Senior SAP Transformation Architect

Accenture PLC; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC in Midrand requires an experienced SAP Enterprise Architect to lead complex SAP transformation programmes, shape solution architectures and manage commercial aspects. The role spans definition of target architectures, design options, governance and delivery across global teams, with strong stakeholder leadership.

The candidate will drive architecture governance, collaborate with clients and partners, and ensure feasible, value-driven SAP solutions from inception to delivery.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years' experience in SAP consulting, architecture and/or delivery leadership roles.
• Experience architecting large-scale SAP transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA architecture and transformation programmes, including integration with SAP and non-SAP applications.
• Proven capability in enterprise architecture, SAP solution architecture and conceptual solution design.
• Experience defining target architectures, transition architectures and technology roadmaps.
• Strong experience performing solution option assessments and architectural trade-off analysis.
• Demonstrated experience with solution estimation, resource planning, costing and pricing.
• Understanding of SAP programme commercials, proposals, statements of work and contractual considerations.
• Excellent senior stakeholder management, facilitation, negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to bridge business strategy, technology architecture and commercial considerations.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise and target solution architectures for SAP landscapes.
• Assess current-state landscapes and develop transition and target-state architectures across SAP and non-SAP environments.
• Lead architecture option analysis, evaluating alternative solutions and delivery options.
• Engage SAP, hyperscalers, software vendors and partners to validate architecture decisions.
• Provide architecture governance across the programme and ensure alignment between requirements and delivery.
• Lead conceptual solution design and programme scoping for SAP transformation opportunities.
• Translate requirements into an integrated SAP solution and delivery approach.
• Develop programme estimates covering effort, timelines, resources and delivery models.
• Define local, offshore and global delivery structures and identify specialist capabilities.
• Support costing, pricing, commercial modelling and contracting.
• Identify risks and dependencies during deal shaping to reduce delivery exposure.
• Support proposals, client presentations, architecture workshops and executive discussions.
• Build trusted relationships with C-suite, CIO, CTO and senior stakeholders.
• Facilitate architecture workshops and help stakeholders decide among options.
• Communicate complex architecture and programme issues clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Act as escalation point for critical architecture and delivery issues.

Skills

SAP Architecture

Delivery Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Solution Architecture

Commercial Shaping

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP BTP

SAP Integration Suite

SAP Analytics Cloud

TOGAF

Job description

Accenture PLC in Midrand requires an experienced SAP Enterprise Architect to lead complex SAP transformation programmes, shape solution architectures and manage commercial aspects. The role spans definition of target architectures, design options, governance and delivery across global teams, with strong stakeholder leadership.

The candidate will drive architecture governance, collaborate with clients and partners, and ensure feasible, value-driven SAP solutions from inception to delivery.