SAP Academy for Services & Consulting - Industry Process Advisory Consultant - Chicago (Hybrid)

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's 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 development program designed for individuals with 0-3 years of professional experience; Candidates with more than 3 years of experience will not be considered

 

**SAP is not offering current or future visa sponsorship (includes NO F1/OPT) for this role

 

**The role requires candidates to be onsite at an SAP office or customer location (3) days per week, in alignment with our Pledge-to-Flex policy; Candidates MUST live locally to the SAP location that they’re applying to

 

**SAP is not offering relocation benefits for this role

 

We help the world run better 

 

At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's 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 career. 

  

Who You’ll become  

 

As a Industry Process Advisory Consultant (IPA), 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 you’ll do: 

As part of the SAP Academy for Services & Consulting, IPA Consultants 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: 

• Bachelor’s degree required (business, information systems, engineering, or related field preferred); SAP coursewor