Accenture Edge - SAP Organizational Change Management (OCM) Lead

Accenture•St. Louis, MO

23h•$80,400 - $266,300•Remote

About The Position

Accenture is seeking an experienced SAP OCM Lead to design and execute organizational change strategies for large-scale S/4HANA transformation programs. This role serves as the change leadership authority, driving stakeholder alignment, communications, training, and adoption across complex, multi-functional, and multi-geography implementations. The goal is to accelerate go-live readiness and sustain post-go-live value realization. Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps businesses, governments, and organizations build their digital core, optimize 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 Accenture is a leader in driving this change with strong ecosystem relationships, combining technology strength with industry experience, functional expertise, and global delivery capability.

Requirements

Minimum of 12 years of SAP Organizational Change Management (OCM) experience, including experience leading large-scale SAP S/4HANA or ERP transformation programs.
Minimum of 8 years of experience with structured OCM methodologies such as Prosci/ADKAR, Kotter, McKinsey Influence Model, or equivalent.
Minimum of 8 years of experience designing stakeholder engagement, communications, and training programs for complex global programs.
Minimum of 8 years of experience demonstrating executive presence and coaching capability at CFO, COO, and CIO level.
Prior experience working for a large Consulting/Advisory firm (Big 4, global SI, or boutique SAP consulting environment).
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (12 years) work experience (If an, Associate’s Degree with 6 years of work experience).

Responsibilities

Design and own the end-to-end OCM strategy and plan across all program phases covering stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and adoption workstreams.
Conduct organizational change impact assessments across all impacted functions — Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, HR, and IT — and translate outputs into targeted change interventions.
Lead stakeholder identification, mapping, and segmentation; design and execute targeted engagement strategies for high-influence and high-resistance populations.
Build and activate Change Champion networks across business units and geographies to amplify change messaging and drive grassroots adoption.
Facilitate executive alignment sessions and sponsor roadmap activities; coach CFO, COO, and CIO-level sponsors on effective change leadership behaviors.
Own program communications strategy and master calendar including executive announcements, town halls, intranet content, email campaigns, and go-live countdown messaging.
Develop role-based and persona-based WIIFM messaging connecting SAP transformation outcomes to individual employee impact.
Lead training needs analysis (TNA), curriculum design, and delivery model definition across ILT, virtual ILT, e-learning, and job aid formats.
Oversee training content development quality across OCM team and third-party vendors; manage training logistics, system access, and environment readiness.
Lead go-live readiness assessments including organizational readiness surveys, process readiness checkpoints, and cutover communication planning.
Design hypercare support model including super user activation, floor walker deployment, and day-one escalation pathways.
Manage and mentor OCM teams of 2–8 across communications, training, and change analytics functions.
Integrate OCM milestones into master program plan and PMO governance; present readiness and risk updates to executive steering committees.