Head of SAP Payroll

We help the world run betterAt 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.  What you'll build  As Product Management Lead of SAP Payroll & Benefits Solutions (m/f/d), you will take full ownership of the strategic advancement and scalable growth of our SAP Payroll & Benefits product portfolio. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for driving innovation through an AI-first solution approach, user-centric design, and business acceleration within the SAP SuccessFactors HCM landscape.  You will shape the future of Payroll and Benefits by combining deep domain expertise with AI-enhanced automation, predictive capabilities, and intelligent user experiences — making Payroll & Benefits not only accurate and compliant but also more proactive, efficient, and human-centric. You will lead a senior team of product managers in building cloud-native solutions that scale across global markets.  Your Responsibilities  Strategic Leadership  Drive the strategic development and modernisation of SAP Payroll offerings in line with SAP’s HCM and cloud platform vision  Expand the solution portfolio to include AI-powered components that enhance payroll validation, compliance checks, and decision-making  Define the payroll and benefits roadmap to align with evolving business needs, market trends, including trends such as BPO models, and innovations such as intelligent automation and conversational UX  Strengthen SAP's leadership position in the payroll market by ensuring business growth along with market growth  Solution Design & Innovation Design next-generation payroll, benefits and adjacent solutions that are cloud-delivered, modular, and scalable, built for global extensibility  Integrate AI/ML-based capabilities Build solutions that serve both expert users (e.g. administrators) and business-facing users (e.g. managers, employees), with intuitive interfaces and explainable intelligence  Product Delivery & Excellence  Manage full lifecycle of Payroll and Benefits innovations — from concept to launch — ensuring speed, quality, and continuous improvement  Ensure the ability to meet compliance needs with global and local regulatory standards while offering extensibility for customer-specific needs  Lead the development of pre-configured content, validation templates, and diagnostic tools that leverage AI for proactive issue resolution  Leadership & Collaboration Guide a high-performing team of product managers, fostering innovation and ownership  Collaborate closely with AI platform teams, UX, partner ecosystems, and customer co-innovation programs  Partner with sales and go-to-market teams to drive business growth and market expansion, adoption and growth of AI-enhanced Payroll and Benefits solutions  What you bring Senior-level experience in product management, solution strategy and/ or development in Payroll, HCM, or enterprise SaaS  Deep domain knowledge of SAP Payroll (on-premise and/or cloud) or other enterprise-grade payroll platforms, including expertise in BPO markets and customer needs  Familiarity with AI and automation use cases in the payroll or finance domain (e.g. ML, rules engines, predictive diagnostics)  Strong understanding of cloud architecture, user-centric product design, and scalable enterprise software delivery  Strategic mindset with hands-on drive and customer empathy  Excellent communication skills in English (German is a plus)  What we offer A strategic leadership role with significant autonomy and direct impact on SAP HCM business performance  Opportunity to define the AI roadmap for Payroll, setting new standards in automation and insight  Collaboration with one of the most experienced teams in SAP HCM and Enterprise Payroll  Competitive compensation, hybrid working model, and an innovation-driven culture in Walldorf  Redefining Payroll & Benefits – Intelligent. Scalable. Human.  Join us in shaping a new generation of Payroll—powered by AI, trusted by users, and built to scale across the world.  ​ Bring out your bestSAP 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.