SAP Academy for Services & Consulting Industry Transformation Advisor Chicago

*Must reside within 40 miles of Chicago Illinois

We Help the World Run Better

At SAP we keep it simple: you bring your best to us and well bring out the best in you. Were builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce and we need your unique talents to help shape whats next.

The work is challengingbut it matters. Youll find a place where you can be yourself prioritize your wellbeing and truly belong. Whats in it for you Constant learning skill growth great benefits and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

The SAP Academy for Services & Consulting is a global development program designed for talent who are early in their careers.

Who Youll Become

As anIndustry Transformation Advisor you will develop into a trusted transformation professional who helps customers realize measurable business value from their SAP investments.

Through progressive responsibility coaching and hands-on experience you will learn how to:

• Build foundational consulting enterprise architecture and value management skills.
• Support strategic transformation initiatives across the customer lifecycle.
• Grow from contributor to leading workstreams and supporting executive engagements.
• Gain exposure to governance roadmapping adoption strategy and innovation in enterprise environments.

What Youll Do

As part of the SAP Academy for Services & Consulting an Industry Transformation Advisor will support customers across three core dimensions of transformation:

1. Strategic Guidance

• Prepare executive-ready materials (roadmaps governance updates value scorecards).
• Document business objectives KPIs and milestones.
• Contribute to discovery workshops and translate requirements into structured transformation plans.

2. Value Realization

• Track KPIs and support value scorecards and health assessments.
• Contribute to business cases benchmarking and CCOE/adoption initiatives.
• Support innovation and AI-enabled transformation use cases.

3. Transformation Coordination

• Align customer SAP and partner stakeholders on milestones and deliverables.
• Track roadmaps risks and escalations.
• Provide research analysis and support for SAP transformation tools and frameworks.

Expectations and Tasks

• Deliver assigned tasks on time with high quality and attention to detail.
• Demonstrate strong preparation and analytical rigor in customer engagements.
• Communicate clearly with both technical and business stakeholders.
• Structure ambiguous problems into actionable insights.
• Support transformation governance forums with accurate reporting and documentation.
• Continuously build knowledge of SAP solutions enterprise architecture concepts and value management frameworks.
• Demonstrate curiosity and initiative in learning new tools technologies and methodologies.

What You Bring

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree required (Business Information Systems Engineering or related field preferred); SAP coursework or certification is a plus.
• 13 years of experience in consulting technology business analysis or enterprise software environments.
  
  

Technical & Business Skills

• Ability to translate business requirements into structured solution designs with clear integration points.
• Foundational knowledge of SAP solutions (e.g. S/4HANA BTP) enterprise landscapes and full lifecycle implementations.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS Azure or GCP preferred.
• Familiarity with integration concepts APIs data management and security fundamentals (e.g. SSO authorizations).
• Experience with a programming or scripting language such as ABAP Python JavaScript or SQL preferred.

Professional Attributes

• Strong analytical and customer-focused communication skills.
• Interest in AI automation and value-driven transformation.
• Proficiency in English to engage with SAPs global network.
• Curious and agile mindset with a passion for learning and adapting in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving project management and creative thinking abilities.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and communicate ideas effectively.
• Emotional intelligence and cultural awareness that support inclusive teamwork and stakeholder engagement.
• Growing foundation in business acumen and emerging technologies particularly artificial intelligence.
• Results-oriented approach with the initiative and courage to take ownership.

Meet Your Team

You will join a team dedicated to helping customers achieve measurable business outcomes from their digital transformation journeys. Youll work closely with:

• Enterprise Architects
• Solution Advisors
• Delivery Teams
• Customer Stakeholders

The team operates in a collaborative fast-paced environment that emphasizes mentorship structured development and hands-on exposure to enterprise-level transformation initiatives.

About the SAP Next Gen Academy for Services & Consulting

The Academy partners with SAP Customer Engagement & Adoption to support customers throughout their digital transformation journeys driving adoption and effective use of SAP software through planning implementation integration and continuous improvement.

The12-month SAP Next Gen Academy for Services & Consultingoffers:

• Classroom learning
• Role-focused rotations
• Consulting and project management development
• Technical and solution support training
• Hands-on customer engagement opportunities

Participants build a strong foundation for long-term success within Customer Engagement & Adoption.

Why Join

• Build a global professional network
• Collaborate with customers on real business challenges
• Gain hands-on experience with world-class cloud solutions
• Learn in a dynamic high-growth environment
• Earn competitive pay and benefits

SAP Next Gen is SAPs global experience for students and early-career talent (03 years of professional experience) providing access to:

• A supportive global community
• Tailored development opportunities
• High-impact projects across the business

Work Environment

SAP employees are enabled to do their best work through a hybrid work model that combines office and remote work according to country-specific guidelines.

In general SAPs hybrid setup consists of:

• Three days per week in the office on-site with customers or at partner locations.
• Remaining time working remotely.

Program Travel Requirements

The program includes a practical and immersive learning experience that will likely require participants to spend approximatelytwo weeks in San Ramon California during one planned trip.

This experience is designed to provide:

• Hands-on learning opportunities
• Networking with peers and leaders
• Exposure to SAPs broader ecosystem

Please note that during intensive phases of the program vacation may not be approved to ensure participants can fully engage in critical learning activities.

We Are SAP

SAP helps more than 400000 customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively.

Originally known for leadership in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software SAP has evolved into a global leader in:

• Business applications
• Cloud solutions
• Analytics
• Intelligent technologies
• Experience management

As a cloud company serving over 200 million users worldwide and employing more than 100000 people globally SAP is purpose-driven future-focused and committed to helping customers solve their most complex business challenges.