Intern / Working Student / Thesis Student (f/m/d) - Innovation and Community Management

Intern / Working Student / Thesis Student (f/m/d) – Innovation and Community Management
Intern / Working Student / Thesis Student (f/m/d) – Innovation and Community Management
Walldorf, 69190, Baden-Württemberg, DE
2024-08-07

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Intern / Working Student / Thesis Student (f/m/d) – Innovation and Community Management

Date: 07/23/2024
Company: SAP

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.

INTRO

Are you looking for a premium internship or working student position where you can develop various skills while engaging in exciting and varied tasks? Then you’ve found the right place with us! At the SAP Experience Garage, you’ll take on responsibilities, become a crucial member of our dynamic team, and grow a vast network of SAP employees from around the world.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Innovation and Community Student

The SAP Experience Garage community is a vibrant, fast-growing platform with over 20,000 employees, designed to foster creativity, innovation, and collaboration. We engage employees in unique and impactful projects through various missions and challenges that enhance their skills and contribute to SAP’s success. Missions are structured, bite-sized learning activities that employees participate in online. In challenges, employees solve specific business problems, promoting learning, collaboration, and innovation.

Are you a dynamic innovator ready to join SAP Experience Garage’s community of intrapreneurs? We seek a passionate SAP Experience Garage Innovation and Community Student to shape a culture of innovation, support challenges, and teams in turning creative ideas into impactful solutions.

The SAP Experience Garage team is hiring a working student to assist with the following tasks and special projects:

• Challenge creation and review: Setting-up challenges on our SAP Experience Garage Platform focus on solving specific business-related problems within SAP. Conduct thorough reviews of created challenges and provide feedback to improve future innovation initiatives.
• Challenge advertisement: Formulate engaging posts for our Teams channel and plan promotional activities. Promote challenges across various communication channels to maximize participation and engagement.
• Accelerator Program support: Prepare and schedule sessions, create PowerPoint and materials, and support participating teams throughout the program.
• Event Assistance and Preparation: Assist with the organization, coordination, and execution of virtual and/or in-person internal and external events such as Hackathons and Innovation sessions. Prepare for and present in virtual or in-person events, draft and review presentations, marketing material, and communications.
• Project Management: Manage small and medium projects, support day-to-day operations and administration.

This role goes beyond traditional innovation programs; it’s an opportunity to spearhead transformative initiatives, inspire teams, and contribute to SAP’s continuous evolution.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Educational Background:
• Student (f/m/d) at a university or a university of applied sciences.
• Preferred majors: Innovation management, business administration and computer science but not limited to the above.
• Experience:
• Previous experience in workshop execution, public speaking and moderation, Community management, event planning, or related fields is a plus.
• Experience in creating engaging content.
• Interest in Innovation, Trends and New Technologies, Design Thinking & Agile Methodologies.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

• Software Skills:
• Strong MS Office knowledge and experience, particularly PowerPoint.
• Experience with Teams and SharePoint is a plus.
• Ability to quickly familiarize yourself with software tools and products.

LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Language Proficiency:
• Fully professional in English and at least B1/B2 level in German.
• Strong communication and networking skills, both written and verbal.

SOFT SKILLS

• Personal Attributes:
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Proactivity, creativity, solution-oriented thinking, customer-oriented, quality-driven, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent time management and organization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Creative thinking and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently without supervision, self-driven and motivated.
• Absolute team player.

LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Community Engagement: Work directly with a rapidly growing community of over 20,000 employees, fostering connections and collaboration.
• Skill Amplification: Develop a diverse skill set by actively participating in innovation and community management, event planning, and project leadership, ensuring a holistic learning experience.
• Real-World Impact: Use your innovation and project management skills to contribute directly to SAP’s objectives, creating a portfolio filled with meaningful achievements.
• Expert Mentorship: Learn and grow under the guidance of seasoned professionals who are enthusiastic about enhancing your innovation and community management and project management abilities.
• Global Collaboration: Connect with a global network of SAP employees, fostering international opportunities and collaboration prospects that enrich your experience and skillset.
• Creative Environment: Work in a young, creative, and like-minded team.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Location & Flexibility:
• Our team is located in Walldorf, where we host regional events.
• Flexibility to work with a global team in various time zones.
• Availability to work 3-4 days / 20 hours a week for at least 6 months.
• Required to come to the Walldorf office at least 3-4 times a month.
• Relocation is not possible/provided.

MANDATORY FOR APPLICATION

• Application Documents: Your set of application documents should contain a cover letter, a resume in table form, school leaving certificates, certificate of enrollment, current university transcript of records, copies of any academic degrees already earned, and if available, references from former employers (including internships). Please also describe your experience and skills in foreign languages and computer programs / programming languages.

MEET YOUR TEAM

Welcome to the SAP Experience Garage – where innovation meets imagination! If you’ve never heard of us before, get ready to be inspired. The SAP Experience Garage is a dynamic community within SAP, designed to foster creativity, experimentation, and forward-thinking solutions. Our mission is to reimagine how people interact with technology, making it more intuitive, engaging, and employee-centered. We put the employee at the heart of everything we do, driving innovation and supporting a thriving community.

At the SAP Experience Garage, we believe the best ideas come from playfulness and exploration. That’s why we’ve created a space where employees can push the boundaries of what’s possible. Our goal is to bring ideas to life that not only solve problems but also delight and inspire users.

Here’s a taste of what we do:

• Innovation Projects: Tackling real-world challenges with innovative employee-driven solutions.
• Collaborative Workshops: Online and onsite workshops where team members brainstorm and prototype the next big thing in tech design.
• Maker Space: "The Garage," our maker space, offers first touchpoints with technology for hands-on learning and experimentation.
• Enablement: Educating employees on the latest technologies to help solve customer problems, fostering an innovative mindset, and turning ideas into impactful solutions.
• Holistic Experience: From inspiration events to creating Minimal Viable Products in our Accelerator, we offer a holistic experience that amplifies employees‘ innovative impact.
• Cutting-Edge Tools: Leveraging the latest tools and technologies, from AR and VR to AI-driven design, to bring creative visions to life.
• Creative Freedom: Encouraging out-of-the-box thinking and bold experimentation, with a team passionate about innovation.

LEARN MORE

• Learn more about all of our programs here
• Join the community here: SAP Experience Garage Community

Internal Resources:

• Recap of the GitHub Copilot Conference
• SAP x Apple Vision Pro Challenge
• How the SAP Experience Garage enables and drives Innovation around AI
• Hackathon Event Video Example
• Fostering Innovation Is a Team Sport

External Resources:

• Going beyond the Surface: How SAP Experience Garage is Leveraging Crowd Intelligence to Unleash Innovation in the Workplace
• Celebrating Success at SAP Experience Garage!
• Brandon Hall Award für unsere Peer2Peer & Micro-learning Platform, Octopus: SAP Employees Learn More Because It’s Fun:
• Shaping our future by "< Hacking> the future of work and living"
• SAP Business Challenge Network: Innovative Partnerships at Eye Level

Join us at the SAP Experience Garage, where your talent and imagination can make a real impact. If you’re ready to dive into a world of innovation and creativity, this is the place for you!

Your set of application documents should contain a cover letter, a resume in table form, school leaving certificates, certificate of enrollment, current university transcript of records, copies of any academic degrees already earned, and if available, references from former employers (including internships). Please also describe your experience and skills in foreign languages and computer programs / programming languages.

This is a SAP global, strategic, paid working student position that provides students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers.

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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: 398201 | Work Area: Communication | Expected Travel: 0 – 10% | Career Status: Student | Employment Type: Limited Part Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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