SAP Change Management Practitioner

SAP Change Management Practitioner - Tampa, FL

On-site in Tampa, FL, 4 days a week (Monday through Thursday). Work setup: Strict on-site requirement 4 days a week (Monday through Thursday) at the Tampa, FL Corporate Center III at International Plaza. Candidates must be fully local. Reason for opening: Major business driver centering on a massive, multi-year IT modernization project to migrate the client's current SAP ECC infrastructure to SAP S/4HANA. Deliverables: Creation of actionable change impact insights, establishing concrete change readiness metrics, designing overall change frameworks, and maintaining alignment across disparate business units. Interview process: Standard Accenture/Client multi-round evaluation focusing heavily on situational scenario testing and deep dives into previous enterprise-scale software rollouts. Visa Notes: Valid visas are accepted, but the visa expiration/validity must safely extend through December 2027 at a minimum. TOP HARD SKILLS Change Management (P5 - Master Level) + 6+ years of experience Journey Management (Master Level) + 5+ years of experience SAP Implementation + 2+ years of experience NICE-TO-HAVES Experience working with heavy industrial, supply chain, or steel manufacturing industries. Background in Organizational Strategy and Stakeholder Management. Mastery of Change Analytics tools and dashboard reporting. DISQUALIFIERS Non-local candidates or candidates unwilling to work on-site 4 days a week (MondayThursday) in Tampa. Visas expiring prior to December 2027. Lack of formal Master-level expertise or verifiable long-term history in structured Change Management.

Position Overview

The Change Practitioner will support a prominent steel producer and leading supplier of long steel products in the Americas during a multi-year initiative to modernize its SAP landscape. The primary mission of this team is to ensure a smooth, successful business and organizational transition as the client migrates from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA. The role requires applying deep change management expertise to minimize friction, design comprehensive transformation strategies, and drive long-term adoption across multiple teams.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Apply deep expertise to design, develop, and implement effective change strategies that align with organizational goals and migration milestones.
• Analyze change impacts across cross-functional teams and develop actionable insights and metrics to improve transition success and stakeholder engagement.
• Collaborate extensively with multiple cross-functional teams to ensure alignment, integration, and continuous synchronization of change initiatives across the enterprise.
• Provide tailored solutions to complex transitional problems for the immediate project team as well as across the wider organizational matrix.
• Engage, collaborate with, and manage project teams to perform effectively, taking responsibility for team decisions and contributing heavily to key program choices.
• Support colleagues by actively sharing knowledge, industry tools, and best practices to enhance team capabilities and maximize project outcomes.

Top 3 Required Skills

• Change Management (Master Proficiency / P5) + 6+ years
• Journey Management (Master Proficiency) + 5+ years
• SAP Migration/Implementation Experience (ECC to S/4HANA preferred) + 2+ years

Additional Desired Skills

• Organizational Strategy
• Stakeholder Management
• Change Analytics & Metric Development
• Cross-functional Team Leadership

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a consultative, Master-level Change Management expert who thrives within highly collaborative, fast-paced environments. They possess strong data-driven analytical skills alongside an authoritative yet empathetic communication style needed to guide large-scale stakeholders through a major enterprise software evolution. A robust background navigating large ERP or SAP transformations, particularly within manufacturing or heavy industrial environments, represents the ultimate fit.

Job Responsibilities

• Apply comprehensive, master-level change management methodologies to design and execute effective strategies that perfectly align with broader corporate objectives.
• Partner deeply with multi-disciplinary, cross-functional teams to ensure clear alignment, mitigate transition friction, and build sustainable stakeholder engagement.
• Formulate clear change metrics, perform thorough impact assessments, and translate data points into actionable insights that optimize project health and user adoption.
• Provide continuous mentorship, guidance, and problem-solving support to project teams while serving as a strategic consultant to organizational leadership.