Senior SAP Transformation Program Lead

Accenture

Cleveland (OH)

On-site

USD 123,000 - 217,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Program Management Lead to orchestrate large-scale SAP transformations, bringing together business, functional, technical, deployment, testing, data, and change teams under a single integrated plan.

You will drive governance, phase-gate readiness, and executive decision-making while guiding teams to predictable, value-realizing outcomes across global deployments. This role emphasizes AI-enabled delivery and robust risk management.

Qualifications

Minimum 8 years of total professional experience in SAP consulting, enterprise technology, or business transformation.
Minimum 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.
Demonstrated ability to lead integrated program delivery across business, functional, technical, deployment, testing, data, and change management workstreams.

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, ensuring alignment to scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, dependencies, and business outcomes.
Own and maintain the integrated program plan, managing critical path activities, inter-workstream dependencies, milestone achievement, resource planning, and overall program health.
Lead phase gate and readiness management across the program, ensuring each major delivery stage has clear entry and exit criteria, evidence-based readiness assessments, and aligned go/no-go recommendations.