SAP Program Management Manager

Accenture; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks a proven PMO leader to drive SAP transformation programs in a dynamic, client-focused environment. You will translate objectives into actionable plans, coordinate across workstreams, and ensure readiness for milestones and governance decisions.

You will coach teams, apply Jira, Azure DevOps, Power BI, and GenAI-enabled methods to improve visibility, governance, and delivery quality while maintaining stakeholder alignment and delivery discipline.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading PMO or program management for large SAP transformation programs.
• Ability to translate program objectives into actionable execution plans and milestones.
• Strong coordination across multiple workstreams and governance bodies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a PMO function or program management workstream with governance, reporting, planning, and stakeholder management.
• Establish and improve ways of working, tools, governance, and reporting aligned with SAP delivery practices.
• Coordinate phase gates and readiness activities across workstreams to ensure on-time milestones.

Skills

Strategic leadership

PMO/Program management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Agile / delivery frameworks

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Power BI

Automation tooling

GenAI capabilities

Job description

We Are:

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Over 500,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com .

You Are:

You are a strong leader who brings structure, discipline, and clarity to complex SAP transformation programs.

You thrive in dynamic environments and know how to translate program objectives into actionable plans that teams can execute successfully . You help translate phase gate expectations and readiness criteria into actionable plans, coordinating across workstreams to validate progress, identify gaps, and ensure teams are prepared for upcoming milestones and delivery decisions. You effectively balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution, helping drive outcomes while ensuring alignment across stakeholders, workstreams, and delivery teams.

You build trust quickly with teammates, client stakeholders, and partners through your professionalism, reliability, and ability to deliver results. You collaborate effectively across business, functional, technical, testing, deployment, change, and PMO teams to identify dependencies, resolve challenges, and keep the program moving forward.

You enjoy solving complex problems and continuously look for ways to improve processes, simplify work, and increase program efficiency. You are comfortable operationalizing program management frameworks and toolsets such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Power BI, automation, Agentic AI, and GenAI-enabled capabilities to improve visibility, enhance quality, accelerate delivery, strengthen governance, and reduce administrative effort.

You stay current on SAP capabilities, delivery methodologies, and program management leading practices. You are comfortable translating delivery frameworks, requirements, and operating models into structured execution plans, standardized routines, and practical tool-enabled ways of working that teams can adopt and use with confidence.

You communicate clearly, listen actively, and lead with empathy. You coach junior team members, support leadership decision-making through thoughtful analysis and recommendations, and create an environment where team members can perform at their best.

You are accountable, proactive, and outcome-oriented . You take pride in helping clients transform their organizations and ensuring your area of responsibility is delivered with quality, predictability, transparency, and professionalism.

The Work:

• Lead a PMO function or program management workstream, ensuring effective execution of governance activities, reporting, planning, communications, and stakeholder management processes.

• Establish and continuously improve ways of working, tools, governance processes, and reporting structures tailored to the client's needs and aligned with SAP delivery leading practices and Accenture methodologies.

• Partner across delivery leadership, enablement teams, and workstreams to operationalize Accenture program management frameworks and toolsets, including Jira, Azure DevOps, Power BI, standardized templates, governance routines, and reporting cadences that enable consistent operational execution.

• Manage and coordinate program activities across multiple workstreams, helping ensure alignment on scope, milestones, dependencies, resources, risks, issues, and overall program objectives .

• Coordinate phase gate and readiness activities across workstreams, validating progress against defined entry and exit criteria, tracking required evidence, identifying readiness gaps, and driving owners to closure ahead of key milestones and governance decisions.

• Lead your team with clear direction, coaching, and hands‑on support, removing obstacles, fostering accountability, and ensuring high‑quality deliverables.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to client and internal stakeholders within your area of responsibility, providing recommendations, communicating program insights, and supporting effective decision‑making.

• Drive timely decision‑making by synthesizing complex information, presenting clear options and recommendations, and coordinating stakeholders to achieve alignment and action.

• Develop, maintain , and monitor integrated plans, dashboards, status reports, action logs, risk registers, and other PMO artifacts that provide transparency into program performance and health.

• Identify risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies proactively, performing root‑cause analysis, recommending mitigation strategies, and driving resolution through appropriate governance channels.

• Support executive governance meetings and steering committees by preparing materials, analyzing program data, highlighting key decisions, and communicating actionable insights.

• Apply AI, GenAI, automation, and analytics capabilities to modernize PMO operations, streamline reporting, improve planning accuracy, enhance governance processes, and increase overall delivery effectiveness.

• Monitor program metrics and performance indicators, providing insights and recommendations that help