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Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

SAP Delivery Lead

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 12 years of total professional experience in SAP consulting and/or enterprise technology delivery or project leadership.
  • At least 5 years of hands-on SAP functional experience across one or more core modules, with at least two modules at configuration or solution-design level and at least three client engagements as a functional lead or above.
  • At least three full-lifecycle SAP implementations managed end-to-end, from project initiation through go-live and hypercare, with accountability for scope, schedule, and delivery quality across teams of 10 or more resources.
  • At least three years leading and coordinating offshore delivery teams of 10 or more resources across two or more global time zones, including managing utilization targets, quality gates, and delivery cadences within a blended onshore/offshore model.
  • At least two years of dedicated cutover management experience across at least two go-live events, including developing cutover runbooks, executing at least two mock cutovers, facilitating go/no-go decision frameworks, and owning hypercare support windows of at least two weeks after go-live.
  • At least three years of executive-level stakeholder engagement, including preparing and delivering steering committee presentations, managing escalations, and providing written status reports to C-suite or vice-president-level audiences across at least two concurrent client engagements.
  • At least three years managing project financials, resource plans, and delivery risk across at least three simultaneous workstreams, including tracking budgets of $5 million or more, forecasting resources, and owning risk/issue logs with documented mitigation outcomes.
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience of at least 12 years; alternatively, an associate's degree with at least six years of work experience.
  • Applicants for employment in the United States must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

  • Lead day-to-day project delivery across solution design, budget management, resource planning, and quality assurance for SAP S/4HANA programs.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for delivery issues, proactively identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
  • Partner with client stakeholders to align on scope, timelines, and deliverable expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Manage onshore/offshore delivery team structures, coordinating across time zones to ensure seamless execution and knowledge transfer.
  • Drive cutover planning, rehearsals, and execution activities, ensuring a controlled and successful transition to the live SAP environment.
  • Oversee project financials, including estimate at completion, revenue recognition, margin management, and change order processing.
  • Facilitate governance activities, including steering committee meetings, project status reporting, and executive briefings.
  • Ensure adherence to Accenture delivery standards, quality frameworks, and client contractual obligations.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience delivering SAP solutions for mid-market clients with revenues typically between $250 million and $2 billion, including familiarity with mid-market constraints and accelerated delivery timelines.
  • An active Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute.
  • Experience with SAP S/4HANA on RISE with SAP cloud deployments.
  • Familiarity with SAP Activate methodology and agile delivery practices.
  • Exposure to SAP data migration tooling such as SNP Kyano, LSMW, and BODS, and migration cutover sequencing.

About the Company

Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

Accenture advises large businesses and public agencies on strategy, builds their technology systems and runs ongoing operations. Its teams connect business planning with implementation, covering areas such as cloud migration, cybersecurity and customer experience. Consultants work with clients to redesign processes, while engineers integrate software from technology partners and maintain the resulting systems for multinational organizations. Clients pay for project work or continuing services, including application support and business processes such as finance and customer service. Accenture was founded in 1989 and has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland
Founded
1989

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