SAP Delivery Lead (SI/AMS)/Associate Director - Consumer Goods

Accenture; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 151,000 - 357,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an accomplished SAP transformation senior leader to drive end-to-end SAP S/4HANA programs for large enterprises. You will align business, functional, technical, data, testing, deployment, and change teams around a shared transformation vision, navigating global delivery to deliver measurable business outcomes.

You will lead executive governance, manage multi-geography programs, and innovate delivery using AI/GenAI and analytics, while partnering with client executives to

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of SAP Delivery, Program Management, Transformation Leadership, or Consulting experience.
• Minimum of 6 years experience in Leadership roles for SAP transformation programs (systems integration and AMS to support deployed solution).
• Minimum two end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementations with accountability for planning, execution, deployment, and business outcomes.
• Experience managing large global SAP delivery teams (100+ resources) across geographies.
• Minimum of 2 years experience/understanding of SAP implementation methodologies, governance, testing, deployment, data migration, change management, and operational readiness.
• Minimum of 2 years experience managing program financials, executive stakeholders, third-party vendors, and complex delivery risks.
• Experience supporting business development, proposal efforts, solution/deal shaping, or pursuit activities for SAP transformation opportunities.
• Experience leveraging AI, GenAI, automation, or analytics capabilities to improve SAP delivery effectiveness and business outcomes.
• Prior consulting or advisory experience supporting enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (12 years) work experience; Associate’s Degree with 6 years also acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large SAP transformation programs and be the primary delivery leader for execution, quality, and business outcomes.
• Define transformation strategies, roadmaps, governance models, and value realization objectives with senior client executives.
• Establish and lead global delivery organizations across multiple workstreams (business, functional, technical, data, testing, deployment, change management, and support).
• Drive planning, mobilization, estimation, staffing, governance, and financial management across SAP S/4HANA implementations.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, scope, and stakeholder expectations; align with objectives and delivery commitments.
• Lead executive governance forums, steering committees, and transparent reporting with actionable recommendations.
• Ensure adoption of SAP leading practices, Accenture methodologies, quality standards, and governance frameworks.
• Guide teams through milestones: design, build, testing, deployment, cutover, go-live, hypercare, transition to support.
• Drive delivery innovation using AI, GenAI, automation, and analytics to improve productivity and risk management.
• Build relationships with client executives and mentor the next generation of SAP program leaders.
• Travel may be required; travel amount varies 0–100%.

Skills

SAP Transformation Leadership

Program Management

Delivery Leadership

Executive Stakeholders

AI Delivery

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Associate's Degree with 6 years

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

We Are

Accenture helps the world's leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 814,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $74 billion in FY26 revenue.

You Are

You are an accomplished SAP transformation senior leader who thrives in the complexity of large-scale business and technology transformations. You bring the vision, leadership, and execution discipline required to deliver enterprise SAP programs that drive measurable business outcomes while managing risk, cost, quality, and stakeholder expectations. You are a trusted advisor to client executives and program leadership, capable of aligning business, functional, technical, data, testing, deployment, and change teams around a shared transformation vision. You excel at navigating ambiguity, managing large global delivery organizations, and ensuring programs remain focused on value realization from strategy through deployment and stabilization. You continuously seek opportunities to modernize delivery through AI, GenAI, automation, analytics, and data-driven decision making, helping organizations accelerate transformation while improving quality and delivery predictability. Above all, you are passionate about helping CGS/Utilities companies successfully transform their businesses through SAP and emerging technologies.

The Work

Lead end-to-end delivery of large SAP transformation programs, serving as the primary delivery leader accountable for execution, quality, financial performance, and business outcomes. Partner with senior client executives to define transformation strategies, program roadmaps, governance models, and value realization objectives. Establish and lead global delivery organizations across business, functional, technical, integration, data, testing, deployment, change management, and support workstreams. Drive program planning, mobilization, estimation, staffing, governance, financial management, and execution across all phases of SAP S/4HANA implementations. Manage program risks, issues, dependencies, scope, and stakeholder expectations while ensuring alignment to program objectives and delivery commitments. Lead executive governance forums, steering committees, and stakeholder communications, providing transparent reporting and actionable recommendations. Ensure adoption of SAP leading practices, Accenture delivery methodologies, quality standards, and governance frameworks to improve delivery outcomes. Guide teams through major program milestones including design, build, testing, deployment planning, cutover, go-live, hypercare, and transition to support. Drive delivery innovation by leveraging AI, GenAI, automation, and analytics to improve productivity, quality, risk management, and delivery efficiency. Build trusted relationships with client executives and become a strategic advisor on SAP transformation, delivery excellence, and business value realization. Support account growth through delivery excellence, executive relationship development, opportunity identification, and participation in sales and pursuit activities. Support sales origination, proposal development, solution/deal shaping, and business case creation for future SAP transformation opportunities. Develop delivery assets, accelerators, and leading practices while mentoring the next generation of SAP program and delivery leaders. Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Requirements

• Minimum of 12 years of SAP Delivery, Program Management, Transformation Leadership, or Consulting experience
• Minimum of 6 years experience in Leadership roles (Delivery Lead, Program Manager, Program Director, or Delivery Executive) for SAP transformation programs (proven leadership on both systems integration and AMS to support the deployed solution preferred).
• Minimum two end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementations with accountability for planning, execution, deployment, and business outcomes.
• Experience managing large global SAP delivery teams (100+ resources) across multiple geographies and delivery centers.
• Minimum of 2 years experience/strong understanding of SAP implementation methodologies, governance, testing, deployment, data migration, change management, and operational readiness.
• Minimum of 2 years experience managing program financials, executive stakeholders, third-party vendors, and complex delivery risks.
• Experience supporting business development, proposal efforts, solution/deal shaping, or pursuit activities for SAP transformation opportunities.
• Experience leveraging AI, GenAI, automation, or analytics capabilities to improve SAP delivery effectiveness and business outcomes.
• Prior consulting or advisory experience supporting enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (12 years) work experience (If an, Associate’s Degree with 6 years of work experience).

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 12/12/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

• Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Role Location

• California $163,000 to $413,600
• Colorado $163,000 to $357,400
• Connecticut $163,000 to $357,400
• District of Columbia $173,500 to $380,500
• Illinois $150,900 to $357,400
• Maine $138,800 to $304,400
• Maryland $163,000 to $357,400
• Massachusetts $163,000 to $380,500
• Minnesota $163,000 to $357,400
• New York $150,900 to $413,600
• New Jersey $173,500 to $413,600
• Ohio $150,900 to $330,900
• Virginia $150,900 to $380,500
• Washington $173,500 to $380,500

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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