Area Product Owner (fmd) for the Industry Knowledge Graphs

Summary & Role Information:

At SAP Business AI we are exploring the next frontier of AI on structured business data like graphstablesand more.Foundation Models on structured data like SAP-RPT-1 have ushered in the GenAI era for business relevant scenarios.Now we are pushing further. We want to enable companies across all industries to collaboratively train foundation models and build knowledge graphs.

As Area Product Owner (f/m/d) you will own the product backlog for the Industry Knowledge Graphs(IKGs) theunifiedsemantically rich representation ofdomain specific and generalizedbusinessentities processes and relationships across SAP applications and industries. You translate strategy and stakeholder needs into a clear prioritized roadmap write the user stories that drive delivery and partner closely with the IKG Tech Lead knowledge engineers dataengineersand AI scientists to ship. You alsorepresentthe IKGsto its consumers theMMIFMteams developing multi-modal industry foundation modelsand OP4Iand an open data platformteams SAP product groupsincluding SAP Knowledge Graph and external partners making sure what we build matches what they need. You work alongside architects designersengineersand senior product managers to refine value proposition and execution. You will help shape concept documents and (sub-)proposals for new IKGscapabilities andensure alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders including senior management in a complex dynamic environment.

What Youll do:

• Own and prioritize the IKGsproduct backlog gather requirements write user stories and ensure the team is always working on the highest-value items

• Detail out test and iterate the IKGsvalue proposition: aunifieddomain specific trustworthy representation ofSAPsbroadindustrybusinessknowledge that grounds GenAI applications and powers downstream foundation-model workstreams for the benefit ofSAPs customersandSAP itselfthe whole European industry ecosystem

• Identifyand onboard the IKGs key consumers (MMIFM OP4I SAP product teams external partners) and ensure tight alignment between what they need and what we ship

• Partner with Product Management to define the business plan and measurable outcomes for the IKGsarea

• Workhand-in-handwith the IKGsTech Lead and the R&D team to translate roadmap into requirements sprint goals and measurable releases

What you bring:

• 8 years of related professional experience incl. 5 years of product ownershipin the area ofAI data or platform products

• Solid technical literacy in Knowledge Graphs and semantic data you dont need to design ontologies yourself but you can reason about RDF SPARQL KG construction trade-offs and graph RAG / LLM grounding well enough to write meaningful stories and run informed reviews with the IKG Tech Lead

• Passionate aboutidentifyingnew ways to generate value from structured business knowledge

• Track recordof delivering high-quality features that meet novel customer needs and balancing the needs of multiple consumers in a highly dynamic environment

• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness tothink outside the box roll up your sleeves to ship

• Strong abilities to manage internal stakeholders surface use cases and drive consensus across engineering product and partner organizations

• Exceptional teamwork abilities includinga track recordof delivering C-level grade presentations and driving alignment with senior management

• Demonstrated capability in shaping product vision and roadmaps running discovery calculating business value and making impactful product decisions on behalf of users

• Familiarity with SAP business applications (ERP CRM) and their data models is a strong plus you understand what kinds of business questions the IKG needs to answer

• Strong communicationskills in English language verbal and written

Meet your team:
SAPs AI organization is dedicated to seamlessly infusing AI into all enterprise applications enabling customers partners and developers to enhance business processes and generate remarkable business value. Join our international AI team where innovationthrivesopportunities for personal development abound and exceptional colleagues collaborate globally.

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