Offshore SAP Delivery Director (Solution Head)

Job Title: Offshore SAP Delivery Director (Solution Head)

Level: Vice President / Associate Vice President

Location: India Hyderabad / Chennai / Bangalore

The Offshore SAP Delivery Director (Solution Head) will serve as a strategic and operational leader responsible for the end-to-end delivery, governance, and innovation of SAP transformation programs. This role demands a blend of solution architecture mastery, delivery discipline, and leadership excellence , ensuring every engagement aligns with Sutherlands promise of delivering value through digital innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Solution Leadership

• Lead SAP Greenfield and Brownfield implementations , providing technical direction and solution governance across programs.
• Act as the chief solution authority , driving design integrity for S/4HANA, BTP , and core modules including SD, MM, CPQ, and FICO .
• Establish solution review frameworks , engineering standards, and delivery best practices across all SAP engagements.
• Drive continuous innovation leveraging SAP BTP, automation, and digital integration tools to deliver measurable business outcomes.

Delivery Excellence & Governance

• Own end-to-end solution delivery outcomes from architecture through deployment, integration, and stabilization.
• Oversee multi-disciplinary teams of solution architects, developers, testers, and OCM professionals ensuring on-time, quality delivery.
• Apply Agile principles and SAP Activate methodology to optimize delivery velocity and adaptability.
• Ensure alignment with Sutherlands quality, compliance, and customer success frameworks .

Client & Stakeholder Leadership

• Serve as the executive point of contact for strategic SAP programs, driving customer satisfaction, engagement governance, and conflict resolution.
• Partner closely with global delivery heads, sales, and practice leaders to shape solution strategy and pursuit readiness.
• Champion executive communications , presenting progress, risks, and insights to senior stakeholders both internally and externally.

Leadership & Capability Building

• Build and scale a high-performing SAP delivery team with clear accountability and ownership across workstreams.
• Mentor senior managers and architects, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and delivery ownership.
• Lead initiatives to modernize delivery through engineering mindset , process automation, and emerging SAP technologies.

Experience & Expertise Required

• 1520+ years of progressive SAP delivery experience , including 2+ full-cycle Greenfield implementations .
• Proven success as a Solution Architect or Program Director in complex, multi-module S/4HANA and BTP engagements.
• Expertise across multiple SAP domains (SD, MM, CPQ, FICO ) with strong integration and customization knowledge.
• Experience delivering global transformation programs using Agile and SAP Activate methodologies .
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, distributed delivery teams and manage senior client stakeholders.
• Strong executive presence, analytical thinking, and communication skills.