Senior SAP Program Lead: AI-Driven Transformation

Accenture

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 133,000 - 271,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Program Management Lead in California to orchestrate large SAP transformations. You will align multi-workstream delivery, govern scope, schedule, budget, and quality, and drive AI-enabled delivery across global teams. The role requires leading with discipline and stakeholder trust to achieve predictable, value-driven outcomes.

You will guide senior executives, shape delivery methodologies, and travel as needed (up to 100%).

Qualifications

Minimum of 8 years of total professional experience in SAP consulting, enterprise technology, or business transformation.
Minimum of 8 years leading large-scale SAP programs or enterprise ERP transformations in a program or workstream lead capacity.
Minimum 3 full end-to-end SAP implementation lifecycles, with at least 1 SAP S/4HANA transformation.
At least 2 years experience in a delivery or account management role with direct P&L, budget, or contractual accountability.
Demonstrated experience managing programs of $5M+ in total project value.
Proven experience establishing and leading integrated program delivery across business, functional, technical, deployment, testing, data, and change management workstreams.
Experience managing geographically distributed teams across onshore, offshore, and nearshore delivery models (Global Delivery Model).
Demonstrated ability to lead phase gate and readiness management, including evidence-based go/no-go decisions with executive accountability.
Prior experience within a major consulting organization or leading large-scale ERP transformations in industry.

Responsibilities

Establish fit-for-purpose program governance, operating models, delivery frameworks, and tools for large SAP transformations Tailored to the client environment.
Serve as the Program Management Lead, providing day-to-day leadership across all program workstreams.
Own and maintain the integrated program plan, managing critical path activities and dependencies.
Lead phase gate and readiness management across the program with evidence-based decisions.
Lead your team and drive alignment across multiple workstreams, removing obstacles as needed.
Establish and lead executive governance forums with actionable insights for leadership.
Act as a trusted advisor to client executives and program sponsors.
Drive clear and timely decision-making by synthesizing complex information.
Proactively identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.