SAP Solution Architect Manager

Accenture PLC; Bentonville (AR); Remote; USD 140,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a SAP Solution Architect, L7/L6, to lead SAP solutioning for mid-sized clients. Remote role with responsibilities spanning architecture, deal shaping, and advisory across SAP S/4HANA, Cloud ERP, and AI-driven services.

Strong emphasis on presales, estimations, staffing, and executive presentation skills. Ideal candidates will bring 5+ years of SAP experience, cloud transformation expertise, and a track record in multi-sector industries.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of SAP experience, including SAP S/4HANA, with strong functional and integration exposure.
• Minimum of 5 years of solution planning, presales, and deal-shaping experience, including RFPs, estimation, staffing, pricing, and executive presentations.
• Minimum 5 years of Industry experience in sectors such as Public Sector, Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Life Sciences, High Tech, Chemicals, Industrial Equipment, or related sectors.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud transformation or cloud implementation programs.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (minimum 12 years); if Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years of work experience.

Responsibilities

• Design SAP solutions aligned to client requirements, business objectives, and industry best practices.
• Lead solution planning, estimation, staffing, pricing inputs, and proposal development.
• Support and lead RFP / RFI responses and complex sales pursuits.
• Develop implementation approaches, operating models, and transformation roadmaps.
• Collaborate with sales, architects, technical and delivery teams to create scalable, deliverable solutions.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA

Solution Architecture

Presales

Deal Shaping

Stakeholder Mgmt

Cloud Transformation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP BTP

Automation Tools

Reference Architectures

Job description

SAP Solution Architect, L7 / L6

Location: Remote

We Are:

Accenture's Commercial Client Success organization helps clients realize measurable business value from their investments by connecting strategy, sales, solutioning, and delivery. Our teams serve as trusted advisors, driving exceptional client experiences, accelerating business outcomes, and helping organizations achieve sustainable growth and transformation.

You Are:

Serve as a Solution Architect for SAP opportunities within mid-sized clients. Lead solutioning for SAP implementations, application development, data migration, governance, managed services, or infrastructure support. Partner with sales, delivery, technical and client teams to design scalable SAP solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. Apply a Forward Deployment Engineering (FDE) mindset to rapidly translate business challenges into executable solutions, prototypes, and transformation roadmaps.

Key Responsibilities:

Solution Architecture & Deal Shaping

• Design SAP solutions aligned to client requirements, business objectives, and industry best practices.
• Lead solution planning, estimation, staffing, pricing inputs, and proposal development.
• Support and lead RFP / RFI responses and complex sales pursuits.
• Develop implementation approaches, operating models, and transformation roadmaps.
• Collaborate with sales, architects, technical and delivery teams to create scalable, deliverable solutions.

Client Advisory

• Build trusted advisor relationships with business and technology stakeholders.
• Facilitate discovery workshops, design-thinking sessions, and value realization discussions.
• Advise clients on SAP S/4HANA, SAP Cloud ERP Public Edition, SAP Cloud ERP Private Edition, RISE with SAP Methodology / Journey, SAP Business AI, Generative AI, Data & Analytics, Automation, and SAP BTP.
• Communicate business value, modernization opportunities, and transformation outcomes.

Engineering & Innovation

• Apply structured problem-solving, rapid prototyping, and proof-of-concept approaches.
• Create reusable accelerators, reference architectures, and automation assets.
• Evaluate emerging SAP, cloud, AI, data, and integration technologies.
• Drive continuous improvement in solution design, estimation, delivery, and support models.

Leadership

• Support client, sales, and industry events.
• Mentor solution architects and contribute to capability development.
• Develop thought leadership, innovation assets, and best practices.
• Maintain relevant SAP and cloud certifications.

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 5 years of SAP experience, including SAP S/4HANA, with strong functional and integration exposure.
• Minimum of 5 years of solution planning, presales, and deal-shaping experience, including RFPs, estimation, staffing, pricing, and executive presentations.
• Minimum 5 years of Industry experience in any of the following sectors: Public Sector, Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Life Sciences, High Tech, Chemicals, Industrial Equipment, or related sectors.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud transformation or cloud implementation programs.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Preferred Skills:

• Experience leading workshops, discovery sessions, and solution design activities including ability to convert business requirements into executable architecture and technical solutions.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end SAP processes and cross-module integration.
• Knowledge of SAP Activate, SAP Best Practices, and Clean Core principles.
• Experience with SAP BTP, Integration Suite, Extension Suite, SAP Build, and SAP Business AI.
• Strong communication, storytelling, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
• Excellent analytical, estimation, and solution-planning capabilities.

Bonus Points:

• Experience in large SAP transformation programs and presales.
• Value-based selling and business case development expertise.
• Background in Forward Deployment Engineering, Solution Engineering, or Innovation Architecture.
• Knowledge of SAP Joule, SAP AI Foundation, Machine Learning, Generative AI, Agile, and DevOps.
• Contributions to accelerators, reusable frameworks, thought leadership, or innovation initiatives.

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We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 09/30/2026.

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. See more information on our benefits: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

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Virginia $87,400 to $245,000

Washington $100,500 to $245,000

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