HANA Cloud CoE Solution Advisor Expert (f/m/d)

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.

YOUR FUTURE ROLE

As a Solution Advisor 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.

• Serve as a trusted advisor for HANA Cloud migrations, guiding customers in transitioning from legacy systems to cloud-native data platforms while connecting solutions to business outcomes.

• Support account teams in identifying, structuring, and progressing strategic HANA Cloud opportunities, including evaluating account strategies and qualifying new opportunities.

• Deliver tailored solution demonstrations and partner on executing HANA Cloud campaigns, demand generation activities, and competitive differentiation efforts.

• Analyze industry trends around cloud transformations, data platforms, and AI readiness, while helping define reference architectures and scaling insights across regions.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including Customer Success, Product Management, and Value Engineering—to ensure successful outcomes and seamless transitions to implementation partners.

• Leverage storytelling, digital assets, and regional success stories to enhance engagements, promote consistency, and drive customer success across transformation programs.

YOUR PROFILE

Required

• 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

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

ABOUT THE TEAM

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.

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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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Requisition ID: 433105 | Work Area: Presales | Expected Travel: 0 - 60% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Full time or part time unlimited | #LI-Hybrid

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