Assessment Senior Specialist (Talent Management)

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

The Assessment Senior Specialist supports the execution and continuous improvement of SAP’s leadership assessment practices, ensuring that leadership potential, readiness, and development needs are consistently and accurately identified.

Working within established frameworks, this role applies assessment methodologies, tools, and data insights to enable high-quality talent and succession decisions, collaborating closely with Leadership Development, Succession, and Business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Execute leadership assessment processes and methodologies across leadership levels, ensuring consistency and quality.
• Apply and interpret assessment tools to generate actionable insights.
• Analyze assessment data to support talent reviews, succession planning, and development decisions.
• Collaborate across Leadership Development & Talent Programs organization and P&C stakeholders to embed assessment insights into development planning.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of assessment frameworks, tools, and reporting approaches.
• Ensure compliance with global assessment standards, ethics, and data privacy requirements.
• Contribute to the preparation of reports, dashboards, and insights for stakeholders.

What you bring

Core Capabilities / Expertise

• Leadership Assessment Tools & Methodologies: Deep understanding of psychometrics, 360s, simulations, and potential models and their application across leadership populations.
• Behavioral / Assessment Report Interpretation: Skilled in translating complex data into clear, actionable insights.
• Compliance & Ethics in Assessment: Ensures rigor, fairness, and confidentiality in all processes.
• Data Visualization / Reporting: Leverages tools and analytics to communicate trends and insights effectively.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborates effectively with internal stakeholders to support assessment execution and application.

Success in Role Looks Like:

• Assessment processes are executed consistently and reliably across programs and populations.
• Stakeholders receive clear, structured insights that inform talent and development decisions.
• Assessment data is effectively integrated into succession and development discussions.
• Assessment practices are compliant, well-documented, and trusted by stakeholders.
• The role independently manages complex assessment activities and contributes to continuous improvement.

(Position is based at the SAP HQ in Feltham. Hybrid working).

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, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

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

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Requisition ID: 449102 | Work Area: Human Resources | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid