We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
About SAP Business Network
SAP Business Network connects millions of companies worldwide, enabling intelligent collaboration across procurement, supply chain, logistics, and financial processes. The organization is on a mission to make this network self-optimizing — leveraging Connected Intelligence to create business outcomes that no single company could achieve alone.
Purpose
To develop and apply advanced data models, algorithms, and analytical techniques to extract insights, solve complex business problems, and drive informed decision-making. The role leverages data science methodologies and machine learning to deliver actionable solutions across diverse business domains.
As a people manager, you are responsible for supporting the success of not only your direct reports, but the success of all employees within the larger team by helping to identify development opportunities and supporting team members to achieve their goals. You are expected to know about the members of your extended team and share insights with your peer managers.
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Lead multiple Data and AI teams on-site at NPB, fostering a strong in-office culture of collaboration, engagement, and continuous growth.
Data Foundation & AI-Native Development
Transitioning into the SAP Business Network space, this role is central to building a comprehensive Data Foundation and advanced Analytics capabilities that support a unified ecosystem leveraging Connected Intelligence and a sophisticated Reasoning Engine to automate complex business logic across the network. Technical skills from SBN are rapidly converging as configuration logic and forecasting models evolve into the primary inputs for autonomous reasoning — transforming traditional software development into a specialized discipline of AI-driven data orchestration and intelligent systems.
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Oversee development and deployment of advanced ML and AI models including forecasting, recommendation, classification, and generative AI applications.
Applied Data & AI Science
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Design and implement mathematical models, algorithms, and data mining processes into products, prototypes, and/or business processes to solve business problems.
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Analyze large and complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
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Advanced ML & AI: solid understanding of supervised/unsupervised learning, time series forecasting, NLP, and deep learning concepts — sufficient to evaluate, challenge, and guide team output.
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Generative AI & LLMs: familiarity with prompt engineering, fine-tuning, RAG architectures, and agentic AI frameworks.
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Data platforms: working knowledge of Databricks, Snowflake, SAP Datasphere, or equivalent cloud-native data platforms.
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Data architecture: understanding of lakehouse patterns, real-time streaming (Kafka, Spark), and data mesh principles — sufficient to set direction and make architectural decisions.
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MLOps: awareness of experiment tracking (e.g. MLflow), model serving, CI/CD for ML pipelines, and drift monitoring — to govern standards across teams.
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Programming: Python (primary), SQL — sufficient for technical discussions, design reviews, and evaluating team work.
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 world.
SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides 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.
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 annual combined range for this position is 244700-553900USD. 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.
AI Usage in the Recruitment Process
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Requisition ID: 449328 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Executive | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
