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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: UX design intern
• Location: Palo Alto, CA (3 days/wk in Palo Alto office)
• Expected start date: Sep, 2024
• Contract duration: 8 months
• Work hours: 40 hours per week

What you'll do:

The projects will be cross-product UX initiatives that work across different applications/products within SAP Ariba, ensuring a consistent and positive user experience (UX) throughout.

The design intern will work on designing new patterns or improving existing ones. The tasks could involve:

• Identifying user needs and pain points related to the current process.
• Researching existing patterns and industry best practices.
• Collaborating with teams to define the scope and functionality of the patterns.
• Designing the user experience (UX) for interacting with cross-functional teams.
• Creating documentation and guidelines.

The key deliverables will include:

• Creating digital mockups of the design ideas using software like Figma or other tools.
• Creating prototypes (low-fidelity or high-fidelity) to test design ideas and gather user feedback.
• Refining designs based on user feedback and research to improve the overall UX.
• Presenting the design ideas to stakeholders and showcasing the design thinking process.
• Preparing functional specifications detailing the pattern's capabilities.

Additional skill:

• Effectively communicating design ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Keeping up with the latest UX trends and design tools.
• Being able to analyze user data and research findings to inform design decisions.

What you bring:

• A Bachelor's or higher degree in UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field.
• A fantastic online portfolio.
• Ability to leverage and expand upon well-established design system.
• Proficient in Figma and basic UX prototyping skills.

Meet the team:

• Our design team is a vibrant, global network of talented individuals who bring their unique perspectives and boundless energy to every project.
• United by a passion for design, our geographically diverse team brings a constant flow of fresh ideas and infectious enthusiasm to the table.

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 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 31 - 62/hr USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate 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. 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.

Requisition ID: 392979 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Student | Employment Type: Intern | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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