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Industry Advisor – High Tech- Software Provider Industry

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At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly strategic and customer-focused industry expert to join our Industry Business Unit (IBU) team for High-Tech with a focus on the Software Provider Industry.

This role is responsible for driving global industry go-to-market strategy, scaling industry expertise, and serving as a trusted advisor for customers, partners, and various internal stakeholders. The ideal candidate combines deep industry knowledge with deep solution knowledge in the industry context with proven experience in customer engagements, GTM strategy execution, and ecosystem collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

1. Industry Go-To-Market Strategy – Planning & Execution

Own and execute the global industry strategy and business plan in alignment with end-to-end industry product managers.
Develop and implement industry GTM activities in alignment with global GTM priorities, demand generation plans with DG Hubs in key markets.
Support account planning for strategic customers and align with key partners on their GTM priorities.
Identify macro-level growth opportunities and industry trends to drive business outcomes.

2. Customer Engagement & Strategic Partnerships

Act as a trusted advisor and global “blackbelt” industry expert for executive-level customer engagements.
Sponsor strategic customer journeys to drive adoption and lifetime success.
Secure anchor deals and provide C-level support to strengthen customer satisfaction.
Deliver industry-relevant assets (showcases, demos, references, prototypes, innovations).
Build and maintain critical global C-level contacts and relationships.
Build and maintain critical contacts and relationships with strategic partners.

3. Industry Expertise Scaling

Scale expertise globally through enablement content, structured sales planning, and best practices.
Guide solution content, reference architectures, and learning journeys to ensure industry relevance.
Collaborate with marketing, media, and analysts to ensure a consistent GTM message.
Enable internal teams to execute with industry expertise and consistent GTM alignment.
Support industry kick-off meetings and account planning sessions.
Collaborate with regional industry advisors, DG Hubs, corporate teams and ecosystem teams on GTM activities.

4. Voice of the Customer & Industry Communities

Gather and prioritize customer feedback to influence global product roadmaps.
Lead industry councils and multi-customer communities to drive thought leadership and adoption of cloud and AI solutions.
Represent the company with global stakeholders and analysts to enhance credibility and influence.
Drive co-innovation with customers, fostering partnerships to accelerate growth and transformation.
Champion global renewal strategies, ensuring consistent advocacy, messaging, and engagement across industries.

Qualifications

10+ years of experience in or supporting customers in High Tech with a focus on Software Provider industry segment
Demonstrated success in defining and executing impactful GTM strategies in installed base and net new markets. Proven skills in translating strategy into executable plans and drive their successful implementation resulting in anchor deals, pipeline and revenue impact
Proven record of thought leadership through impactful content, event and conference participation and community engagement
Experience as Solution Architect, Pre-Sales or Business Development role covering Software Provider industries
Knowledge with the SAP solution stack for Software Provider or having worked in a Software Provider company that uses SAP is a plus
Proven track record of working with executive-level stakeholders, including C-suite across both customers and partners.
Strong understanding of industry trends, digital transformation, and SaaS/cloud ecosystems with focus on the Software Provider sub-segment
Demonstrated success in driving global initiatives, scaling expertise, and delivering measurable outcomes.
Exceptional communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
Ability to influence across global and regional teams, partners, and customers.

What We Offer

A global leadership platform to shape industry strategy and customer success.
Opportunities to drive digital innovation with cutting-edge cloud and AI solutions.
Collaboration with top executives, global customers, and leading industry partners.
A dynamic, fast-paced environment where your expertise will drive measurable impact.

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
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 world.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides 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.

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 194100 – 411600 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.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Solution Advisor Expert- HANA Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE)- WEST

Role Overview

As a Senior Specialist in the HANA Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE), you will be the go-to expert for Data & Analytics solutions within our Customer Advisory organization. You will leverage your deep expertise to support the entire sales cycle, including identifying opportunities, providing post-sale customer support, and assisting customers in expanding their SAP footprint. This high-impact role bridges strategy and execution—designed to help scale adoption, accelerate migration, and unlock value from SAP HANA Cloud across our customer base.

You’ll work in close collaboration with account teams, partners, and customer success teams—supporting the full customer lifecycle with expert guidance, solution architecture, and scalable best practices. While not carrying a quota, your role is critical in driving sales execution, deal velocity, and customer outcomes at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Act as the go-to advisor for HANA Cloud migrations and transformation engagements.
Guide customers on transitioning from legacy/on-premise systems HANA, Sybase databases to cloud-native data platforms.
Support account teams in structuring and progressing strategic HANA Cloud and IBM ASE cloud opportunities.
Deliver both standard and customized solution demonstrations
Support the account teams in identifying and qualifying new opportunities
Evaluate account qualification criteria and fine-tune account strategy
Collaborate on creating overall themes and competitive differentiation
Support execution of regional HANA Cloud campaigns and demand generation activities.
Conduct dry runs for strategic deals and customer engagements
Transition engagements to implementation partners effectively
Engage in storytelling that connects HANA Cloud to tangible business outcomes and industry narratives.
Analyze industry and technology trends around data platforms, AI-readiness, and cloud transformations.
Leverage digital assets throughout customer engagements
Partner with Customer Success, Product Management, Value Engineering, and Ecosystem teams to ensure customer success.
Help define reference architectures and collaborate on large-scale transformation programs.
Share insights and success stories across regions to scale impact and consistency.

What You Bring

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field
7+ years of experience in enterprise data platforms, architecture, or solution advisory roles.
Deep knowledge of SAP HANA Cloud, SAP BTP, and cloud data management principles.
Experience driving or supporting large data migrations and transformation programs.
Strong understanding of hyperscaler ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid-cloud patterns.
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into compelling business value.
Excellent storytelling, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Strongly Preferred

Familiarity with SAP Datasphere, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, and SAP Business AI.
Experience with AI/ML adoption narratives and data-driven transformation strategies.
Prior exposure to pre-sales or sales execution support roles.
Understanding of SAP’s GTM motions and internal tools/processes.

Why This Role Matters

SAP HANA Cloud is the modern digital core powering the Business Data Cloud. As part of the HANA Cloud CoE, your work will help thousands of customers make the leap to a scalable, AI-ready data future while helping the field drive execution and impact at scale.

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: Careers@sap.com

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

Candidate(s) will be required to work 3 days a week in office/client site as per our Pledge to Flex return to office policy

SAP is not offering relocation benefits for this role at this time.

SAP is not offering visa sponsorship for this role at this time.

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 197400 – 411600 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.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Solution Advisor Expert- Business Data Cloud (BDC) – Northeast

As the Solution Advisor Expert (SA), you will be the go-to person for any solution or product questions within the sales team. You will leverage your deep expertise in specific solutions to support the entire sales cycle, from identifying opportunities to post-sale customer support. Additionally, you will assist customers in expanding their current SAP footprint to maximize value for their organization.

The role requires a minimum of 12+ years of professional experience in enterprise software/IT, including substantial customer-facing presales or solution-architecture leadership on platform and PaaS initiatives.

Serve as the principal technical and solution authority for strategic accounts and complex opportunities across the sales cycle (qualification → design → close → handover → expansion).
Own end-to-end solution articulation for SAP BTP: architecture patterns, integration strategies (S/4HANA, third-party systems), extension frameworks, automation, and AI-driven use cases.
Lead and drive high-impact customer engagements: executive briefings, technical workshops, architecture reviews, RFP responses, customized demos, and multi-stakeholder proofs-of-concept.
Provide deep solution-specific expertise to support new sales and adoption for key customers
Provide both standard and customized/personalized solution demonstrations that bring SAP solutions to life and show customers the value of SAP.
Support the Account Team by delivering solution presentations and events to identify and qualify new opportunities and drive adoption and consumption of SAP solutions
Evaluate account qualification criteria to determine further investment in pursuing opportunities
Establish yourself as a thought leader within the account team and fine-tune account strategy
Collaborate with the team in creating overall themes and competitive differentiation
Conduct vigorous dry runs on strategic deals and customer engagements
Transition engagement to implementation partner/ Services teams effectively
Engage with customers to continue selling the vision of SAP solutions and ensure eagerness for renewal
Leverage digital assets throughout the customer engagement, including demos, presentations, and other content

What you bring:

12+ years of professional work experience with large software/IT organizations, preferably in a solution and/or architecture advisory role
4+ years of relevant SAP BTP and/or Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) experience in a customer-facing role, with specific focus given to cloud data warehousing solutions
Expertise with Business Data Cloud (BDC) and related components (Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, Databricks, Snowflake)
Functional knowledge of S/4HANA applications and/or optimization of business processes that leverage SAP BDC is desired
Strong understanding of modern data architecture industry trends and proven ability to present to all levels in a customer’s organization
Strong understanding of modern data architecture industry leaders and competitive differentiators
Viewed as a solution expert and trusted advisor with a track record of success
Strong executive presence and storytelling skills

Meet your team:

Customer Advocate: Collaborate to complement solution expertise and support customers
Global Digital Content Factory: Leverage digital assets created by the team throughout customer engagement
Implementation Partner/Customer Services & Delivery: Efficiently transition customer engagement for successful deployment and realization of solution value
SAP Account Teams: Share best practices and collaborate on providing solutions and services support across the entire customer journey.

Candidate(s) will be required to work 3 days a week in office/client site as per our Pledge to Flex return to office policy

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 194,100 – 411,600 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.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Solution Advisor Expert – Business Data Cloud (BDC) Public Services

Serve as the principal technical and solution authority for strategic accounts and complex opportunities across the sales cycle (qualification → design → close → handover → expansion).
Own end-to-end solution articulation for SAP BTP: architecture patterns, integration strategies (S/4HANA, third-party systems), extension frameworks, automation, and AI-driven use cases.
Lead and drive high-impact customer engagements: executive briefings, technical workshops, architecture reviews, RFP responses, customized demos, and multi-stakeholder proofs-of-concept.
Provide deep solution-specific expertise to support new sales and adoption for key customers
Provide both standard and customized/personalized solution demonstrations that bring SAP solutions to life and show customers the value of SAP.
Support the Account Team by delivering solution presentations and events to identify and qualify new opportunities and drive adoption and consumption of SAP solutions
Evaluate account qualification criteria to determine further investment in pursuing opportunities
Establish yourself as a thought leader within the account team and fine-tune account strategy
Collaborate with the team in creating overall themes and competitive differentiation
Conduct vigorous dry runs on strategic deals and customer engagements
Transition engagement to the implementation partner/ Services teams effectively
Engage with customers to continue selling the vision of SAP solutions and ensure eagerness for renewal
Leverage digital assets throughout the customer engagement, including demos, presentations, and other content

What you bring:

12+ years of professional work experience with large software/IT organizations, preferably in a solution and/or architecture advisory role
4+ years of relevant SAP BTP and/or Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) experience in a customer-facing role, with a specific focus on cloud data warehousing solutions
Expertise with Business Data Cloud (BDC) and related components (Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, Databricks, Snowflake)
Functional knowledge of S/4HANA applications and/or optimization of business processes that leverage SAP BDC is desired
Strong understanding of modern data architecture industry trends and proven ability to present to all levels in a customer’s organization
Strong understanding of modern data architecture industry leaders and competitive differentiators
Viewed as a solution expert and trusted advisor with a track record of success
Strong executive presence and storytelling skills

Meet your team:

Customer Advocate: Collaborate to complement solution expertise and support customers
Global Digital Content Factory: Leverage digital assets created by the team throughout customer engagement
Implementation Partner/Customer Services & Delivery: Efficiently transition customer engagement for successful deployment and realization of solution value
SAP Account Teams: Share best practices and collaborate on providing solutions and services support across the entire customer journey.

Candidate(s) will be required to work 3 days a week in the office/client site as per our Pledge to Flex return to office policy

SAP is not offering relocation benefits for this role at this time.

SAP is not offering visa sponsorship for this role at this time.

Travel expectations: 0 – 50%

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 194,100 – 330,000 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.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Solution Advisor Expert- Business Technology Platform (BTP) (SAP Build) – Northeast

Serve as the principal technical and solution authority for strategic accounts and complex opportunities across the sales cycle (qualification → design → close → handover → expansion).
Own end-to-end solution articulation for SAP BTP: architecture patterns, integration strategies (S/4HANA, third-party systems), extension frameworks, automation, and AI-driven use cases.
Lead and drive high-impact customer engagements: executive briefings, technical workshops, architecture reviews, RFP responses, customized demos, and multi-stakeholder proofs-of-concept.
Provide deep solution-specific expertise to support new sales and adoption for key customers
Provide both standard and customized/personalized solution demonstrations that bring SAP solutions to life and show customers the value of SAP.
Support the Account Team by delivering solution presentations and events to identify and qualify new opportunities and drive adoption and consumption of SAP solutions
Evaluate account qualification criteria to determine further investment in pursuing opportunities
Establish yourself as a thought leader within the account team and fine-tune account strategy
Collaborate with the team in creating overall themes and competitive differentiation
Conduct vigorous dry runs on strategic deals and customer engagements
Transition engagement to implementation partner/ Services teams effectively
Engage with customers to continue selling the vision of SAP solutions and ensure eagerness for renewal
Leverage digital assets throughout the customer engagement, including demos, presentations, and other content

What you bring:

12+ years of professional work experience with large software/IT organizations, preferably in a solution and/or architecture advisory role
4+ years of relevant SAP BTP and/or Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) experience in a customer-facing role
Expertise with Business Technology Platform (BTP) components (application development, automation, integration, AI)
Functional knowledge of S/4HANA applications and/or optimization of business processes using SAP BTP would be helpful
Strong understanding of development, integration and artificial intelligence industry trends

Strong understanding of industry leaders and competitive differentiators

Viewed as a solution expert and trusted advisor with a track record of success
Strong executive presence with the ability to tell relevant industry stories about optimizing business processes with technology

Sub Solution experience in SAP Build:

4 + years of Demonstrable, hands-on experience with SAP Build Apps, Build Process Automation, and Build Work Zone—able to articulate architecture, trade-offs, and roadmaps to technical and executive stakeholders.
Proven track record designing and delivering production-grade solutions using industry standard programming languages such as Javascript. Solid understanding of UI composition, data binding, custom components, client-side logic, responsive design, and extension patterns.
Experience owning end-to-end automation solutions: modeling BPMN workflows, configuring human tasks/approvals, implementing business rules, and delivering RPA/automation bots that realize measurable business outcomes.
Ability to design and communicate integration strategies between Build artifacts and enterprise backends (S/4HANA, third-party APIs) using OData/REST, secure destinations, and API management; define transactional/consistency guarantees.
Strong security and identity expertise for Build solutions—XSUAA/OAuth/OIDC or SAML implementations, role/authorization modeling, governance, and compliance controls.
Skilled at creating and running customer-facing technical workshops, executive briefings, personalized demos, and proofs-of-concept that translate business outcomes into technical solutions.
Experience establishing CI/CD, versioning, automated testing, and environment promotion practices for Build projects to enable safe, repeatable deployments.
Ability to create reusable templates, reference architectures, demo kits, and playbooks to scale adoption and reduce time-to-value across accounts.
Proven mentoring and enablement experience: coaching citizen developers and technical teams, defining governance guardrails, and raising overall presales capability.

Meet your team:

Customer Advocate: Collaborate to complement solution expertise and support customers
Global Digital Content Factory: Leverage digital assets created by the team throughout customer engagement
Implementation Partner/Customer Services & Delivery: Efficiently transition customer engagement for successful deployment and realization of solution value
SAP Account Teams: Share best practices and collaborate on providing solutions and services support across the entire customer journey.

Candidate(s) will be required to work 3 days a week in office/client site as per our Pledge to Flex return to office policy

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 194,100 – 411,600 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.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Solution Advisor Expert – Business Data Cloud (BDC) West

Serve as the principal technical and solution authority for strategic accounts and complex opportunities across the sales cycle (qualification → design → close → handover → expansion).
Own end-to-end solution articulation for SAP BTP: architecture patterns, integration strategies (S/4HANA, third-party systems), extension frameworks, automation, and AI-driven use cases.
Lead and drive high-impact customer engagements: executive briefings, technical workshops, architecture reviews, RFP responses, customized demos, and multi-stakeholder proofs-of-concept.
Provide deep solution-specific expertise to support new sales and adoption for key customers
Provide both standard and customized/personalized solution demonstrations that bring SAP solutions to life and show customers the value of SAP.
Support the Account Team by delivering solution presentations and events to identify and qualify new opportunities and drive adoption and consumption of SAP solutions
Evaluate account qualification criteria to determine further investment in pursuing opportunities
Establish yourself as a thought leader within the account team and fine-tune account strategy
Collaborate with the team in creating overall themes and competitive differentiation
Conduct vigorous dry runs on strategic deals and customer engagements
Transition engagement to the implementation partner/ Services teams effectively
Engage with customers to continue selling the vision of SAP solutions and ensure eagerness for renewal
Leverage digital assets throughout the customer engagement, including demos, presentations, and other content

What you bring:

12+ years of professional work experience with large software/IT organizations, preferably in a solution and/or architecture advisory role
4+ years of relevant SAP BTP and/or Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) experience in a customer-facing role, with specific focus given to cloud data warehousing solutions
Expertise with Business Data Cloud (BDC) and related components (Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, Databricks, Snowflake)
Functional knowledge of S/4HANA applications and/or optimization of business processes that leverage SAP BDC is desired
Strong understanding of modern data architecture industry trends and proven ability to present to all levels in a customer’s organization
Strong understanding of modern data architecture industry leaders and competitive differentiators
Viewed as a solution expert and trusted advisor with a track record of success
Strong executive presence and storytelling skills

Meet your team:

Customer Advocate: Collaborate to complement solution expertise and support customers
Global Digital Content Factory: Leverage digital assets created by the team throughout customer engagement
Implementation Partner/Customer Services & Delivery: Efficiently transition customer engagement for successful deployment and realization of solution value
SAP Account Teams: Share best practices and collaborate on providing solutions and services support across the entire customer journey.

Candidate(s) will be required to work 3 days a week in the office/client site as per our Pledge to Flex return to office policy

SAP is not offering relocation benefits for this role at this time.

SAP is not offering visa sponsorship for this role at this time.

Travel expectations: 0 – 50%

We will consider candidates located near other West Region SAP offices: San Ramon, Bellevue, Newport Beach, and Tempe.

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 194,100 – 411,600 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.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Solution Advisor Expert – Business Data Cloud (BDC) West

Serve as the principal technical and solution authority for strategic accounts and complex opportunities across the sales cycle (qualification → design → close → handover → expansion).
Own end-to-end solution articulation for SAP BTP: architecture patterns, integration strategies (S/4HANA, third-party systems), extension frameworks, automation, and AI-driven use cases.
Lead and drive high-impact customer engagements: executive briefings, technical workshops, architecture reviews, RFP responses, customized demos, and multi-stakeholder proofs-of-concept.
Provide deep solution-specific expertise to support new sales and adoption for key customers
Provide both standard and customized/personalized solution demonstrations that bring SAP solutions to life and show customers the value of SAP.
Support the Account Team by delivering solution presentations and events to identify and qualify new opportunities and drive adoption and consumption of SAP solutions
Evaluate account qualification criteria to determine further investment in pursuing opportunities
Establish yourself as a thought leader within the account team and fine-tune account strategy
Collaborate with the team in creating overall themes and competitive differentiation
Conduct vigorous dry runs on strategic deals and customer engagements
Transition engagement to the implementation partner/ Services teams effectively
Engage with customers to continue selling the vision of SAP solutions and ensure eagerness for renewal
Leverage digital assets throughout the customer engagement, including demos, presentations, and other content

What you bring:

12+ years of professional work experience with large software/IT organizations, preferably in a solution and/or architecture advisory role
4+ years of relevant SAP BTP and/or Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) experience in a customer-facing role, with a specific focus on cloud data warehousing solutions
Expertise with Business Data Cloud (BDC) and related components (Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, Databricks, Snowflake)
Functional knowledge of S/4HANA applications and/or optimization of business processes that leverage SAP BDC is desired
Strong understanding of modern data architecture industry trends and proven ability to present to all levels in a customer’s organization
Strong understanding of modern data architecture industry leaders and competitive differentiators
Viewed as a solution expert and trusted advisor with a track record of success
Strong executive presence and storytelling skills

Meet your team:

Customer Advocate: Collaborate to complement solution expertise and support customers
Global Digital Content Factory: Leverage digital assets created by the team throughout customer engagement
Implementation Partner/Customer Services & Delivery: Efficiently transition customer engagement for successful deployment and realization of solution value
SAP Account Teams: Share best practices and collaborate on providing solutions and services support across the entire customer journey.

Candidate(s) will be required to work 3 days a week in the office/client site as per our Pledge to Flex return to office policy

SAP is not offering relocation benefits for this role at this time.

SAP is not offering visa sponsorship for this role at this time.

Travel expectations: 0 – 50%

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 194,100 – 411,600 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.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

SAP NS2 Solution Advisory Specialist – Federal (DOD & IC) active Secret clearance-Metro DC

Active U.S. Secret security clearance (TS/SCI with CI Polygraph preferred). Must be clearable up to a polygraph clearance

NS2 COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SAP is the global market leader for business software and related services. SAP National Security Services Inc.® (SAP NS2®) is an independent U.S. subsidiary of SAP. At SAP NS2, we leverage best-in-breed technologies engineered by SAP to protect the lives, assets and information of Americans. We offer SAP solutions with specialized levels of security and support to meet the requirements of U.S. national security and critical infrastructure customers.

This position requires access to customer data; Must be a U.S. citizen. SAP NS2 does not offer Visa sponsorships for this role. All internals must have manager’s approval to transfer.

Location:

Washington, D.C. Metro / Capital Region; must be within a commutable distance to Herndon/Chantilly, VA and a minimum of 3 days a week in the office.

Travel: 10-25%

About the Role:

The SAP NS2 Solution Advisory Specialist serves as a trusted advisor and mission enabler for the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC). This position focuses on modernizing legacy ERP systems, aligning SAP Business Suite solutions—including SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), and SAP Analytics Cloud—to the operational and strategic needs of defense and intelligence missions.

The specialist partners with account teams, solution engineers, and mission customers to design secure, compliant, and mission-relevant, and future ready ERP solutions that modernize legacy systems, enhance readiness, and improve data-driven decision-making across the defense ecosystem.

The ideal candidate brings deep knowledge of SAP technologies, strong federal acquisition expertise, and a well-established network across DoD and IC agencies.

Key Responsibilities include:

Customer Engagement & Strategy

Serve as a trusted advisor on how SAP’s Business Suite can enable digital transformation, operational efficiency, and mission readiness within DoD and IC organizations.
Conduct discovery sessions with senior mission, logistics, and financial stakeholders to identify opportunities for modernization, auditability, and data integration.
Translate mission workflows and acquisition constraints into SAP-based solution strategies aligned with federal and mission requirements.
Build and present technical presentations and demonstrations, showcasing key components of SAP Business Suite.

Solution Design & Advisory

Lead development of secure and compliant enterprise architectures leveraging SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Technology Platform, and SAP Analytics Cloud within SAP NS2’s regulated cloud environments.
Ensure solution designs comply with DoD and IC security frameworks, including CMMC 2.0, Zero Trust principles, RMF, FedRAMP High, IL5/6, and higher levels of security domains.
Partner with engineering and delivery teams to support prototypes, demonstrations, and proofs of concept that illustrate tangible mission benefits.

Market Development & Thought Leadership

Support capture and proposal efforts through technical expertise, solution scoping, and mission-aligned narratives.
Represent SAP NS2 at defense and intelligence forums, workshops, and industry events, communicating how SAP’s enterprise solutions drive mission outcomes.
Track DoD/IC digital transformation initiatives and enterprise resource modernization programs (e.g., defense financial management, logistics systems, and enterprise data environments).
Proactively and collaboratively navigate federal procurement and operational environments across multiple security classification domains.

Internal Collaboration

Collaborate closely with SAP and SAP NS2 product, compliance, and engineering teams to ensure proposed architectures meet mission, performance, and security needs.
Provide market intelligence and customer feedback to refine SAP NS2’s federal go-to-market and product strategies.

Requirements/Must Haves:

8-10 years of experience in enterprise technology solutioning within DoD or IC mission environments, specifically within digital transformation, data analytics, or cloud modernization within the defense sector.
Understanding of defense acquisition, financial management, logistics, and supply chain processes within federal environments.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and executive presentation skills.
Active U.S. Secret security clearance (TS/SCI with CI Polygraph preferred). Must be clearable up to a polygraph clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

Expertise with SAP Business Suite, specifically with S/4HANA and its integration with SAP BTP, Analytics Cloud, or legacy ECC systems.
Experience delivering S/4HANA migration or brownfield/greenfield ERP modernization projects within regulated or classified environments.
Knowledge of DoD and IC enterprise business systems.
Familiarity with FedRAMP, ITAR, DFARS, and other defense compliance frameworks.
Strategic, creative thinker with strong executive presence with ability to connect and articulate enterprise technology to defense readiness and operational outcomes.
Ability to collaborate effectively across matrixed teams.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, or Engineering (e.g., Computer Science, Data Analytics, Information Systems), or a related field, or equivalent work experience. Relevant certifications (e.g., SAP Certified Technology Consultant, AWS/Azure Solutions Architect) are preferred.

Note: The job description is meant to be a guideline. It is not exhaustive, and we will expect the selected candidate to show flexibility and eagerness to undertake varied tasks and projects.

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 194100 – 411600(USD) 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.

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