COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done. Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That’s why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures.

SAP values the entrepreneurial spirit, fostering creativity and building lasting relationships with our employees. We know that a diverse and inclusive workforce keeps us competitive and provides opportunities for all. We believe that together we can transform industries, grow economics, lift up societies and sustain our environment. Because it’s the best-run businesses that make the world run better and improve people’s lives.

ABOUT SAP

As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES 

With more than €20 billion in annual sales, SAP manages an enormous diversity of businesses. However, moving the needle inside of SAP’s dominant enterprise business requires adding more than incremental innovation – it requires the development of massively disruptive organizations. SAP.iO Venture Studio is tasked to create those businesses, using SAP’s unique position and differentiated data sources to transform industries ranging from talent management to security. Our incubations must be big enough to move the needle at SAP, attack new market opportunities for the company, and be able to be tested through rapid iteration and constant customer feedback.

We identify promising talent and ideas, invest between $750K and $2.5M in seed-stage capital, and scale the ventures over time. The startups built within SAP.iO incubation operate differently to traditional corporate business units: General Managers are entrusted with end-to-end responsibilities, teams manage to cash, and Boards provide oversight and regular guidance.

SAP.iO’s Venture Studio invests in teams through a venture-capital driven model. Teams that receive funding from us have the responsibility to independently pioneer opportunities that are big enough to move the needle at a company of SAP’s scale.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

As part of the SAP.iO team, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Manage and coordinate milestones across the ventures to ensure success around critical KPIs
• Coordinate team meetings and support team communications 
• Manage venture metrics and reporting to provide visibility and transparency to leaders and SAP stakeholders
• Be an active and passionate part of the SAP.iO Studio team, by managing SAP.iO’s community events

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business with a focus on Operations Management, Business, Communications, Finance or General Management
• Experience in project and operations lead for handling distributed projects with a wide variety of stakeholders 
• Strong analytic skills
• Strong planning and coordination skills
• Strong communication and team collaboration skills
• Hands-on mentality and bias towards action
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Experience in working with executive stakeholders
• Fluency in English

PREFERRED SKILLS

• MBA
• Project management certification
• Prior experience as a project manager or operations associate in a startup or 
• Experience in coordinating communications-related activities and events with high visibility

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Intern or work experience in technology or related industry, start-up experience a plus

LOCATION

• Pacific time zone, San Francisco CA preferred. Anywhere in the US acceptable.

EXPECTED TRAVEL

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WHAT YOU GET FROM US

Success is what you make it. At SAP, we help you make it your own. A career at SAP can open many doors for you. If you’re searching for a company that’s dedicated to your ideas and individual growth, recognizes you for your unique contributions, fills you with a strong sense of purpose, and provides a fun, flexible and inclusive work environment – apply now_._

SAP'S DIVERSITY COMMITMENT

To harness the power of innovation, SAP invests in the development of its diverse employees. We aspire to leverage the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies that each person brings to the company.

SAP is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you 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

(Americas: Careers.NorthAmerica@sap.com or Careers.LatinAmerica@sap.com, APJ: Careers.APJ@sap.com, EMEA: Careers@sap.com).

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

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SAP is one of the biggest business software companies in the world. We collaborate every day to help make the world run better and improve people's lives. Every day, we help companies and organizations of all sizes and industries to run their businesses profitably, to adapt continuously, and grow sustainably.