value realization metrics to ensure successful outcomes and contractual commitments.
Champion AI-first delivery practices by leveraging Agentic AI, GenAI, automation, analytics, and digital accelerators to modernize program delivery, improve visibility, streamline planning and reporting, strengthen governance, enhance decision-making, and drive measurable gains in productivity, quality, predictability, and value realization.
Build and maintain strong relationships with client stakeholders, SAP partners, and Accenture leadership to foster collaboration and ensure program success.
Support origination and sales pursuits by shaping delivery strategies, defining program approaches, contributing to proposals, and bringing real-world delivery experience to help win new business.
Be a thought leader, contributing to the evolution of SAP delivery methodologies, AI-enabled delivery assets, program management accelerators, and leading practices while coaching and developing the next generation of SAP transformation leaders.