Piyush Sharma

About Piyush Sharma

Executive Consulting leader with over 20 years of experience in technology consulting, building consulting practices, and driving market growth across 12+ industries worldwide. Has a proven track record of success and has worked with top companies like Accenture, IBM, start-ups, and in-house IT departments.Has expertise in various business functions, including new business development, AI/ML product development, strategic implementation methodologies, go-to-market strategies, software vendor and service implementation partner management, resource development, P&L responsibility, and informed hiring decisions.Has hands-on experience in product development, implementing and selling cutting-edge ERP platform solutions like SAP PLM, SAP EAM, SAP IAM, SAP EPPM/CPM, SAP SCM, Siemens, Peoplesoft, Maximo, ESKO, Selerant, Clarity, Sopheon, Salesforce, and Microsoft Project Server.Has developed AI/ML solutions such as Control Tower, Digital Twin & Digital Thread, process and transaction automation, data migration, data validation and data reconciliation, and system integration.Has successfully elevated the practice as the market leader in SAP PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and SAP EPPM (Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management) in Retail, process, and discrete industries with multiple reference clients in each industry.Experienced in driving comprehensive business and technical transformations, from opportunity identification to bid and proposal management.Skilled at defining solutions and scopes, as well as guaranteeing project execution and delivery success.Technical competence in Agile, SAF. Proficient in modern reporting systems such as Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, and Business Objects, along with test automation tools like Worksoft, HP Quality Center (QC), and Selenium1.

Experience

1. Enterprise Platforms Practice Lead (SAP R & d) & Delivery Executive

   Accenture

   Aug 2015 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Lead the Enterprise Applications & Platforms practice across the Americas, with responsibility for a large, multi-hundred-million-dollar portfolio and 200+ global resources, serving semiconductor, high-tech, utilities, manufacturing, pharma, and CPG clients.Operate with an internal product and platform ownership mindset, where SAP R&D serves as the core capability, enabling broader enterprise platform strategy, roadmap, delivery, adoption, and governance across PLM, Capital Project Management, EPPM/PPM, ERP, and integrated supply chain, finance, and HR ecosystems.Serve as a trusted advisor to CIOs, CTOs, and C-suite leaders, partnering to define enterprise platform and data strategies, operating models, and multi-year investment roadmaps that improve time-to-market, capital efficiency, execution reliability, and decision transparency.Own Americas-wide delivery and capability leadership, managing 200+ onshore and offshore resources, establishing talent strategy, operating rhythms, and execution standards to ensure scalable, repeatable outcomes across complex, capital-intensive programs.Accountable for delivery and stabilization of large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives, including SAP S/4, PLM, EPPM, capital execution, and supply chain platforms in engineering- and manufacturing-driven environments.Drive AI-enabled enterprise platform innovation, leveraging SAP R&D, Industry X, and adjacent ecosystems to deliver control towers, digital thread / digital twin concepts, automation, and data quality and reconciliation frameworks, embedding analytics and decision support into core enterprise platforms.Own practice growth, go-to-market strategy, and executive solution shaping, leading C-suite workshops, RFPs, and orals, and evolving non-parity platform offerings and accelerators aligned with Accenture’s Enterprise Platforms agenda.

Education

• The Ohio State University

  Electrical and Computer Engineering

• The Ohio State University

  Engineering, Electrical and Computers

Skills

• Ms Project
• Sd
• Testing Manager
• Sap R/3
• Sap Eh&S
• Integration
• Document Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• Sap Ps
• Business Analysis
• Sap Erp
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Sap Ppm 5.0
• Sap Ewm
• Requirements Gathering
• Business Process Improvement
• Cprojects
• Sap Rm
• Sap Mm
• Software Project Management
• Project Delivery
• Sap Netweaver
• Hpqc
• Sap HR
• IT Strategy
• Project Management
• Ecc
• User Acceptance Testing
• Cutover Team Lead
• Requirements Analysis
• Sap Cfolders
• Sap Rpm
• Sap Implementation
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Sap Project Management
• Resource Management
• Sap Ecm
• Sap Xrpm