Date: Jun 30, 2026
Location: Walldorf, Germany
Company: automation-1
Ref-Code: DE-60457559-EN-15-001
Work area: Information Technology
Expected travel: 0% - 20%
Career status:
Employment type: Regular Full Time
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
SAP is the global market leader for business software and thus contributes a considerable part of the world's economic power grid. At SAP you get your chance to put your ideas into action with maximum impact.Business Innovation & IT is responsible for evolving SAP's IT strategy and executing on it. We are applying our expertise in technology and business processes to drive the internal adoption of standard applications for SAP's workforce and driving SAP's digital transformation to the Cloud. It is our objective to accelerate co-innovation with development and extend the use of SAP standard products in the Cloud, shifting the focus from maintaining a heavily customized environment to optimizing our processes on top of standard services. The Business Innovation & IT organization is an execution-focused organization collaboratively working cross functions in closest alignment with all our lines of business, development and Cloud Delivery.
EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS
Within the COO unit of Business Innovation & IT you are responsible for key strategic initiatives to enable our transformation and to ensure the organization delivers against expectations. With your analytical and result oriented mindset you drive operational excellence across the organization, laying the foundation for agile delivery at high quality. You constantly challenge the existence of non-value adding tasks in the organization and foster a business perspective. You are primarily responsible for implementing and operationalizing our strategic objectives by providing steering methods, systems and tools. You identify critical situations that require attention and ensure resolution.
WORK EXPERIENCE
1 - 2 years relevant work experience
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Required skills
- Master Degree or equivalents in Business Administration, Economics, or related field
- Good skills and experience in Project Management
- Strong communication and relationship building skills with a strong intercultural sensitivity.
- Show passion on the job: act as a role model for the team, show authentic behavior, pride and enthusiasm in the own job
- Fluency in English, both oral and written. Knowledge of German language is a plus.
- Proactivity with a high sense of responsibility and reliability.
- Basic knowledge of SAP solutions (BW, RM, SRM, ISP)
- Basic understanding of SAP's business process and core value chain
- IT Service Management and Services sourcing know-how, ITIL certification is a plus
- Effectiveness in problem-solving, results oriented with ability to handle multiple top priorities simultaneously focused on quality, pragmatic, hands-on person
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build relationships and establishing credibility with key SAP stakeholders across different lines of business and hierarchies.
- Ability to think broadly and strategically about an issue and yet manage details.
- Competency to take critical decisions and self-confidence on representing decisions towards top management level.
Work area: Information Technology
Expected travel: 0% - 20%
Career status:
Employment type: Regular Full Time
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
SAP is the global market leader for business software and thus contributes a considerable part of the world's economic power grid. At SAP you get your chance to put your ideas into action with maximum impact.Business Innovation & IT is responsible for evolving SAP's IT strategy and executing on it. We are applying our expertise in technology and business processes to drive the internal adoption of standard applications for SAP's workforce and driving SAP's digital transformation to the Cloud. It is our objective to accelerate co-innovation with development and extend the use of SAP standard products in the Cloud, shifting the focus from maintaining a heavily customized environment to optimizing our processes on top of standard services. The Business Innovation & IT organization is an execution-focused organization collaboratively working cross functions in closest alignment with all our lines of business, development and Cloud Delivery.
EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS
Within the COO unit of Business Innovation & IT you are responsible for key strategic initiatives to enable our transformation and to ensure the organization delivers against expectations. With your analytical and result oriented mindset you drive operational excellence across the organization, laying the foundation for agile delivery at high quality. You constantly challenge the existence of non-value adding tasks in the organization and foster a business perspective. You are primarily responsible for implementing and operationalizing our strategic objectives by providing steering methods, systems and tools. You identify critical situations that require attention and ensure resolution.
WORK EXPERIENCE
1 - 2 years relevant work experience
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Required skills
- Master Degree or equivalents in Business Administration, Economics, or related field
- Good skills and experience in Project Management
- Strong communication and relationship building skills with a strong intercultural sensitivity.
- Show passion on the job: act as a role model for the team, show authentic behavior, pride and enthusiasm in the own job
- Fluency in English, both oral and written. Knowledge of German language is a plus.
- Proactivity with a high sense of responsibility and reliability.
- Basic knowledge of SAP solutions (BW, RM, SRM, ISP)
- Basic understanding of SAP's business process and core value chain
- IT Service Management and Services sourcing know-how, ITIL certification is a plus
- Effectiveness in problem-solving, results oriented with ability to handle multiple top priorities simultaneously focused on quality, pragmatic, hands-on person
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build relationships and establishing credibility with key SAP stakeholders across different lines of business and hierarchies.
- Ability to think broadly and strategically about an issue and yet manage details.
- Competency to take critical decisions and self-confidence on representing decisions towards top management level.