Design Director

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Design Director to lead our design team and drive design excellence across SAP's products. As a Design Director, you will be responsible for providing strong visual design direction, refining details, and maintaining high aesthetic standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a design team, driving project execution and deliverables using agile methodologies
• Ensure design excellence by providing strong visual design direction, refining details, and maintaining high aesthetic standards
• Advocate for visual consistency, accessibility, and usability across all designs
• Foster a culture of collaboration and growth within the design team and across the organization through mentorship, feedback, and design reviews
• Collaborate with designers, developers, marketers, and product managers to align on user needs and behaviors
• Champion the value of a cohesive design system, ensuring consistency in design patterns and components across platforms
• Analyze complexity, simplify workflows, identify the right problems to solve
• Translate user research into compelling design solutions, guiding projects from concept to final implementation
• Create essential UX artifacts such as prototypes, workflows, design patterns, and design specifications
• Present design work effectively to stakeholders and lead team reviews and discussions
• Advocate for human-centered design principles in all stages of the design process

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in UI/UX design, including creating mockups, prototypes, and documenting interaction patterns
• Strong visual design skills, with a proven ability to deliver aesthetically compelling and pixel-perfect designs
• Deep understanding of design systems and experience implementing scalable design patterns across platforms
• Experience leading and mentoring design teams, providing both creative direction and professional development support
• Proficiency in Figma and other industry-standard design tools
• Strong communication, storytelling, and documentation skills
• Ability to advocate for the value of a cohesive design system and ensure its adoption across the company
• Experience leading teams to deliver high-quality, market-ready designs
• Very good English skills, German skills are beneficial

About SAP

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.

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.