Development Manager (f/m/d) SAP Sustainability - Sustainable Products and Operations

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SAP Sustainability Engineering is seeking a highly motivated hands-on Development Manager (f/m/d) to drive the development of our Sustainability solutions in the context of SAP Sustainability and SAP Cloud ERP. As Development Manager (f/m/d) for SAP Sustainability - Sustainable Products and Operations you will lead a highly performing Engineering team, provide technical leadership, and ensure the delivery and development operation of our high-quality Sustainability solutions.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• You will define and execute the team's roadmap, prioritize tasks, and manage people to ensure successful project completion.
• You are acting as coach and mentor, e.g. by conducting deliverable reviews and providing performance feedback, and drive personal development.
• You will be accountable to resolve technical dependencies, comply to product standards, ensure high quality and sufficient (automated) testing, smooth delivery, etc.
• You will collaborate closely with (chief) architects to ensure cross SAP CTO direction such as technology, compliance, data integration, and security are considered during development and part of the backlog where applicable.
• You will partner with Product Management and User Experience to translate the overall outcome-based roadmap and vision into a product backlog and prioritization in a manner clearly understandable to the development team.
• You perform at least 30% hands-on technical tasks and responsibilities in addition to team management.

This role requires excellent leadership, communication, project, and people management skills.

What you bring:

• University degree in Computer Science (or related subject).
• Proven experience in developing and operating SAP cloud services or solutions.
• Strong knowledge of SAP technologies, including SAP ERP, SAP HANA, SAP Cloud Platform, and SAP S/4HANA.
• Experience with DevOps practices, tools, and technologies.
• Solid understanding of software development methodologies.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills (German/English, spoken and written).
• 5 years of professional experience.

Sustainability lies at the heart of SAP's vision. Our Sustainability Solution as SAP Responsible Design & Production as well as SAP S/4HANA for product compliance are central parts of SAP's sustainability portfolio. It strongly supports our customers' sustainability initiatives to achieve a litter-free world by eliminating waste and creating regenerative packaging and to ensure compliance throughout the product lifecycle with automated compliance processes.

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.