Accenture

SAP S4 Upgrade Lead

Accenture$99K — $209K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of SAP experience including 2 full-cycle S/4HANA upgrade or migration projects
  • Hands-on experience with SUM, Maintenance Planner, and SAP Readiness Check
  • Solid understanding of S/4HANA 2025 new features and technical changes from 2022
  • Experience with custom code remediation and ABAP compatibility analysis
  • Strong knowledge of SAP Basis activities relevant to upgrades
  • Strong program governance and RAID management skills
  • Experience with SAP Cloud ALM or Solution Manager for tracking

Responsibilities

  • Lead S/4HANA upgrade program planning and execution
  • Manage technical upgrade activities including system preparation and validation
  • Coordinate with various teams to address upgrade impacts
  • Oversee custom code adaptation and compatibility checks
  • Drive cutover planning and go-live readiness
  • Manage risks, issues, and dependencies with RAID log
  • Liaise with SAP for OSS notes and patch applications
  • Align testing cycles with business stakeholders
  • Provide status updates to steering committees and leadership

Benefits

  • In-office work required 3 days per week
  • Opportunity to work on new SAP features and technologies
  • Engagement in complex and regulated environments
  • Exposure to a multinational stakeholder base
  • Support for professional development in advanced SAP practices
Full Job Description
You are:

A transformation expert adept with the skills to help clients meet the challenges of digitization. You're in your element using your know-how to solve clients' most complex business problems to help their companies do more. You're as comfortable working in teams and leading projects as you are diving into the details of workstreams and configuring SAP systems. And you're up for traveling regularly to client sites.

The Work:
  • Lead end-to-end planning, execution, and governance of the S/4HANA 2022 to 2025 upgrade programme
  • Manage/Coordinate technical upgrade activities including system preparation, SUM (Software Update Manager) execution, and post-upgrade validation
  • Coordinate with functional, basis, and custom development teams to assess and remediate upgrade impacts across all workstreams
  • Oversee custom code adaptation - ABAP remediation, deprecated function module handling, and compatibility checks
  • Drive cutover planning, downtime minimisation strategy, and go-live readiness
  • Manage risks, issues, and dependencies through a structured RAID log
  • Liaise with SAP (via ECS team given its RISE) and coordinate OSS notes and patch applications
  • Ensure alignment with business stakeholders on testing cycles - unit, regression, SIT, and UAT
  • Provide regular status reporting to steering committees and senior leadership

This role required to be in office 3 days per week. Preferred location: Montreal, Canada.

Here's what you need
  • 10+ years of SAP experience with at least 2 full-cycle S/4HANA upgrade or migration projects
  • Hands-on experience with SUM, Maintenance Planner, and SAP Readiness Check
  • Strong understanding of S/4HANA 2025 new capabilities, deprecated features, and technical delta from 2022
  • Experience managing custom code remediation and ABAP compatibility analysis
  • Solid grasp of SAP Basis activities relevant to upgrades (kernel updates, support packages, system landscape)
  • Proven ability to lead testing strategy and coordinate SIT/UAT across functional teams
  • Strong programme governance, RAID management, and cutover planning experience
  • Experience with SAP Cloud ALM or Solution Manager for project tracking and transport management
  • English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with stakeholders across Canada, US and other countries across our Global footprint where English is the common language. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking stakeholders, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement.

Bonus points if:
  • Familiarity with SAP Business AI and Joule features introduced in S/4HANA 2025
  • Prior experience in aviation, finance, or similarly complex regulated environments
  • Fluency in English required, French an asset.

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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, based on full-time
employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.
The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role.
It does not represent a maximum limit - in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Annual Salary Range
British Columbia/Ontario/New Brunswick $99,450 to $209,900

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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