SAP Training Lead

Pwc - Global; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a SAP Training Lead in Johannesburg to enhance their Cloud and Digital practice. This role involves leading SAP training initiatives, ensuring successful user knowledge transfer, and collaborating with stakeholders on business alignment. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in SAP cloud projects and strong leadership capabilities across diverse teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of SAP training experience; consulting experience beneficial.
• Hands-on experience in SAP training delivery planning.
• Thorough understanding of the full software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sign off on the training strategy and plan.
• Define and manage all activities involved in the training.
• Ensure delivery of training on time and within budget.

Skills

SAP Training Delivery

Analytical Abilities

Communication

Leadership

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor equivalent

Tools

SAP Enable Now

Job description

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.

As a SAP consulting generalist at PwC, you will focus on providing consulting services across various SAP applications to clients, analysing their needs, implementing software solutions, and offering training and support for effective utilisation of SAP applications. Your versatile knowledge will allow you to assist clients in optimising operational efficiency and achieving their strategic objectives.

Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognising when to take action and when to escalate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together. Your ability to develop and sustain high performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our Firm.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Craft and convey clear, impactful and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
• Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.
• Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.
• Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging and uncertain situations.
• Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
• Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.
• Model and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Role Summary:

A career in our Cloud and Digital practice, within Consulting Services, where you'll work with clients to define their vision and plan how to get there . We work with some of the world's largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever-changing environment. We deliver the technological solutions that organisations need to compete, grow and build a lasting legacy of improvement and performance, partnering with best-in-class technologies and solution sets .

In joining us, you'll help our clients understand and evolve the way they align Digital with their business strategy, create integrated end to end solutions, and use enterprise applications to solve complex business problems

PwC is looking for a SAP Training Lead to join our Cloud & Digital practice on a Fixed Term Contract basis . A S AP Training Lead will lead the training strategy and efforts to ensure t he solution meets the business requirement and fulfils all user stories .

The ideal candidate would have a strong SAP t echnical background and 8+ years proven experience in SAP cloud technology enabled business transformation projects and programmes .

Qualifications / Certifications required :

Bachelor equivalent: minimum requirement

8+ years of SAP training experience ; consulting experience beneficial

Hands-on experience in SAP training delivery planning, tracking, and monitoring effectiveness

A thorough understanding of the full software development lifecycle is required

Cloud experience recommended

SAP Certification beneficial

Proficiency in t raining tools e.g. SAP Enable Now beneficial

Experience in Agile delivery in SAP projects.

Experience required:

More than 8 years of SAP implementation training experience

Experience in managing and delivering quality training outcomes for SAP implementation, upgrade or conversion programs, particularly SAP S/4HANA

Experience in designing and implementing t raining strategies for large SAP programmes , ensuring alignment with business goals and programme timelines

Develop ing and creating/updating training materials on selected delivery platforms e.g. e-learning platforms such as SAP Enable Now

C onducting training sessions, workshops and/or webinars for various SAP modules and processes with at least 4 + full lifecycle SAP implementations

Providing guidance and support to the training team to ensure effective training delivery

Working closely with programme stakeholders to identify training needs and ensure successful knowledge transfer

E valuating the effectiveness of training delivery though assessments, feedback and performance metrics

Previous experience in a consulting environment is beneficia l

Experience in Agile delivery in SAP projects.

Responsibilities of role:

Develop and sign off on the training strategy, approach and plan

Take overall responsibility for the end-to-end t raining scope

Define and manage all activities involved in the end-to-end t raining , including strategy, planning, execution, quality assessment and issue resolution within the context of each training release/delivery

Ensure the appropriate planning , deployment and management of the t raining resources for each release/delivery

Build and manage internal/external t raining teams and advocate the appropriate level of quality

Ensure the delivery of the t raining as per the agreed t raining approach and on time, within budget while meeting all quality objectives

Monitor the progress and report the result of t raining execution (including t raining effort estimation and monitoring of actual effort)

Ensure the application of appropriate t raining measurements and metrics

Review t raining outcomes to ensure that it meets the defined entry and exit criteria

Review external supplier t raining and t raining deliverables

Effectively manage issues, risks and changes related to the t raining workstream

Participate in programme risk and issue management.

Skill sets required :

• SAP Training Delivery

• Technical Proficiency: U nderstanding of SAP solutions

• Analytical Abilities: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills . Ability to assess training needs and measure training effectiveness

• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with stakeholders , training team and trainees . Ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively

• Leadership: Ability to lead and mentor teams, providing technical guidance and support

• Adaptability: Willingness to stay updated with the latest data technologies and adapt to new challenges.

Role related attributes:

• Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of SAP systems, particularly SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP .

• Business Acumen: Understanding of business processes and how they integrate with SAP solutions.

• Facilitation: Excellent l eadership , c o llaboration and i nfluence skills

• Problem-Solving: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues.

• Risk Management: Proficiency in identifying and mitigating risks

• Experience in large-scale projects and teams and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams

* Industry experience required :

Cross - industry experience preferred

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

June 18, 2025