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Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and to be the most AI-enabled, client-focused, great place to work in the world. Through our Reinvention Services we bring together our capabilities across strategy, consulting, technology, operations, Song and Industry X with our deep industry expertise to create and deliver solutions and services for our clients. Our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity, and we measure our success by the 360° value we create for all our stakeholders. Visit us at accenture.com.\nRole Summary\nWe are seeking an experienced SAP Enterprise Architect with 10-15+ years of experience in architecting, shaping and delivering complex, large-scale SAP transformation programmes.\nThe successful candidate will combine deep SAP architecture expertise with strong commercial and stakeholder leadership capabilities. The role spans the full transformation lifecycle, from defining target architectures and evaluating solution options through solution design, estimation, contracting, mobilisation and delivery.\nThe individual will operate as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders while providing architectural across multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.\nKey Responsibilities:\nEnterprise & Solution Architecture\nWork with clients to define enterprise and target solution architectures for complex SAP landscapes, aligned to business strategy, transformation objectives and technology roadmaps.\nAssess current-state landscapes and develop pragmatic transition and target-state architectures across SAP and non-SAP environments.\n Lead architecture option analysis, evaluating alternative solutions, platforms, integration approaches and implementation options against business, technology, cost, risk and delivery considerations.\nEngage SAP, hyperscalers, software vendors and other technology partners where required to validate architecture decisions and resolve complex solution challenges.\nProvide architecture governance throughout the programme and ensure alignment between business requirements, application architecture, integration, data, security, infrastructure and delivery.\nSolution Shaping & Commercial Management\nLead conceptual solution design and programme scoping for SAP transformation opportunities and programmes.\nTranslate business requirements and transformation objectives into an integrated SAP solution and delivery approach.\nDevelop programme estimates covering effort, delivery timelines, resource requirements and delivery models.\nDefine appropriate local, offshore and global delivery structures and identify the specialist capabilities required for successful execution.\nSupport costing, pricing, commercial modelling and contracting, ensuring alignment between proposed scope, assumptions, estimates, dependencies and contractual commitments.\nIdentify solution and delivery assumptions, dependencies, exclusions and risks during deal shaping to reduce downstream delivery exposure.\nSupport proposals, client presentations, architecture workshops and executive-level solution discussions.\nClient & Stakeholder Leadership\nBuild trusted relationships with C-suite, CIO, CTO, programme leadership and senior business stakeholders.\nFacilitate architecture and solution workshops and help senior stakeholders make informed decisions where multiple technology or delivery options exist.\nCommunicate complex architecture and programme issues clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nProvide an independent, pragmatic perspective on solution feasibility, delivery risk, cost and implementation complexity.\nAct as a senior escalation point for critical architecture and delivery issues.\nRequired Experience & Skills\n10-15+ years' experience in SAP consulting, architecture and/or delivery leadership roles.\nDemonstrated experience architecting large-scale SAP transformation programmes.\nStrong understanding of SAP S/4HANA architecture and transformation programmes, including integration with SAP and non-SAP applications.\nProven capability in enterprise architecture, SAP solution architecture and conceptual solution design.\nExperience defining target architectures, transition architectures and technology roadmaps.\nStrong experience performing solution option assessments and architectural trade-off analysis.\nDemonstrated experience with solution estimation, resource planning, costing and pricing.\nUnderstanding of SAP programme commercials, proposals, statements of work and contractual considerations.\nExcellent senior stakeholder management, facilitation, negotiation and communication skills.\nAbility to bridge business strategy, technology architecture and commercial considerations.\nNot mandatory but Advantageous\nStrong programme/project management and delivery leadership capability advantageous.\nExtensive experience managing programme risks, issues, dependencies and escalations.\nProven ability to mobilise and lead large, multidisciplinary and globally distributed teams.\nDesirable Experience\nArchitecture experience across areas such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP Integration Suite, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Datasphere, SuccessFactors, Ariba or other SAP cloud solutions, depending on programme scope.\nExperience with both greenfield and brownfield / transformation approaches.\nExperience integrating SAP environments with cloud, legacy and third-party enterprise platforms.\nFamiliarity with architecture frameworks and methods such as TOGAF and SAP architecture methodologies.\nSAP, enterprise architecture, cloud or programme management certifications would be advantageous.\nWhat Success Looks Like\nThe successful candidate will be able to move comfortably between boardroom-level discussions and detailed architecture conversations. They will understand not only what the right SAP architecture should look like, but also how to estimate it, price it, contract it, mobilise the right team and successfully deliver it.\nThey will bring together three capabilities that are often separated into different roles:Enterprise Architecture + SAP Solution Architecture + Commercial Solution Shaping\n\nThis combination makes the role particularly suited to complex SAP transformations where architecture decisions must be practical, commercially viable and executable.\n10-15+ years' experience in SAP consulting, architecture and/or delivery leadership roles.\nDemonstrated experience architecting large-scale SAP transformation programmes.\nStrong understanding of SAP S/4HANA architecture and transformation programmes, including integration with SAP and non-SAP applications.\nAbout Accenture\nAccenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us atwww.accenture.com\nEqual Employment Opportunity Statement\nWe believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. 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