SAP RISE Technical Architect Manager - Resources

Accenture•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Accenture is hiring an SAP RISE Technical Architect Manager for its Resources industry practice. The role leads a small team of consultants and architects delivering client outcomes and provides technical and architectural expertise for SAP S/4HANA private and public cloud and related enterprise technology. The manager builds trusted relationships with client architects and technology leaders, helps shape solutions across the SAP ecosystem, and supports senior-level client engagement. The position involves guiding delivery priorities and quality, resolving technical issues, communicating during critical incidents, and leading regular stakeholder meetings to review progress, risks, and the support experience. The role also contributes recommendations across integration, enterprise architecture, platforms, security, and application infrastructure, working with specialists, product management, and engineering to meet client architecture needs. Travel may range from 0 to 100%, depending on business and client requirements. Accenture describes its SAP practice as delivering accelerated transformations through modern design approaches and AI-enabled development, supported by its myConcerto platform and a large SAP community. The company offers training in SAP implementation and development, including SAP BTP, SAP Business Data Cloud, and the broader SAP ecosystem. The listed annual salary ranges vary by location: California $94,400–$293,800; Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota $94,400–$253,800; District of Columbia $100,500–$270,300; Illinois and New York $87,400–$253,800 and $87,400–$293,800 respectively; Maine $80,400–$216,200; Massachusetts $94,400–$270,300; New Jersey $100,500–$293,800; Ohio $87,400–$235,000; Virginia $87,400–$270,300; Washington $100,500–$270,300. Compensation depends on factors including location, skills, and experience.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in cloud or infrastructure technologies, IT consulting or support, systems administration, network operations, software development or support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting.
At least 5 years of experience in a customer-facing role, internal or external.
At least 5 years of experience with SAP technical enterprise transformation programs and projects.
At least 3 years of experience implementing, migrating, or transforming legacy customer solutions (SAP ECC or S/4HANA) to SAP S/4HANA Cloud ERP (RISE).
Technical certification in cloud, such as Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, or a security certification.
Experience supporting the Resources industry or its clients.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years of work experience), or an Associate's degree with a minimum of 6 years of work experience.

Nice To Haves

Professional experience architecting and operating cloud-based solutions.
Working knowledge of software development tools and methodologies, including DevOps and DevSecOps.
Experience with one or more of SAP BTP, SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), Cloud ALM, LeanIX, or Signavio.
Comfort presenting to executives, IT management, and developers.
Sales or pre-sales consulting experience in technology or software.
Hands-on experience developing AI/ML applications on cloud infrastructure.
Understanding of the SAP S/4HANA Cloud ERP Private (RISE) commercial model, its technical and infrastructure bill of materials, and additional SAP S/4HANA services and components such as Max Success and CAS.

Responsibilities

Lead a small team of consultants and architects, setting priorities, assigning work, and keeping the team aligned on scope, schedule, and quality.
Build trusted relationships with client architects and technology leaders, and support Accenture senior leaders in engaging client executives.
Identify client priorities and technical objections, and shape SAP ecosystem solution approaches that deliver business value and remove blockers.
Communicate with clients during critical incidents and escalate to Accenture and client senior leadership as needed.
Lead regular delivery meetings with client stakeholders to review progress, risks, and the support experience.
Provide domain expertise in SAP S/4HANA private and public cloud and related enterprise technology.
Motivate and coach the team, meet client expectations, resolve technical issues quickly, and provide workarounds when needed.
Recommend approaches for integration, enterprise architecture, platforms, security, and application infrastructure.
Work with specialists, product management, and engineering to support client architecture needs.