SAP Academy for Services & Consulting - Industry Transformation Advisor - Palo Alto

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.

*Must reside within 40 miles of Palo Alto, CA

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 SAP Academy for Services & Consulting is a global development program designed for talent who are early in their careers.

Who You'll Become

As an Industry Transformation Advisor, you will develop into a trusted transformation professional who helps customers realize measurable business value from their SAP investments.

Through progressive responsibility, coaching, and hands-on experience, you will learn how to:

• Build foundational consulting, enterprise architecture, and value management skills.
• Support strategic transformation initiatives across the customer lifecycle.
• Grow from contributor to leading workstreams and supporting executive engagements.
• Gain exposure to governance, roadmapping, adoption strategy, and innovation in enterprise environments.

What You'll Do

As part of the SAP Academy for Services & Consulting, an Industry Transformation Advisor will support customers across three core dimensions of transformation:

1. Strategic Guidance

• Prepare executive-ready materials (roadmaps, governance updates, value scorecards).
• Document business objectives, KPIs, and milestones.
• Contribute to discovery workshops and translate requirements into structured transformation plans.

2. Value Realization

• Track KPIs and support value scorecards and health assessments.
• Contribute to business cases, benchmarking, and CCOE/adoption initiatives.
• Support innovation and AI-enabled transformation use cases.

3. Transformation Coordination

• Align customer, SAP, and partner stakeholders on milestones and deliverables.
• Track roadmaps, risks, and escalations.
• Provide research, analysis, and support for SAP transformation tools and frameworks.

Expectations and Tasks

• Deliver assigned tasks on time with high quality and attention to detail.
• Demonstrate strong preparation and analytical rigor in customer engagements.
• Communicate clearly with both technical and business stakeholders.
• Structure ambiguous problems into actionable insights.
• Support transformation governance forums with accurate reporting and documentation.
• Continuously build knowledge of SAP solutions, enterprise architecture concepts, and value management frameworks.
• Demonstrate curiosity and initiative in learning new tools, technologies, and methodologies.

What You Bring

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required (Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field preferred); SAP coursework or certification is a plus.
• 1–3 years of experience in consulting, technology, business analysis, or enterprise software environments.
  
  

Technical & Business Skills

• Ability to translate business requirements into structured solution designs with clear integration points.
• Foundational knowledge of SAP solutions (e.g., S/4HANA, BTP), enterprise landscapes, and full lifecycle implementations.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP preferred.
• Familiarity with integration concepts, APIs, data management, and security fundamentals (e.g., SSO, authorizations).
• Experience with a programming or scripting language such as ABAP, Python, JavaScript, or SQL preferred.

Professional Attributes

• Strong analytical and customer-focused communication skills.
• Interest in AI, automation, and value-driven transformation.
• Proficiency in English to engage with SAP's global network.
• Curious and agile mindset with a passion for learning and adapting in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving, project management, and creative thinking abilities.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and communicate ideas effectively.
• Emotional intelligence and cultural awareness that support inclusive teamwork and stakeholder engagement.
• Growing foundation in business acumen and emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence.
• Results-oriented approach with the initiative and courage to take ownership.

Meet Your Team

You will join a team dedicated to helping customers achieve measurable business outcomes from their digital transformation journeys. You'll work closely with:

• Enterprise Architects
• Solution Advisors
• Delivery Teams
• Customer Stakeholders

The team operates in a collaborative, fast-paced environment that emphasizes mentorship, structured development, and hands-on exposure to enterprise-level transformation initiatives.

About the SAP Next Gen Academy for Services & Consulting

The Academy partners with SAP Customer Engagement & Adoption to support customers throughout their digital transformation journeys, driving adoption and effective use of SAP software through planning, implementation, integration, and continuous improvement.

The 12-month SAP Next Gen Academy for Services & Consulting offers:

• Classroom learning
• Role-focused rotations
• Consulting and project management development
• Technical and solution support training
• Hands-on customer engagement opportunities

Participants build a strong foundation for long-term success within Customer Engagement & Adoption.

Why Join?

• Build a global professional network
• Collaborate with customers on real business challenges
• Gain hands-on experience with world-class cloud solutions
• Learn in a dynamic, high-growth environment
• Earn competitive pay and benefits

SAP Next Gen is SAP's global experience for students and early-career talent (0–3 years of professional experience), providing access to:

• A supportive global community
• Tailored development opportunities
• High-impact projects across the business

Work Environment

SAP employees are enabled to do their best work through a hybrid work model that combines office and remote work according to country-specific guidelines.

In general, SAP's hybrid setup consists of:

• Three days per week in the office, on-site with customers, or at partner locations.
• Remaining time working remotely.

Program Travel Requirements

The program includes a practical and immersive learning experience that will likely require participants to spend approximately two weeks in San Ramon, California, during one planned trip.

This experience is designed to provide:

• Hands-on learning opportunities
• Networking with peers and leaders
• Exposure to SAP's broader ecosystem

Please note that during intensive phases of the program, vacation may not be approved to ensure participants can fully engage in critical learning activities.

We Are SAP

SAP helps more than 400,000 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 into a global leader in:

• Business applications
• Cloud solutions
• Analytics
• Intelligent technologies
• Experience management

As a cloud company serving over 200 million users worldwide and employing more than 100,000 people globally, SAP is purpose-driven, future-focused, and committed to helping customers solve their most complex business challenges.

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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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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Compensation Range Transparency: SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted annual combined range for this position is . The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits.

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Requisition ID: 455726 | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Graduate | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid