VP, Business Data Cloud (BDC) Foundation Services
VP, Business Data Cloud (BDC) Foundation Services
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We help the world run better
At SAP we keep it simple: you bring your best to us and well bring out the best in you. Were builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce and we need your unique talents to help shape whats next. The work is challenging but it matters. Youll find a place where you can be yourself prioritize your wellbeing and truly belong. Whats in it for you Constant learning skill growth great benefits and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
What Youll Do
We are looking for a seasoned and visionary Product Manager to lead the strategy roadmap and execution of our Business Data Cloud (BDC) Foundation this high-impact role you will be responsible for defining and delivering the core runtimes and foundational services that power the entire BDC portfolio including Data Products SAP Datasphere SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) SAP Databricks and Master Data Management (MDM).
You will work across a wide matrix of product lines aligning closely with leaders across AI SAP Datasphere SAC MDM Catalog Marketplace and Ecosystem to shape a cohesive scalable and AI-first product foundation that accelerates our Line-of-Business-centric intelligent applications roadmap. This role requires a unique combination of deep technical expertise organizational leadership strategic vision and operational excellence.
What You Brin
Strategic Leadership
- Own the end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for the BDC Foundation Services supporting all LOB applications in alignment with SAPs Suite First and AI First vision.
- Define a prioritized and cohesive roadmap across core runtimes and foundational services to ensure platform readiness for AI innovation and industry-specific requirements.
- Collaborate with Product Management and Development leadership to deliver a tightly aligned semester-based plan that drives measurable adoption and business impact
Cross-Functional Alignment & Delivery
- Partner with Product and Engineering leads across SAC SAP Datasphere AI Cockpit Catalog Marketplace and other key BDC components to drive unified delivery and architectural consistency.
- Navigate complex multi-layered technical and organizational landscapes ensuring alignment across SAP LOBs central product architecture and cloud platform teams
Team Leadership
- Hold both functional and disciplinary responsibility for leading and growing a high-performing Product Management team fostering a culture of ownership customer obsession and excellence.
- Coach the team with a strong emphasis on persona-centric product thinking and iterative delivery.
- Drive strong collaboration between Product UX Architecture and Engineering functions to ensure delivery of high-value scalable foundation services
Platform & Product Excellence
- Combine customer and market insight with deep technical understanding to define platform requirements that scale across LOB use cases.
- Balance inbound (technical delivery execution) and outbound (positioning partner engagement) product responsibilities to ensure relevance adoption and competitive differentiation.
- Establish metrics and feedback loops to drive data-informed decisions and continuous product improvement.
Qualifications
- 1520 years of product management experience in enterprise software with a strong focus on data analytics and AI platforms.
- Proven track record of building and scaling world-class product teams with deep experience in cloud-native data and analytics architectures.
- Experience managing and mentoring large PM organizations (1520 team members) across complex global environments.
- Demonstrated success in delivering platform products at scale driving adoption and consumption across diverse customer bases.
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to align and influence across organizational silos and legacy architectures.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or related technical field; MBA is a plus.
- Hands-on background in development professional services or pre-sales highly desirable.
- Expertise in combining strategic vision with executional excellence; from market-driven strategy and storytelling to driving measurable product outcomes
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
SAPs 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.
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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: SAPbelieves the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAPs 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 $362800 - $ actual amount to be offered to the successful candidatewill be within that range dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education skillsexperience scope ofthe role location etc. as determinedthrough theselection 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.
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Requisition ID: 432839 Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Management Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
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