SAP Delivery Director
PwC · London
About the role
Over the last few years we have been very successful in disrupting the competition and we are now rapidly expanding our team to cement our position as the leading partner for SAP Transformation projects.
We are proud of our track record of delivering large, complex and brand-defining SAP transformations and have a long list of great in-flight programmes and an exciting pipeline of opportunities for our people to work with leading global and local brands.
At PwC we recognise that our people are our greatest asset so we continually evolve ways of working to develop and retain the best talent. We invest in focused learning and development roadmaps for all our staff with clear career paths and growth to reward success. We encourage a startup culture with a flat hierarchy where we nurture bottom up feedback and value diversity and inclusion.
The SAP Delivery Director is responsible for end‑to‑end delivery of SAP programs and projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards. This role oversees multiple project teams, manages client and stakeholder relationships, drives adoption of delivery best practices, and ensures SAP solutions align with business strategy and deliver measurable value.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and govern the delivery of complex SAP implementations, rollouts, upgrades, and managed services.
- Resolving key design decisions focusing on technical architecture and integration for our S/4 HANA clients
- Developing cost models for large-scale SAP implementations and lead project analysis for transitions from SAP ECC to S/4HANA.
- Developing project strategies to solve complex technical challenges for our clients with use of SAP BTP and/or other integration platforms
- Architect and deliver innovative IT solutions, lead UI strategies, compare technology options to maintain a ‘clean core’, focused on SAP but with a knowledge of surrounding technologies
- Manage a portfolio of SAP project/program managers, solution architects, and functional/technical leads.
- Managing and delivering large projects by developing/mentoring the project team, assessing Architecture options with SAP for our clients, managing engagement risks throughout
- Contribute to SAP roadmap, platform strategy, and value realization plans with business leadership.
- Shaping and delivering projects to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients and our own quality criteria
- Influencing clients’ use of AI solutions/SAP Joule
- Training, coaching, and supervising team members
- Own P&L for the SAP delivery portfolio or practice as applicable.
The skills and experience we’re looking for:
- Experience in SAP programs within delivery or program management leadership roles.
- Proven track record managing large, complex, multi‑country SAP implementations or transformations.
- Strong understanding of SAP products and architecture (e.g., S/4HANA, ECC, BW/BI, BTP, SuccessFactors, Ariba, etc.).
- Experience with delivery methodologies (SAP Activate, Agile, waterfall, hybrid) and PMO governance.
- You have excellent stakeholder management and relationship building both internally and with the client
- Background in consulting or system integrator environment.
- You have Pre-sales experience
- Demonstrated experience in managing multi‑vendor environments and offshore/onshore delivery models including leading and inspiring large teams of technical consultants onshore, nearshore and offshore
- Passionate about AI and experience using various AI tools to support delivering business transformation / support of delivery projects
What you’ll receive from us:
No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.
We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.