Senior Data Scientist - Industry focus Job

Requisition ID: 236555
Work Area: Presales
Location: Athens - Greece

Expected Travel: 0 - 30%
Career Status: Professional
Employment Type: Regular Full Time

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done. Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That’s why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures.

SAP values the entrepreneurial spirit, fostering creativity and building lasting relationships with our employees. We know that a diverse and inclusive workforce keeps us competitive and provides opportunities for all. We believe that together we can transform industries, grow economics, lift up societies and sustain our environment. Because it’s the best-run businesses that make the world run better and improve people’s lives.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

SAP Platform & Technologies is currently expanding its Global Data Science team that is responsible for building advanced analytics based solutions, driving SAP software demand and helping companies generate Value out of their Data. To achieve that, the team works with SAP strategic customers, SAP product development and the SAP partner ecosystem in innovation prototypes. The focus of this expansion is to cover key Industries for SAP, with subject matter expertise and applied Data Science experience in any of the following Industries: Utilities, Oil & Gas, CPG, Retail, Public Sector, Discrete Manufacturing, Financial Services.

Within our team, we practice a trust-based working model. If you need to work flexibly from another location or at another time you can do so given your manager’s agreement.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

• Lead / participate hands on in strategic customer engagements and innovation prototypes to drive SAP software sales, as a Data Scientist and Industry subject matter expert
• Collaborate with SAP’s Industry teams to constantly enrich reference content and use cases on SAP’s Business Technology Platform
• Demonstrate thought leadership inside and outside SAP, on how Data Science can enable the Intelligent Enterprise
• Support other SAP customer facing teams as a global expert / thought leader: Sales, Presales, Industry Value Engineers

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Required skills

• Master/PhD in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, or Business Analytics
• Data Science Modeling & Programming skills (using any tools & languages)
• Data Engineering skills (Data lakes, ETL, data management, SQL, etc)
• Strong Customer facing skills
• Industry background in one or more of the following Industries: Utilities, Oil & Gas, CPG, Retail, Public Sector, Discrete Manufacturing, Financial Services
• Fluent in English as a working and customer facing language

Preferred skills

• High level knowledge of SAP Applications
• Hands on experience with SAP Platform & Technology / Advanced Analytics tools
• Familiar with popular visualization tools (SAP and/or non SAP)
• Consulting experience in full project lifecycles
• Business Development experience
• Project / Program Management
• C-level presentation skills
• Fluent in any additional languages at business level (French, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, Arabic)

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 8+ years related work experience in Industry or Consulting
• Customer / Business user facing roles
• International experience / multicultural environments preferred

WHAT YOU GET FROM US

Success is what you make it. At SAP, we help you make it your own. A career at SAP can open many doors for you. If you’re searching for a company that’s dedicated to your ideas and individual growth, recognizes you for your unique contributions, fills you with a strong sense of purpose, and provides a fun, flexible and inclusive work environment – apply now.

SAP'S DIVERSITY COMMITMENT
To harness the power of innovation, SAP invests in the development of its diverse employees. We aspire to leverage the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies that each person brings to the company.

SAP is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team (Americas: Careers.NorthAmerica@sap.com or Careers.LatinAmerica@sap.com, APJ: Careers.APJ@sap.com, EMEA: Careers@sap.com).

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Additional Locations: Virtual - Germany