Product Owner/Development Architect (f/m/d) Operations Control Plane for Sovereign Cloud

Job Description

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

What you’ll do

We are looking for a dynamic and technically grounded Product Owner/Development Architect to lead the design, development, and strategic direction of the Operations Control Plane (OCP) within our Sovereign Cloud Automation & Tooling (SAT) team.

This hybrid role combines product ownership with technical architecture leadership, making it ideal for someone who can drive both the "what" and the "how"—translating business needs into a clear product roadmap while ensuring its implementation is scalable, secure, and future-proof.

You will be instrumental in integrating OCP with Service Provider Cockpit (SPC), CRM Fulfillment systems, and other cloud-native services, supporting end-to-end automation, orchestration, and compliance for Sovereign Cloud operations.
The position can be filled in part time.

In this hybrid role, you will:

• Define and own the OCP product vision, roadmap, and technical direction, ensuring alignment with strategic business needs and architectural principles.
• Lead the architecture and system design of OCP, ensuring scalability, modularity, and alignment with cloud-native best practices.
• Translate business requirements into both actionable user stories and robust technical designs, collaborating with engineering and platform teams.
• Ensure seamless integration with SPC, CRM, billing, and infrastructure orchestration layers.
• Define and prioritize the product backlog, manage sprints, and provide architectural oversight during development cycles.
• Establish and enforce technical standards, conduct design reviews, and ensure alignment with security, compliance, and sovereignty requirements.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across engineering, architecture, security, operations, and business teams.
• Identify automation opportunities and lead the design and development of new capabilities within OCP.
• Monitor key metrics, gather feedback, and continuously iterate to improve both product functionality and system performance.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence.

What you bring

• Proven experience in Hands-on Development in Java/Nodejs/ABAP, product ownership, solution architecture, or technical leadership roles in cloud infrastructure or automation domains.
• Deep understanding of Service Provider Cockpit (SPC) and CRM Fulfillment processes.
• Strong technical foundation in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), microservices architecture, and automation frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge the gap between business and technical teams, with experience writing both user stories and architecture specs.
• Hands-on knowledge of tools like Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD platforms.
• Familiarity with data sovereignty, compliance, and security best practices in enterprise cloud environments.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with a passion for both technical depth and customer value
• Willingness to go through personal security clearance (Government process)

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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 and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide 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.

Requisition ID: 420877 | Work Area: Software-Development Operations | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Part Time or regular Full Time #LI-Hybrid #SAPCareersSovereignCloud, #SAPCloudReq

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