Partner Engagement Specialist

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.

THE TEAM

At SAP, partners are central to our strategic vision. Together with our vast ecosystem of more than 25,000 partners serving more than 400,000 customers across 180 countries, we deliver transformative value, guiding our joint customers towards innovation and growth.

The Partner Business Growth unit within SAP’s Partner Ecosystem Success Organization is key to SAP’s Ecosystem strategy, ensuring a unified approach across the partner ecosystem and business motions. This unit acts as a core team that provides centers of guidance to ensure cohesive and connected strategy execution and operations as well as partner commercial models and programs across all partner types. Integrating domain expertise, the unit ensures seamless connections between global teams, regions, and market units, aligning with business priorities to drive growth and innovation.

THE ROLE

As Program Specialist - Partner Commercial Models you support the execution of SAP’s partner incentives, with a particular focus on activity-based incentives. You orchestrate the incentive execution, ensuring all required teams become involved, establishing a strong cooperation with Finance (O2I/O2C/Partner Payments) and OEC teams. In that role, you will act as an authority that takes responsibility for incentive compliance with and adherence to the Terms & Conditions of incentives prior releasing payments to partners.

You support the content creation for the enablement of SAP partners and internal teams. You will be communicating to partners, supporting them with any questions regarding their use of SAP incentives. In your capacity you continuously improve incentive designs, acting on input from stakeholders involved in the execution.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execution of SAP Partner incentives
• Orchestration & optimization of incentive processes across multiple SAP teams
• Tracking and archiving of compliance documents related to incentives
• Accruals and payment execution monitoring
• Partner and internal support / communication relating to SAP incentives
  
  

EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

• Demonstrated project management skills
• Experience with SAP's partner commercial models and incentives a plus
• Strong analytical and finance skills
• Personality who takes responsibility for outcomes, self-starter, problem-solver
• Strong focus on compliance and transparency.
• Stakeholder collaboration: Excellent ability to build trustful relationships across multiple teams and functions.
• Language: Fluency in English with flawless writing skills for external facing assets, any other language an asset.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent accreditation required; Master’s Degree or MBA preferred

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: 445018 | Work Area: Sales | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid