Product 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.

What you`ll do:

On our mission to improve developer experience at SAP, we are looking for somebody like you. We will provide integrated product management solutions to SAP Engineering targeting 3.500 product managers at SAP. The product management solution will support the harmonized product operating model in SAP Engineering comprising all stages from Feedback to Delivery.

As Product Specialist, you will be part of the Hyperspace Product Management Solutions team in Sofia. The team will have a further location in Walldorf. The team will be working with experts from SAP Engineering around the world, like product managers, UX designers and architects.

In this role, you will drive the product lifecycle, from discover and prioritization to delivery and continuous improvement. You will collaborate with business stakeholders, data scientists, and engineers to shape AI use cases that create measurable business impact. You’ll define and ensure that product roadmaps align with SAP’s AI strategy, balance user needs with technical feasibility and maintain transparency and agile execution throughout delivery.

Responsibilities:

• You will work closely with the Chief Product Owner on the end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation to delivery and continuous improvement and document the necessary decisions and steps forward
• Define, prioritize and maintain the product backlog and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and strategic themes
• Translate business needs into clear product requirements and measurable value metrics
• Align with the project experts to understand the overall timeline and achieve the necessary backlog items
• Collaborate with engineering, data and design teams to deliver enterprise-grade solutions
• Drive incremental value realization through iterative development and feedback loops
• Promote AI adoption and excellence by aligning on product vision, roadmap, and success criteria
• Engage and align with stakeholders to ensure transparency, buy-in and outcome-driven delivery
• Keep track of the overall progress in accordance with the overall project timeline and raise any risks associated with the successful delivery as early as possible
• Apply agile and SAFe principles to coordinate cross-functional delivery teams and synchronize with dependent programs

• You will be responsible to define the team backlog in close alignment with the Chief Product Owner and Architects supporting the onboarding of solution areas in SAP Engineering to a new 3rd party product management solution including technical impact analysis and data migration, as well as the onboarding of various product feedback channels to bring this feedback into a central stream for product planning teams

• You will collaborate with a fun, supportive and talented team.
• We take our products seriously, but we do not take ourselves too seriously.
• We are always striving to improve. We are a unit that loves to learn and get better at what we do.

What you bring:

We don't expect that you know everything already – you’ll get the time to learn, and we’ll help you with that.

• Degree in computer science or a similar field
• Experience in product ownership or product management in AI, data or similar digital products
• Experience with Aha! Ideas, Discovery, and Roadmaps, as well as with Atlassian Jira Backlog Management
• Solid understanding of AI solution lifecycles, from proof of concept to production
• Strong analytical and communication skills to translate business objectives into actionable delivery plans
• Hands-on experience in designing, developing and operating production ready AI Solution
• Strong understanding of AI technologies, trends, and product development lifecycles
• Experience with agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, SAFe) and project management tools (e.g., Jira)
• Fluent English and a proactive, problem solving mindset

We also expect that you share our 7 core values that are described here.

Nice to have but not a must

• Knowledge of agentic AI and generative AI frameworks (e.g., LangChain, CrewAI)
• Familiarity with SAP ecosystem and enterprise AI governance tools and frameworks
• Certifications with cloud and data platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Databricks)
• Understanding of go-to-market (Lead-to-Cash) business operations & processes with strong awareness of how AI use cases can drive transformational change in this domain.

Meet your team:

As the digital backbone of SAP, the Corporate Processes & Information Technology (CPIT) organization drives the company's transformation and growth by simplifying complexity and enhancing operational performance.

We empower SAP to operate smarter, faster, and more effectively at scale by delivering innovative solutions, technologies, and processes aligned with SAP's strategic priorities.

Our purpose is to help SAP run better and fuel the next phase of growth.

Our vision is to power SAP's transformation in the era of AI — through simplicity, speed, and scale.

As part of the SAP Hyperspace team, we provide 3rd party or homegrown solutions for product managers in SAP Engineering that enable and support customer-centric, streamlined processes for empowered teams to jointly design and build powerful products along SAP engineering’s harmonized product operating model from feedback to delivery

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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.

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.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

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Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Requisition ID: 447870 | Work Area: Solution and Product Management | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid