SAP S/4HANA Practice Lead / Transformation Leader

Role Overview

We are seeking an accomplished SAP S/4HANA Practice Lead / Transformation Leader with 18+ years of SAP consulting experience to lead large-scale, enterprise-wide SAP transformation programs for global clients.

The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA, enterprise solution architecture, business process transformation, cross-functional integration, program delivery, and executive stakeholder management. This role requires a strategic leader who can drive solution strategy, transformation consulting, pre-sales, delivery governance, innovation, and practice growth.

The successful candidate will help clients transition toward intelligent, cloud-enabled, AI-powered SAP landscapes while building strong SAP capabilities, reusable assets, and high-performing consulting teams.

Key Responsibilities

1. SAP Transformation & Enterprise Leadership

- Lead end-to-end SAP S/4HANA transformation programs, including Greenfield, Brownfield, Selective Data Transition, and RISE with SAP engagements.
- Define SAP transformation strategies, enterprise architectures, target operating models, and multi-year technology roadmaps.
- Drive business-led transformation by redesigning and optimizing end-to-end business processes.
- Advise CXO-level stakeholders on SAP strategy, digital transformation, cloud adoption, and technology investments.
- Ensure transformation initiatives deliver measurable business value, operational efficiency, and improved customer outcomes.

1. Solution Architecture & Governance

- Design scalable and future-ready SAP S/4HANA solution architectures across multiple functional and technical domains.
- Define integration architecture between SAP applications, SAP cloud solutions, and non-SAP enterprise platforms.
- Lead architecture governance, design reviews, solution assurance, and design authority forums.
- Drive adoption of Clean Core principles, SAP Best Practices, standardization, and extensibility frameworks.
- Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

1. Cross-Functional SAP Solution Expertise

Provide strategic solution leadership across SAP functional domains, including:
- Finance FI/CO
- Materials Management MM
- Sales & Distribution SD
- Production Planning PP
- Extended Warehouse Management EWM
- Transportation Management TM
- Plant Maintenance / Asset Management PM
- Quality Management QM
- Project Systems – PS
- Procurement
- Manufacturing
- Supply Chain Planning
- Business Partner and Master Data
- Master Data Governance – MDG
- SAP SuccessFactors Integration
- SAP Ariba
- SAP Concur
- SAP Fieldglass

Drive integrated business process transformation across areas such as:
- Order-to-Cash
- Procure-to-Pay / Source-to-Pay
- Record-to-Report
- Plan-to-Produce
- Hire-to-Retire
- Lead-to-Cash
- Design-to-Operate

1. Integration, Data & Technology Leadership





Define and lead enterprise integration and technology strategies leveraging:
- SAP Business Technology Platform – BTP
- SAP Integration Suite
- SAP Cloud Integration / CPI
- SAP API Management
- Event-Driven Architecture
- SAP Fiori and SAP Gateway
- SAP Build and SAP Build Process Automation
- SAP Analytics Cloud – SAC
- SAP Datasphere
- SAP Data Intelligence
- SAP Data Services
- SAP Master Data Governance – MDG
- SAP BW/4HANA
- AI and Generative AI capabilities for SAP
- Hyperscaler platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud

1. Business Process Transformation

- Lead business discovery, process assessment, and transformation workshops with senior business stakeholders.
- Conduct fit-gap analysis and recommend standardization and process simplification opportunities.
- Define business transformation roadmaps and phased implementation strategies.
- Drive process harmonization across business units, regions, and global operations.
- Establish transformation governance, operating models, and decision-making frameworks.
- Develop business cases, value propositions, ROI assessments, and benefits realization models.

1. Program & Delivery Leadership

- Lead complex, multi-million-dollar global SAP transformation programs.
- Manage large, distributed, and cross-functional delivery teams across multiple geographies.
- Drive program planning, execution, governance, quality, risk, and issue management.
- Present program updates, transformation outcomes, risks, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership and steering committees.
- Ensure delivery excellence through SAP Activate methodology, Agile practices, and strong program governance.
- Build executive confidence through proactive stakeholder communication and successful delivery outcomes.

1. Pre-Sales & Business Development

- Lead SAP solutioning for RFPs, RFIs, proposals, and strategic pursuits.
- Conduct client discovery sessions and executive workshops.
- Develop SAP transformation strategies, solution architectures, roadmaps, and value propositions.
- Own high-level effort estimation, delivery models, assumptions, risks, and commercial inputs.
- Present complex SAP solutions and transformation strategies to CXO and senior client stakeholders.
- Support strategic alliances and joint go-to-market initiatives with SAP, hyperscalers, and technology partners.
- Contribute to practice revenue growth, pipeline development, and strategic account expansion.

1. Innovation & Practice Development

- Drive the development of AI-enabled, cloud-first, and industry-specific SAP transformation offerings.




- Build reusable accelerators, frameworks, templates, and intellectual property.
- Identify opportunities to embed AI, Generative AI, automation, and analytics into SAP transformation programs.
- Establish solution delivery standards, best practices, and governance frameworks.
- Mentor SAP architects, solution leads, and consulting teams.
- Contribute to thought leadership, whitepapers, case studies, and go-to-market assets.
- Drive competency development and capability building across the SAP practice.

Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
- Master's degree or MBA is preferred.
- 18+ years of experience in SAP consulting, including significant experience with SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA.
- Proven experience leading multiple end-to-end, large-scale SAP transformation programs.
- Strong background in enterprise solution architecture and cross-functional SAP integration.
- Experience working directly with CXO-level stakeholders and global clients.
- SAP S/4HANA and relevant SAP technology certifications are preferred.

Core Technical & Functional Skills
- SAP ECC
- SAP S/4HANA
- SAP Activate Methodology
- SAP Best Practices
- RISE with SAP
- GROW with SAP
- SAP Business Technology Platform – BTP
- SAP Fiori
- SAP Integration Suite
- SAP Cloud Integration / CPI
- SAP MDG
- SAP Data Services
- SAP Analytics Cloud – SAC
- SAP Datasphere
- SAP BW/4HANA
- Clean Core Architecture
- Enterprise Architecture
- Solution Architecture & Governance
- Cloud Integration
- AI / Generative AI for SAP
- SAP Automation and Process Intelligence

Preferred Industry Experience Experience in one or more of the following industries is preferred:
- Energy & Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Automotive
- Retail & Consumer Products
- Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals
- Oil & Gas
- Chemicals
- High Technology
- Logistics & Transportation
- Banking & Financial Services

Leadership Competencies
- Strategic and Enterprise Thinking
- Executive Presence
- Transformation Leadership
- Client Relationship Management
- Consultative Selling
- Business and Commercial Acumen
- Stakeholder Management
- Program and Delivery Leadership
- Team Building and Mentoring
- Innovation Mindset
- Decision Making and Problem Solving
- Negotiation and Influencing Skills
- Change Leadership

Success Measures The success of this role will be measured by:
- Successful delivery of complex, large-scale SAP transformation programs.
- Strong client satisfaction, executive trust, and long-term customer relationships.
- Growth in SAP practice revenue, pipeline, and strategic accounts.
- Increased adoption of SAP cloud, AI, automation, and intelligent enterprise solutions.
- Development of reusable IP, accelerators, and industry-specific offerings.
- Robust capability building, talent development, and team retention.
- Demonstrable business value and transformation outcomes for clients.

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