SAP iXp Intern - Strategic Cloud Management Demand Management Intern

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About the SAP Internship Experience Program:
 

The SAP Internship Experience Program is SAP’s global, strategic, paid internship program that provides university students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers.  
 
Three reasons to intern at SAP:
 
1.    Culture of collaboration: meet with mentors, make new friends across the globe and create a thriving personal network. 
2.    Project-driven experience: gain cross-functional skills from our virtual and in-person learning sessions, diverse subject matter experts, and project deliverables.   
3.    Gain visibility: with SAP Internship Experience Program in your title, you’ll have a global network of SAP leaders, entrepreneurs and career development opportunities at your fingertips.  
 

What you’ll do 

This is a rare opportunity for an extremely motivated talent to work in SAP’s Strategic Cloud Management team. The role is intended to provide good exposure to key topics within our cloud strategy, FinOps and the ability to work directly with our cloud products / solution areas as Demand Manager. 

•    Act as strategic partner ot our cloud solution areas and build up a detailed understanding of their infrastructure strategies plus planning processes 
•    Support the development of infrastructure planning solutions and processes for new cloud platforms and new technologies such AI consumption demand 
•    Ensure forecast accuracy by analysing various data sources and provide continuous improvements 
•    Drive strategic initiatives in the area of Cloud infrastructure planing, AI, and FinOps  
•    Collaborate closely with all major stakeholders from SAP Solution Areas, Global Cloud Infrastructure & Delivery well as our Hyperscaler Partners AWS, Microsoft Azure and GCP 

What you bring

We’re looking for a highly-motivated individual with strong analytical, cloud and soft skills to drive critical topics around Cloud infrastructure planning, AI, and FinOps. A successful candidate is highly organized, with a strong focus on details, but at the same time able to think out of the box to find creative solutions for complex challenges. 

•    Very strong motivation
•    Strategic thinking and the ability to solve complex problems with an analytical approach
•    Excellent communication and presentation skills
•    Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
•    Stakeholder management skills and the ability to build strong relationships internally and with external partners
•    Good understanding and willingness to dive deeper on cloud infrastructure, AI and other technology topics (e.g. SAP PlusOne, AWS, GCP, MS Azure) 

Meet your team

The mission of the GCS Strategic Cloud Management (SCM) team is to strategically steer infrastructure demand and capacity, for optimal scalability and utilization with an AI data-driven approach, ensuring sustainable and cost-efficient cloud solutions. 

We manage SAP’s cloud infrastructure planning process E2E from cloud solution area engagement to platform capacity management including solution engineering leveraging latest AI technologies, as well as driving highly strategic cloud initiatives up to the executive board.  
 

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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.

Compensation Range Transparency: SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 15 - 62 (USD) USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits.

Requisition ID: 393835 | Work Area:Administration  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Student | Employment Type: Limited Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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