SAP Practice Head

Role & Responsibilities: - Own and lead the SAP practice strategy, growth roadmap, and execution plan aligned with business objectives. - Build, manage, and scale the SAP consulting practice across SAP implementations, rollouts, upgrades, and support engagements. - Define SAP capability development plans, including hiring, mentoring, training, and competency building of SAP consultants. - Lead SAP delivery governance, ensuring successful project execution, quality standards, timelines, and customer satisfaction. - Manage large SAP programs involving S/4HANA implementations, migrations, digital transformation, and enterprise applications. - Drive SAP pre-sales activities including solutioning, proposal development, effort estimation, RFP responses, and client presentations. - Develop strong relationships with CXO-level stakeholders and key enterprise customers. - Own practice revenue, profitability, utilization, forecasting, and operational KPIs. - Collaborate with sales teams to identify opportunities, create account strategies, and support business growth. - Establish SAP delivery frameworks, methodologies, accelerators, and best practices. - Track SAP market trends, emerging technologies, and industry solutions to enhance service offerings. - Partner with SAP ecosystem stakeholders, technology partners, and internal business units. - Ensure compliance with delivery standards, security requirements, and organizational processes. Preferred Candidate Profile: - Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related discipline. - 8 to 10 years of experience in SAP consulting, delivery management, or practice leadership roles. - Strong experience in SAP implementations, transformation programs, and enterprise application landscapes. - Hands-on understanding of SAP S/4HANA and relevant SAP modules: 1. SAP FI/CO 2. SAP SD/MM 3. SAP PP/QM 4. SAP EWM/TM - Proven experience managing SAP teams, consultants, and delivery operations. - Experience handling enterprise clients and senior stakeholder communication. - Strong understanding of SAP project lifecycle, delivery methodologies, and governance models. - Demonstrated experience in SAP pre-sales, solution architecture, and proposal management. - Ability to manage budgets, revenue targets, margins, and business growth initiatives. - Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. - Experience working with global delivery models and international clients is preferred. - SAP certifications (S/4HANA, specific modules, or architecture certifications) are an advantage.