SAP GROW Delivery Head

SAP GROW Delivery Head – FICO
Location: North Bengaluru
Experience: 15+ Years
Employment Type: Full-time
Function: SAP Delivery / Consulting Leadership
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced SAP GROW Delivery Head with 15+ years of SAP experience and strong expertise in SAP FICO / S/4HANA Finance to lead end-to-end SAP GROW with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition transformation and delivery programs.
The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of managing large-scale SAP implementations, strong FICO functional/solution knowledge, and substantial experience working with Banking and/or Insurance clients.
This role requires a senior delivery leader who can manage complex programs, lead cross-functional teams, engage with CXO-level stakeholders, drive delivery governance, and ensure successful implementation within scope, timeline, quality and budget.
Key Responsibilities
Own end-to-end delivery of SAP GROW / S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition implementation programs.
Lead SAP delivery strategy, project governance, execution and successful go-live.
Provide strong functional and solution-level expertise in SAP FICO / S/4HANA Finance.
Drive Fit-to-Standard workshops and ensure adoption of SAP standard business processes.
Manage SAP Activate-based implementation methodology across Explore, Realize, Deploy and Run phases.
Lead and govern multiple functional and technical workstreams including FICO, SD, MM, PP, HCM, integration, data migration, analytics and BTP, as applicable.
Establish delivery governance, project health reviews, risk management, issue resolution and escalation management.
Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, resource utilization, quality and customer satisfaction.
Act as the senior delivery point of contact for CXO/business stakeholders and manage customer escalations.
Lead geographically distributed teams comprising SAP functional consultants, architects, project managers and technical resources.
Work closely with Sales/Presales teams on solutioning, estimation, proposals, effort sizing and customer presentations.
Support account growth through identification of additional opportunities, change requests and transformation initiatives.
Drive delivery excellence, standardization, reusable assets and Clean Core principles.
Ensure effective integration between SAP GROW and external systems using appropriate SAP integration technologies.
Drive testing, data migration, cutover, go-live and hypercare activities.
Mentor and develop senior SAP consultants, project managers and delivery teams.
Monitor project financials, profitability, resource utilization and overall delivery performance.
Mandatory Skills & Experience
15+ years of overall SAP experience.
Strong hands-on/solution-level expertise in SAP FICO / S/4HANA Finance.
Mandatory experience with SAP GROW / SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.
Proven experience in end-to-end SAP GROW implementation/delivery, not merely support or exposure.
Strong understanding of SAP Activate and Fit-to-Standard methodology.
Experience leading large and complex SAP transformation/implementation programs.
Mandatory Banking and/or Insurance domain experience.
Strong understanding of Finance processes relevant to Banking/Insurance environments.
Experience managing multiple SAP workstreams and large cross-functional teams.
Strong stakeholder management and CXO-level customer engagement experience.
Experience in project governance, risk management, escalation management and delivery assurance.
Strong understanding of S/4HANA Public Cloud architecture, Clean Core and SAP Cloud ALM.
Experience in presales, solutioning, estimation and proposal support.
Strong commercial and financial understanding of SAP delivery engagements.
Preferred / Good-to-Have
SAP FICO / S/4HANA Finance certification.
Experience with SAP BTP and integration.
Experience with SAP Cloud ALM.
Experience managing global SAP implementations.
Experience with RISE with SAP in addition to GROW.
Experience managing project P&L, revenue, margins and utilization.
Experience in practice development / SAP capability building.
Experience working with global Banking/Insurance organizations.
Domain Expertise – Mandatory
Candidates must have significant experience in at least one of the following domains:
Banking
Insurance
BFSI

Work arrangement
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