SAP Program/Delivery Lead - Associate Director

Information Technology Senior Management Forum; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a SAP transformation senior leader to steer large-scale SAP programs from strategy through deployment and stabilization. You will align business, functional, technical, data, testing, and change teams to achieve measurable business outcomes while managing risk, cost, and stakeholder expectations.

You will guide executive governance, leverage leading SAP practices, and drive innovations in AI, GenAI, automation, and analytics to improve delivery efficiency and value

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of SAP delivery, program management or transformation leadership experience.
• Experience as Delivery Lead/Program Director for large SAP transformations.
• 6+ years in SAP transformation leadership for CG&S/Utilities.
• Two end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementations with accountability.
• Experience managing large global SAP delivery teams (100+ resources).
• Strong understanding of SAP methods, governance, testing, data migration, change management.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large SAP transformation programs and oversee execution, quality, and value realization.
• Define transformation strategies, roadmaps, governance, and success metrics with senior client executives.
• Establish and lead global delivery organizations across multiple workstreams.
• Drive planning, staffing, budgeting, and governance across all SAP S/4HANA phases.
• Mentor SAP program and delivery leaders and develop delivery assets and accelerators.

Skills

SAP delivery leadership

Program management

Global delivery

Change management

AI/GenAI

Financial management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

We Are

Accenture’s SAP practice, and we live to see how this can transform the way we live and work. We are the industry‑leader for building SAP solutions and we’re curious and always learning. We are assembling a talented team and providing our people with opportunities to gain new skills, training, and experience.

SAP technologies power these organizations with modern cloud-based and AI-enabled solutions, and Accenture is the undisputed market leader in this industry. We are continuously expanding our SAP team with advisory skills to continue to drive transformation at scale for our clients.

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 CG&S/Utilities 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 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

Here’s what you need

• Minimum of 12 years of SAP delivery, program management, transformation leadership, or consulting experience.
• Proven and established experience serving as Delivery Lead, Program Manager, Program Director, or Delivery Executive for large SAP transformation programs.
• Minimum 6 years of experience with leadership roles in SAP transformation programs supporting CG&S/Utilities companies
• 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.
• Strong understanding of SAP implementation methodologies, governance, testing, deployment, data migration, change management, and operational readiness.
• Experience managing program financials, executive stakeholders, third-party vendors, and complex delivery risks.
• 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 (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience

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We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 10/24/2026.

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• California $163,000 to $413,600
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• Connecticut $163,000 to $357,400
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• Illinois $150,900 to $357,400
• Maine $138,800 to $304,400
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• 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

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