Senior SAP Program Lead — AI-Driven Transformations

Accenture; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in California seeks a seasoned Program Management Lead for SAP transformations to orchestrate large, multi-workstream deployments across global teams. You will ensure scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk controls with a data-driven, AI-enabled approach.

You will guide executive decision-making, manage phase gates, and foster cross-functional collaboration to deliver measurable value realization and high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of total professional experience in SAP consulting, enterprise technology, or business transformation.
• 8+ years leading large-scale SAP programs or enterprise ERP transformations in a program or workstream lead capacity.
• 3 full end-to-end SAP implementation lifecycles, with at least 1 SAP S/4HANA transformation.
• 2+ years 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).
• Prior experience within a major consulting organization or leading large-scale ERP transformations in industry.
• Technical & Functional knowledge: SAP S/4HANA transformation, Engage SAP Activate or RISE, governance, data migration, go-live readiness.
• Preferred Certifications: PMP or PRINCE2 Practitioner; SAP Certified Associate — Project Manager; PMI-ACP, Scrum Master.

Responsibilities

• Establish fit-for-purpose program governance, operating models, delivery frameworks, and tools for large SAP transformations.
• 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 with evidence-based go/no-go decisions.
• Drive alignment across functional, technical, deployment, testing, data, and change teams.
• Establish and lead executive governance forums with actionable insights for leadership.
• Advise client executives and sponsors toward leading practices and key decisions.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Monitor program financials, resource utilization, forecasting, and value realization metrics.
• Champion AI-first delivery practices using GenAI, automation, analytics, and digital accelerators.
• Build relationships with client stakeholders, SAP partners, and Accenture leadership.
• Support origination and sales pursuits with delivery experience and proposals.
• Be a thought leader and mentor for SAP transformation leadership.

Skills

Program management

ERP transformations

Leadership

Governance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

MS Project

Power BI

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

Accenture in California seeks a seasoned Program Management Lead for SAP transformations to orchestrate large, multi-workstream deployments across global teams. You will ensure scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk controls with a data-driven, AI-enabled approach.

You will guide executive decision-making, manage phase gates, and foster cross-functional collaboration to deliver measurable value realization and high-quality outcomes.