Development Manager

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.

In this role you will:

Lead and develop a team of engineers and AI practitioners providing regular coaching feedback and career growth support.
Own team performance and delivery quality across assigned customer engagements ensuring work meets technical standards and business objectives.

What you bring:

Proven experience managing engineering teams in a customer-facing or delivery-focused context with a track record of building engaged and high-performing teams.
Strong technical foundation in AI machine learning data engineering or software engineering with the credibility to support and guide your teams technical decisions.
Demonstrated ability to manage delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams balancing quality speed and customer expectations.
Strong coaching and feedback skills with a genuine commitment to the growth and wellbeing of the people you lead.
Ability to navigate ambiguity manage competing priorities and make decisions under pressure in fast-moving customer-embedded environments.
Proven ability to work in an Agentic AI context understanding how AI agents are applied within delivery teams and customer environments.
Strong collaboration and communication skills effective with both technical team members and non-technical business stakeholders.
Experience contributing to hiring onboarding and team culture in engineering organizations.
Familiarity with SAP AI technologies and enterprise AI deployment realities is an advantage.

What youll build

Collaborate with technical leads and senior managers to set team priorities manage workloads and ensure delivery plans are realistic and well-resourced.
Act as the primary point of contact for your team on delivery risks technical escalations and team health resolving issues proactively.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with customer stakeholders and internal partners across product data and go-to-market teams.
Support hiring onboarding and integration of new team members contributing to a diverse and inclusive team culture.
Champion engineering best practices responsible AI principles and continuous improvement within the team.
Represent team insights blockers and successes to senior leadership ensuring the teams voice and needs are heard and actioned.

Where you belong

You will be part of a growing AI and industry expert team serving customers across the Americas Europe and Asia. We are building an environment where great engineers are led by managers who genuinely invest in them. We value people leaders who are present direct and deeply committed to their teams success not just delivery metrics. You will thrive here if you are energized by developing people building team culture and helping your team deliver meaningful AI outcomes for some of the worlds most important enterprises.

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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AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

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

Requisition ID: 457532 Work Area: Software-Design and Development Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Management Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid