SAP Development Senior Manager - Chemicals & Natural Resources

Accenture•Chicago, IL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

A transformation maven with the skills to help clients meet the challenges of digitization. Your human superpower? Using your know-how, creativity, and analytical powers to solve clients' most complex technical problems so their companies can do more. You are as comfortable leading development teams and owning technical architecture as you are diving into the details of Clean Core extensibility, ABAP Cloud, and BTP. You bring the communication and people skills to inspire teams to bring their A-game and to advise senior client stakeholders with confidence development & technical architecture. Additionally, you have the communication and people skills to inspire teams to bring their A-game.

Requirements

Minimum of 8 years experience developing SAP applications using S/4HANA ABAP (NetWeaver 7.4/7.5) and ABAP Cloud.
Minimum of 5 years experience with SAP BTP tools and services (latest Application Development and Automation stack).
Minimum of 4 years experience with data modeling using CDS views, AMDP, OData, or related custom development.
Minimum of 4 years SAP custom development using Fiori-first, Clean Core, and BTP side-by-side approaches, including RAP.
Minimum of 3 years in a technical leadership role (code reviews, architecture sign-offs, client workshops).
Prior experience supporting the Chemicals & Natural Resources industry/clients
Prior experience in a Consulting/Advisory role.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate's Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience.

Nice To Haves

1+ years with Cloud Application Programming
SAP certification in ABAP Cloud, BTP (Developer or Solution Architect), or SAP Business AI / Generative AI.
Hands-on exposure to SAP Build (Build Apps, Build Process Automation, Build Work Zone) and CAP (Node.js / Java).
DevOps for SAP - Git-based transport / gCTS, CI/CD, and automated testing (e.g., ABAP Unit, ADT).
Familiarity with SAP Business AI - Joule, Joule Studio, and Generative AI Hub grounding / RAG patterns.

Responsibilities

Own the technical architecture for SAP custom development and extensibility - define the Clean Core strategy and the 3-tier extensibility model (key-user in-app, developer extensibility / ABAP Cloud, and side-by-side on BTP), plus target-state development standards.
Provide thought leadership on modern SAP development using ABAP Cloud, RAP, CAP, Fiori, Generative AI Hub, and SAP Business AI (Joule / Joule Studio).
Lead the transition from classic ABAP to Clean Core; govern custom-code remediation, released-API adoption, and upgrade stability.
Plan and conduct architecture and design workshops; own code reviews and architecture sign-offs across global delivery teams in client-facing roles.
Support pursuits, estimation, and solution shaping; present to client architects and C-suite stakeholders.