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About the SAP Internship Experience Program

The SAP Internship Experience Program is SAP’s global, strategic, paid internship program that provides university students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers.

Three reasons to intern at SAP

1. Culture of collaboration : Meet with mentors, make new friends across the globe, and create a thriving personal network.

2. Project-driven experience : gain cross-functional skills from our virtual and in-person learning sessions, diverse subject matter experts, and project deliverables.

3. Gain visibility : with SAP Internship Experience Program in your title, you’ll have a global network of SAP leaders, entrepreneurs, and career development opportunities at your fingertips.

What you’ll do:

Position title: SAP iXp Intern - Advocacy & Amplification / Partner Ecosystem Success

Location : Virtual or 10 Hudson Yards, 51st Floor | New York, NY 10001, USA

Expected start date to end date : June 2023 – June 2024

The Partner Ecosystem Success Advocacy & Amplification team is seeking a communications intern to support a variety of communication channels. This includes assisting with the planning of global to-partner events (both in-person and virtual), amplification of partner news on the SAP Partner Portal, quarterly reporting to internal stakeholders and leadership teams, assisting with social media accounts for the team, as well as administrative tasks related to executive communications. The goal is to support increased visibility and reach of SAP’s partner ecosystem, including partner success stories and awareness of SAP’s strategic offerings and partnership programs i.e., industry cloud, RISE with SAP, GROW with SAP, the SAP PartnerEdge program as well as to support increased awareness of SAP and partner news with internal stakeholders. This is a highly collaborative role with team members found around the globe.

This is a hands-on position for an experienced writer (ideally an enrolled student in a BA or MA program for marketing, public relations, corporate communications , or journalism, for example). Successful candidates must have solid communication skills, strong attention to detail, creative ideas, marketing acumen, knowledge and experience with social platforms, and excellent copywriting and editing skills. The position requires the ability to seek out information and problem-solve.

Event Support

**Support Team with Reporting & Web Updates **

Social Media Support

Amplify Partner News

• Assist with various event-related activities, including setting up registration sites, analyzing registration data, developing event polling questions, slide preparation, and follow-up surveys, etc.

• Support quarterly reporting including tracking of partner news on social channels, creating the quarterly Media & Influencer report and quarterly GPM SAP PartnerEdge Communication Presentation for leadership

• Maintain internal SAP WorkZone pages with relevant, up-to-date information about partner business

• Maintain and support team with updates to Partner Ecosystem Success SharePoint site

• Liaise with the SAP Partner Update newsletter team to deliver news items to the SAP Partner Portal team for posting to the site

• Draft messaging and help with basic images for posts

• Light video editing (if no experience, can train on the job)

• Light event support (executive scheduling and related logistics, proofreading marketing copy, etc)

• Work with the SAP partner PR team to support social amplification of partner news across SAP social channels, including content creation, submission to SAP social channels, and tracking of uptake with an eye on trends

• Correspond with SAP partners to post approved partner press releases to sap.com in German and English

What you bring:

We’re looking for someone who takes initiative, perseveres, and stay curious. You like to work on meaningful innovative projects and are energized by lifelong learning.

The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in writing and editing for business or media. Must have attention to detail and the ability to seek information and solve problems. Must enjoy and excel working in collaborative teams and also independently. Excellent collaboration and communication skills including empathy and relationship-building skills are a must.

The candidate must have:

• Good writing and editing skills in English with a passion for writing compelling, easy-to-read copy; some experience drafting press releases and/or newsletter copy is a plus

• Detail-oriented, works well independently and cross-functionally

• Ability to understand requirements, seek out answers, drill into details, and resolve issues

• Good communication skills (written, verbal, and visual)

• Good listening skills, ability to pull out and summarize information

• Must be a team player and demonstrate high performance and willingness to take initiative

• Good problem solver with a high degree of self-initiative

• Knowledge of German is a plus

• Enrolled BA or MA student, ideally in public relations, journalism, communication, or related fields

Meet your team:

Our mission

Partner Ecosystem Success | Advocacy & Amplification

We support SAP’s ecosystem, revenue, and growth aspirations with innovative communications, engagement, and empowerment, and drive partner ecosystem awareness and messaging throughout the organization.

Learn more on YouTube about our Partner Program SAP PartnerEdge

We build breakthroughs together

SAP innovations help more than 400,000 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 200 million users and more than 100,000 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, we build breakthroughs, together.

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 and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide 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.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

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 hourly base salary rate range applicable for the posted role. The targeted range for this position is 15-62 USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidates 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. SAP offers limited benefits for employees hired into hourly or like roles subject to appliable plan/policy terms. A summary of benefits and eligibility requirements can be found by clicking this link: SAP North America Benefits.

Requisition ID: 371167 | Work Area: Communication | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Student | Employment Type: Intern | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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