Senior SAP Practice Lead - Remote, Portugal

EPAM Systems

United States

Remote

USD 135,000 - 203,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc is seeking a SAP Manager to join our team in Portugal in a fully remote mode. This senior leadership role will lead and unify the SAP practice across functional and technical disciplines, including Logistics/SCM, FICO and ABAP/technical engineering.

You will set the location strategy, drive growth and govern delivery while guiding a local team of SAP professionals. You will define architecture standards, drive modern DevOps practices and oversee S/4HANA transformations, ensuring

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field.
10+ years of SAP experience spanning functional (Logistics/SCM, FICO) and technical areas (ABAP, ABAP Cloud, S/4HANA).
Proven experience as SAP Practice Head, COE Leader or equivalent leadership role.
Experience establishing technical governance and quality frameworks, including ATC checks, CI/CD and DevOps practices.
Strong client-facing and presales experience with proven success in proposals, contracts and executive interactions.

Responsibilities

Lead and unify the SAP practice, providing consistent direction across functional and technical teams.
Build and develop high-performing teams of practice leads, architects, consultants and engineers.
Manage hiring, utilization, performance management and compensation within the SAP organization.
Foster mentoring, knowledge sharing and global collaboration to strengthen delivery capabilities.
Define and execute the SAP practice strategy to drive growth and market leadership.
Establish SAP architecture standards, development methodologies and delivery frameworks.
Promote innovation through AI-assisted development, automation and modern DevOps practices.
Provide hands‑on enterprise and solution architecture leadership.
Oversee enterprise‑scale SAP transformation projects, including S/4HANA implementations and ECC modernization.
Ensure delivery quality through architecture reviews, coding standards, ATC checks and reusable assets.
Lead presales activities including workshops, estimations, proposals and executive presentations.
Own delivery governance, project outcomes and long-term client relationship management across SAP accounts.