Application Engineering Senior Manager

Job Description

We help the world run better
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.

What you'll build

SAP is the backbone of global commerce, and our team in Brno is undertaking its most critical mission yet: redefining how the world’s largest companies prepare for the future. We are establishing a new engineering group focused on Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), dedicated to transforming static financial data into an autonomous, AI-driven strategy.

This endeavor goes beyond simply maintaining existing tools; it’s about creating the next generation of SAP Business AI from scratch. In our Brno hub, you will become part of a pioneering team of innovators responsible for integrating large language models, predictive forecasting, and autonomous agents into the financial core of Fortune 500 companies.

Becoming part of a team during a high-growth phase offers more than just employment; it provides the opportunity to join a diverse group of new colleagues who are all learning and growing together. You will benefit from an environment rich in technical expertise, extensive internal mobility, and the chance to help shape the culture of a major new SAP hub from its inception.

Core Responsibilities:

You will oversee a large-scale engineering organisation, managing multiple teams and managers to achieve our most strategic Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) initiatives. As a key architect of the Brno site's success, you will be responsible for talent strategy, resource allocation, and alignment with high-level stakeholders. You will ensure that as our workforce grows to hundreds of people, our teams maintain agility, our vision remains clear, and we continue to deliver world-class software at the speed of a startup.

Organisational Scaling:

Experience managing "managers of managers" and scaling engineering organisations from dozens to hundreds.

Strategic Alignment:

Ability to translate corporate business goals into actionable engineering roadmaps.

Stakeholder Management:

Experience negotiating priorities with global executives and cross-functional partners (Product, UX, Sales).

Cultural Stewardship:

A track record of defining and maintaining a high-performance engineering culture across a large-scale site.

AI Literacy:

Familiarity with principles of Machine Learning and Large Language Models (LLMs) through academic, personal or professional projects.

What you bring

• Professional with an academic background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science, MBA or related advanced degree is advantageous.
• 15+ years of professional experience, including at least 5 years of experience leading teams, specifically managing managers.
• Experience in Engineering leadership roles for SaaS enterprise software solution providers.
• Experience in developing and executing product strategies that lead to revenue growth and market share increase.
• Leadership and team management skills, capable of motivating and directing diverse groups, evidenced by high leadership trust and employee engagement scores.
• International experience demonstrates effective communication with multicultural teams.
• Communication and presentation skills in English, including C-Level communication, with the ability to convey complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven decision-making approach.
• Ability to collaborate and influence cross-functional teams to achieve shared objectives.
• Adaptability to fast-paced and dynamic environments, with the capacity to adjust to shifting priorities.
• Proven practical experience in overseeing and leading cloud native engineering organisation using the latest technologies and principles.
• Leadership qualities include trustworthiness, empowerment, clarity, reliability, accountability, and execution focus.

Where you belong

You will lead a team of experienced software engineers, AI engineers, data scientists, including two managers who are passionate about delivering innovative solutions. Our diverse team is based in Czech Republic.

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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.

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We are ethical and compliant
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AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

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Requisition ID: 444090 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Management | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid