SAP Program/Delivery Lead - Associate Director

We Are: Accenture’s SAP practice, and we live to see how this can transform the way we live and work. We are the industry-leader for building SAP solutions and we’re curious and always learning. We are assembling a talented team and providing our people with opportunities to gain new skills, training, and experience. SAP technologies power these organizations with modern cloud-based and AI-enabled solutions, and Accenture is the undisputed market leader in this industry. We are continuously expanding our SAP team with advisory skills to continue to drive transformation at scale for our clients. You Are: You are an accomplished SAP transformationseniorleader who thrives in the complexity of large-scale business and technology transformations. You bring the vision, leadership, and execution disciplinerequiredto deliver enterprise SAP programs that drive measurable business outcomes while managing risk, cost, quality, and stakeholder expectations. You are a trusted advisor to client executives and program leadership, capable of aligning business, functional, technical, data, testing, deployment, and change teams around a shared transformation vision. You excel at navigating ambiguity, managing large global delivery organizations, and ensuring programsremainfocused on value realization from strategy through deployment and stabilization. You continuously seek opportunities to modernize delivery through AI, GenAI, automation, analytics, and data-driven decision making, helping organizations accelerate transformation while improving quality and delivery predictability. Above all, youare passionate about helpingCG&S/Utilitiessuccessfully transform their businesses through SAP and emerging technologies. The Work: • Lead end-to-end delivery of large SAP transformation programs, serving as the primary delivery leader accountable for execution, quality, financial performance, and business outcomes. • Partner with senior client executives to define transformation strategies, program roadmaps, governance models, and value realization objectives. • Establish and lead global delivery organizations across business, functional, technical, integration, data, testing, deployment, change management, and support workstreams. • Drive program planning, mobilization, estimation, staffing, governance, financial management, and execution across all phases of SAP S/4HANA implementations. • Manage program risks, issues, dependencies, scope, and stakeholder expectations while ensuring alignment to program objectives and delivery commitments. • Lead executive governance forums, steering committees, and stakeholder communications, providing transparent reporting and actionable recommendations. • Ensure adoption of SAP leading practices, Accenture delivery methodologies, quality standards, and governance frameworks to improve delivery outcomes. • Guide teams through major program milestones including design, build, testing, deployment planning, cutover, go-live, hypercare, and transition to support. • Drive delivery innovation by leveraging AI, GenAI, automation, and analytics to improve productivity, quality, risk management, and delivery efficiency. • Build trusted relationships with client executives and become a strategic advisor on SAP transformation, delivery excellence, and business value realization. • Support account growth through delivery excellence, executive relationship development, opportunity identification, and participation in sales and pursuit activities. • Support sales origination, proposal development, solution shaping, and business case creation for future SAP transformation opportunities. • Develop delivery assets, accelerators, and leading practices while mentoring the next generation of SAP program and delivery leaders. Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements Here's what you need: • Minimum of 12 years of SAP delivery, program management, transformation leadership, or consulting experience. • Proven and established experience serving as Delivery Lead, Program Manager, Program Director, or Delivery Executive for large SAP transformation programs. • Minimum6years of experiencewith leadership roles inSAP transformation programs supportingCG&S/Utilitiescompanies • Minimumtwoend-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementations with accountability for planning, execution, deployment, and business outcomes. • Experience managing large global SAP delivery teams (100+ resources) across multiple geographies and delivery centers. • Strong understanding of SAP implementation methodologies, governance, testing, deployment, data migration, change management, and operational readiness. • Experience managing program financials, executive stakeholders, third-party vendors, and complex delivery risks. • ExperienceleveragingAI, GenAI, automation, or analytics capabilities to improve SAP delivery effectiveness and business outcomes. • Prior consulting or advisory experience supporting enterprise transformation initiatives. • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 10/24/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture​​ Role Location Annual Salary Range California $163,000 to $413,600 Colorado $163,000 t