SAP Practice Head

The SAP Practice Head will be responsible for owning, scaling, and transforming the SAP practice across traditional SAP ECC, S/4HANA, and RISE with SAP engagements.

This role combines technology leadership, delivery excellence, P&L ownership, and go to market collaboration.

The individual will act as a trusted advisor to clients, drive SAP modernization programs, and build a future ready SAP capability aligned with hyperscalers and SAP's cloud roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

1. Practice & P&L Ownership

• Own end to end SAP Practice P&L, including revenue growth, margins, utilization, and cost optimization.

• Define practice strategy and roadmap across ECC support, S/4HANA migrations, RISE with SAP, and AMS.

• Build annual operating plans, headcount plans, and capability investments.

2. Delivery & Program Leadership

• Ensure high quality delivery across:

o SAP ECC (all core modules)

o SAP S/4HANA (Greenfield, Brownfield, Landscape transformation)

o RISE with SAP engagements

• Oversee large, complex SAP programs including:

o Implementations

o Conversions

o Rollouts

o Managed Services (AMS)

• Drive delivery governance, risk management, and client satisfaction (CSAT).

3. SAP Technology & Architecture Leadership

• Provide thought leadership across:

o SAP ECC * S/4HANA transition strategies

o RISE with SAP commercial and technical models

o SAP BTP, Integration Suite, Fiori, and Cloud ALM

• Guide clients on:

o Transformation approach selection

o Business case creation

o Phased vs. big bang migrations

• Partner with SAP and hyperscalers (AWS/Azure/GCP) on joint opportunities.

4. Go To Market & Pre Sales

• Work closely with Sales, Client Partners, and Marketing to:

o Shape SAP deals

o Respond to RFPs

o Build differentiated solution offerings

• Act as executive sponsor / solution authority in large pursuits.

• Create industry specific SAP offerings and value propositions.

5. Talent & Capability Building

• Build and scale high performing SAP teams across:

o Functional (FI, CO, SD, MM, PP, WM, EWM, PM, HR, etc.)

o Technical (ABAP, BASIS, Security, Integration)

• Drive:

o Hiring strategy

o Skill transformation from ECC to S/4HANA

o Certification programs

o Leadership bench and succession planning

• Mentor senior SAP leaders, architects, and delivery managers.

6. Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as executive level interface for key SAP clients.

• Build long term strategic relationships with CIOs, CTOs, COOs, and business leaders.

• Proactively identify account expansion and transformation opportunities.

• 18+ years of SAP experience, with 5+ years in a leadership role managing large SAP practices or portfolios.

• Proven experience across:

o SAP ECC (multi module)

o SAP S/4HANA transformations

o RISE with SAP programs

• Strong background in IT services / system integrator environment.

Technical & Functional Expertise

• Deep understanding of:

o SAP ECC and S/4HANA architectures

o RISE with SAP commercial and technical constructs

o SAP AMS models

• Exposure to:

o SAP BTP

o Integration (PI/PO, CPI)

o Security & GRC

o Cloud infrastructure and operations

Leadership & Business Skills

• Strong P&L ownership mindset

• Executive presence and client facing credibility

• Ability to balance delivery rigor with growth ambition

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP certifications (S/4HANA, Architecture, or Functional)

• Experience working with SAP directly or SAP partner ecosystem

• Exposure to global delivery models and multi geography clients

Success Measures (First 12-18 Months)

• Stabilize and grow SAP revenue and margins

• Build a strong S/4HANA & RISE with SAP pipeline

• Strengthen leadership bench within the SAP practice

• Improve delivery predictability and CSAT

• Establish the organization as a credible SAP transformation partner

Why This Role Is Critical

This role is pivotal in transitioning the SAP practice from a traditional ECC centric model to a cloud first, transformation led SAP business, aligned with where SAP and customers are headed.

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