Head of Solution Incubation

 We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

What you'll do:

As the CIS Head of Solution Incubation, you will be part of CIS Growth & Strategic Programs. You and your team will have a crucial role in helping customers re-imagining differentiated  buisness processes  with disruptive technologies like generative AI and beyond, with a customer specific Proof of Concepts.

You 
• Manage a team of highly skilled and motivated developers
• Drive the POCs and projects motivating a set of developers as needed and assigned
• Execution and delivery of high impact concepts to SAP customers
• Effectively manage and align various stakeholders & SAP partners for the successful delivery 
• Contribute towards the demand and capacity planning for the effective distribution of topics and resources
• Manage and Execute projects with dependencies across several Lines of Business
• Assess the most critical processes to be enhanced with disruptive technologies, delivering high value to the customers 
 

What you bring:

The successful candidate for CIS Head of Solution Incubation will bring the following experience and attributes:
14+ years of professional working experience with a strong product and innovation focus and 4+ years’ experience as a people manager
Data Science /Gen AI background and knowledge of the SAP AI portfolio
Proven experience in leading teams and driving successful implementation 
Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams
Ability to lead projects across units in a results-driven and collaborative manner
Ability to communicate vision, strategy, and priorities effectively to the team
Proven record of applying a ‘can-do’ attitude and living an AI mindset

Meet your team:

The SAP Customer Innovation Services business under the newly established Customer Services & Delivery Board area is committed to be the strategic RISE with SAP enabler and accelerate AI adoption with differentiated innovations for our customers.

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​Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand 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 to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and 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: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 404569  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Management  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.