Strategic P&C Business Partner Lead (m/f/d) for our Solution Area Cluster

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.

We are seeking an experienced Strategic People & Culture (P&C) Business Partner (m/f/d) to lead our Business Partner Team for our Solution Areas Cluster. This role is pivotal in aligning our People Agenda with the business objectives within our SAPs Solution Areas. The ideal candidate will act as a trusted advisor, providing strategic P&C business partnering and driving initiatives that enhance organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and talent management as well as leading the team of Business Partners. 

What You’ll Do

SAP’s People and Culture organization is seeking a highly experienced and strategic P&C Business Partner Lead (m/f/d) for our Solution Areas Cluster. This cluster holds the Solution Areas of Customer Experience, SAP Success Factors HCM & SAP Supply Chain Management.  

In this role you will act as a trusted Business Partner to one of the Solution Area Leads as well as their Leadership Team. You will also lead a team of P&C Business Partners to provide strategic P&C consulting on all people and organizational topics to drive the transformational journey of SAP with focus on SAPs Solution Areas. In your role, you will report to the SVP People & Culture Business Partner Lead for Engineering & Technology. 

Transformation 

• Provide outstanding strategic consulting to the Leaders of our Solution Areas, as well as their Leadership Teams, this with the support of your team of P&C Business partners to deliver high operational excellence to accelerate SAP’s transformation goals 

• Advise on strategic organizational design and drive the implementation of reorganizations, large business transformation & change management initiatives. 

Team & Organizational Development  

• Drive team, organizational, and talent development by implementing P&C processes like Goal Planning, Annual Compensation Review, Roundtable, Talent Management, Employee Engagement. in alignment with our P&C Operating model in the most efficient way   

• Act as sparring partner to the Leaders of our Solution Areas, as well as their Leadership Teams alongside your team of P&C Business partners Team to foster conversations about performance to create an open-minded and high-performance culture. 

Strategic Workforce Planning 

• Provide detailed analysis and insights on organizational health to set up SAPs Solution Areas for success.  

• Partner to strategically plan the workforce of the future using workforce guidance / KPI’s like Early Talents, Women in Leadership and Management, workforce distribution, demographics, diversity, location strategy, external workforce etc. 

What You Bring

It's your strategic P&C orientation and drive for execution along with a strong professional track record that bring added value to our Engineering & Technology Business Partner Team and the Leadership Team across SAPs Solution Areas. We look for a business partner with qualities like empathy, transparency, resilience, a growth mindset, delivering what you’ve agreed to deliver and the passion to make an impact. 

• ~10 years of P&C experience, with at least 5 years in a strategic P&C business partner role within a technology or engineering environment (at least 10,000 within organizational purview), in-depth P&C knowledge; worked and/or lived in an international environment 

• Strong experience operating in a business with a partnering mindset; solid consulting and persuasion skills for effective collaboration with high-level stakeholders 

• Strong business acumen and understanding of the technology sector. 

• Strong ability to build trusting relationships, demonstrating a high degree of professionalism in handling confidential and sensitive information while maintaining a balance between assertiveness and diplomacy 

• Strong leadership skills and experience leading P&C business partners in an enterprise environment 

• Expertise in implementing and driving transformation, change management initiatives at scale 

• Knowledge of strategic workforce planning and organizational development 

• Analytical with problem solving and decision-making skills; using data to inform decision making 

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, storytelling with data (English verbal & written) 

Personal Traits: 

• Demonstrable executive presence; strong communication and facilitation skills 

• Leadership as both exemplar and enabler: cultural ambassador for SAP’s values & behaviors and Leadership Promise at all times 

• Cultural dexterity; international exposure, ideally business languages skills in both German and English 

• Relevant training, certification or educational background (Human Resources, Psychology, Business Management) 

• Someone who enjoys working in a dynamic environment, comfortable managing multiple stakeholders, and values business success  

Meet your team 

Here at SAP, we recognize the value of teamwork and collaboration. As a P&C BP, you will be a part of a dynamic, global unit that is dedicated to shaping P&C initiatives and driving success across the organization. We aim to foster an inclusive environment that values diversity and encourages growth and innovation. Each team member brings unique skills and experiences, contributing to our collective strength and vision. Together, we strive to make a real difference, both within our company and for our customers worldwide.

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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.
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Requisition ID: 421865  | Work Area: Human Resources  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Management  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: EMEA, North America | #LI-Hybrid