Ecosystem Development Lead for Heilbronn

**We help the world run better**

**What you'll do**
At SAP University Alliances we partner with other LoBs to provide the best services to foster strategic research collaborations between SAP and academia.
Within the SAP Labs Munich team, which is responsible for the SAP partnership with Technical University of Munich (TUM) and UnternehmerTUM (UTUM), one of the primary goals is to collaborate with the Munich ecosystem to generate product innovations, fill whitespaces in the SAP portfolio, and enable matchmaking between SAP and the ecosystem. Now, we will extend this collaboration with the ecosystem to Heilbronn.

As Ecosystem Development Lead for Heilbronn, your mission is to build, maintain, and grow collaborations and partnership across SAP, and extend these partnerships to startups, established corporations, and though leadership networks within the Heilbronn ecosystem.
You will help to build up partnerships at the Campus Heilbronn with the goals to review SAP AI scenarios regarding their business value, particularly regarding positive ROI for our customers and partners, to foster mutual knowledge exchange, e.g., via trainings, workshops, or events, and to position SAP as thought leader in the Heilbronn ecosystem (e.g., with IPAI and appliedAI), for example via own events, workshops, or talks. However, one task of this role is to shape and improve the partnership over time. Hence, the goals of the partnership are set to adapt based on advancements in SAP’s AI strategy, and the groundwork, feedback, and options that might evolve in the ecosystem, or due to your suggestions and proven input.
Join our team and build a bridge between SAP and the Heilbronn ecosystem, nurturing a unique interplay that sparks groundbreaking innovation. Be part of our mission to shape SAP’s future by leveraging the power of collaboration with the ecosystem.

**What you bring**
- University degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology and deep research experience (e.g., due to working on a PhD thesis) or similar.
- Working experience within university research and industry R&D organizations
- Understanding of SAP, its products and solutions, partners, markets, and competition.
- Project management skills, leading and developing projects and making them a success.
- Proven capability to setup and drive projects across team
- and company boundaries
- Goal
- and result-oriented, hands-on, and ready to work in an agile environment and projects with academic partners and internal project stakeholders.
- Strong communication skills in English and German

**Meet your team**

The SAP University Alliances (UA) program is regarded being the bridge connecting SAP and academia to educate the next generation, engage with the academic community at events, build industry partnerships with the goal to prepare graduates for the SAP ecosystem. The program enables educators to teach hands-on with SAP technology at a university, participate in strategic research activities to build high-impact collaborations with top research institutions, as well as foster close partnerships with the academic community through regional academic boards.

At the SAP Labs Munich we are in the process to establish SAP as the leading innovation hub in AI, Digital Supply Chain, and Sustainability by leveraging the unprecedented partnership with the Technical University Munich (TUM) and Munich’s unique ecosystem of global players and start-ups forming Europe’s leading technology cluster. The SAP Labs Munich will drive research in partnership with TUM and UnternehmerTUM (UTUM) around latest technology trends, enhances SAP´s solution portfolio, collaborates and co-innovates with customers, start-ups, and partners.

**We build breakthroughs together**

**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.

Requisition ID: 390690 | Work Area: Communication | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid