SAP Delivery Lead Manager

Job Description

SAP Delivery Lead Manager

Location: London / Birmingham / Manchester

Salary: Competitive salary and package (depending on level of experience)

Career Level: Manager

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skills and next‑generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

"Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture:
We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us." –
Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As an SAP Delivery Lead professional at Accenture, you will play a crucial role by using your in-depth SAP expertise to coach and manage your team on designing and delivering solutions that fit our clients’ requirements as well as plan and budget. You will be part of an international, multi‑disciplinary team, using your people skills to cooperate closely with Accenture and client colleagues in onshore and offshore locations across the globe.

Your ability to build strong relationships with client stakeholders will help deliver and create future value.

• Minimum of 10 years SAP experience, in several disciplines/functional areas
• Significant experience in managing delivery of large SAP programs and delivering to a differentiated commercial construct (non‑T&M) such as risk reward, revenue share, fixed price, fixed outcomes
• Strong project management skills, ability to manage project scope, timelines and resources effectively.
• Expertise in revenue management, handling actual and forecasted revenues, and maintaining Cost‑to‑Charge Ratio (CCI%) for engagements.
• Experience with different project management methods (Waterfall, Agile) in multiple phases of the delivery lifecycle
• Senior Stakeholder Management, including managing Customer Satisfaction expectations
• Experience driving delivery in a multi‑vendor or hybrid environment where you have led a mixed team (client, 3rd parties, contractors)
• Results driven and customer focused with strong communication and collaboration skills. A positive and pro‑active can‑do attitude is essential.
• Highest level of leadership and communication skills, ability to explain complex solutions and ideas. Excellent presentation skills.
• Experience handling international projects or working in a multi‑cultural environment.
• Relevant bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution.

• S4/HANA experience is highly desirable.
• Experience in a consulting environment.
• Special focus within S/4 implementation – Data migration, Cutover, Test management, mobilization, driving coordination with solution architects for scope management.

As an SAP Delivery Lead, you are responsible for the successful and profitable delivery of Accenture’s major SAP projects. You will lead and drive all aspects of a project or program: from blueprint to design, build, test, and post‑go‑live support. Connecting with our clients, you will define scope and plan for an implementation.

Next to focusing on delivery, you will also get the opportunity to develop new business development at (new) clients and contribute to the Accenture SAP Business Group in terms of knowledge or asset development.

At Accenture, in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes up to 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time…