Accenture

SAP Program/Delivery Lead - Associate Director

Accenture$163K — $413K *
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of SAP delivery, program management, or transformation leadership experience.
  • Proven experience as Delivery Lead or Program Manager for large SAP transformation programs.
  • 6+ years in leadership roles within SAP transformation for CG&S/Utilities sectors.
  • At least two end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementations directed from planning to execution and outcomes.
  • Experience leading large global teams (100+ resources) in diverse locations.
  • Strong grasp of SAP methodologies, governance, and operational readiness processes.
  • Expertise in managing financials, stakeholders, and delivery risks.

Responsibilities

  • Lead large-scale SAP transformation program delivery, ensuring quality and business outcomes.
  • Collaborate with senior executives to outline transformation strategies and roadmaps.
  • Establish global delivery teams across all functional areas involved in SAP projects.
  • Oversee planning, governance, financial management, and execution of SAP S/4HANA implementations.
  • Mitigate program risks and manage stakeholder expectations while aligning with objectives.
  • Facilitate executive governance and provide reporting with actionable insights.
  • Promote best practices and quality standards to enhance delivery effectiveness.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life and long-term disability insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with contribution opportunities.
  • Bonus potential based on performance.
  • Generous paid holidays and time off.
Full Job Description
You Are:

You are an accomplished SAP transformation senior leader who thrives in the complexity of large-scale business and technology transformations. You bring the vision, leadership, and execution discipline required to 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 programs remain focused 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, you are passionate about helping CG&S/Utilities successfully 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.
  • Minimum 6 years of experience with leadership roles in SAP transformation programs supporting CG&S/Utilities companies
  • Minimum two end-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.
  • Experience leveraging AI, 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 to $357,400
Connecticut $163,000 to $357,400
District of Columbia $173,500 to $380,500
Illinois $150,900 to $357,400
Maine $138,800 to $304,400
Maryland $163,000 to $357,400
Massachusetts $163,000 to $380,500
Minnesota $163,000 to $357,400
New York $150,900 to $413,600
New Jersey $173,500 to $413,600
Ohio $150,900 to $330,900
Virginia $150,900 to $380,500
Washington $173,500 to $380,500

About Accenture

Accenture plc is a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The company has more than 537,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture operates across five business segments: Communications, Media & Technology; Financial Services; Health & Public Service; Products; and Resources. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and has offices worldwide.
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$5.2 billion
Founded
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