Our company culture is focused on helping our employees enable innovation by building breakthroughs together. 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. Apply now!SAP recently decided to combine and harmonize all SAP Sovereign Cloud offerings, establishing an end-to-end process for the Public Sector and regulated industries. The Sovereign Cloud Delivery & Operations business unit is part of SAP Product Engineering with responsibility across the relevant Sovereign Cloud portfolio of SAP. Sovereign Cloud Delivery & Operations is collaborating closely with all Board areas to establish a harmonized, scalable, and consistent offering with transparent and standardized deliverables.We are looking for a Development Manager within the Technology & Engineering unit of the Sovereign Cloud Delivery & Operations organization. The role reports directly to the Chief Technology Officer.Currently, the Technology and Engineering unit has locations in Germany and the US, with the majority of the employees located in the US. Our new location in Portugal will extend our global footprint with a cross-cutting engineering team. This team will support the existing US and German teams in development, security and quality assurance tasks.In your role as manager of our Portugal office, you will be responsible for building up the team and setting them up for success.What you will do:As people manager for the team located in Portugal, you will collaborate with the Sovereign Cloud Technology and Engineering leadership team, leading, motivating, and supervising the newly created Portuguese team. You will be in charge of any tasks related to ramping-up this new Sovereign Cloud location and onboarding of the new team. You will be responsible for ensuring that the team meets its objectives and delivers high-quality work in line with Sovereign Cloud T&E goals. You will also be involved in recruiting and hiring new employees, determining staffing needs, and creating work schedules. Additionally, it will be your responsibility to foster a positive and inclusive work environment, promote teamwork and collaboration, and handle conflicts and disputes among team members. Overall, as a people manager, you will play an essential role in managing and developing a productive and motivated team.EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS/ SKILLS AND COMPETENCIESMaster's degree, MBA or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or other relevant disciplinesStrong engineering management skills with the ability to build up and lead successful teamsExperience in setting up new teamsExperience in ramping-up off-shore locationsIn-depth experience with cloud productsStrong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify, analyze and resolve issuesExcellent communication skills to effectively convey strategy, plans, and results to both technical and non-technical stakeholdersAbility to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, and technical product managementIdeally, knowledge of SAP and the SAP solution portfolioExperience with change management processes in complex organizationsStrong cultural awareness and intercultural competenciesAbility to build trusted relationships with key stakeholdersDecision-making and can-do attitudeProven ability to deliver against challenging timelinesPersistence, self-motivation and willingness to work under pressureEnglish (fluent), German is a plusWORK EXPERIENCEA minimum of 10 years of professional experience in the field of software engineeringA minimum of 5 years of experience as people managerA minimum of 5 years of experience with cloud productsExperience with quality testing and automation toolsExperience with cloud security and compliance topicsVery good understanding of cloud infrastructure related topicsIdeally, experience with on-premise and/or cloud-based SAP solutionsWe build breakthroughs togetherSAP innovations help 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 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 200 million users and more than 100,000 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, we build breakthroughs, together.We win with inclusionSAP'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: ******.
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