Senior Strategic Designer

We help the world run better

At 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 We Offer:

Join us as a Strategic Designer to craft innovative user experiences for the SAP Signavio suite in a creative, collaborative, and cross-functional environment Be part of a dynamic team shaping transformative cloud products, where your designs will drive user-centered solutions and strategic foresight. Immerse yourself in a culture that empowers innovation, embraces diversity, and values flexibility.

Our lively company culture empowers employees to spark innovation while building a future-focused workplace that embraces diversity and flexibility. We look forward to building breakthroughs with you together—apply now

What You'll Do:

• Lead strategic design initiatives with a focus on SAP Signavio Suite Experience.

• Develop early design concepts and strategically evolve product and value propositions.

• Collaborate closely with designers, product management, and engineering teams.

• Initiate, drive, and secure buy-in for future concepts and directions aligned with customer and user needs, product vision, and company strategy.

• Assess and analyze software conditions, competitive reviews, and stakeholder inputs to recommend solutions and identify opportunities for improvement in existing software.

• Partner with UX researchers to facilitate large-scale strategic research projects.

• Maintain high-quality standards and ensure alignment with our design system and UX principles.

• Synchronize design efforts with stakeholders regularly for transparency and alignment with overarching initiatives.

• Facilitate impactful workshops with groups of varying sizes, planning activities, drawing insights, and engaging participants.

What You Bring:

• Previous experience within agile software development teams and a proven goal-oriented mindset.

• Background in B2B/Enterprise tool design/research.

• Familiarity with user experience/design software tools like Figma, Material Design standards, Adobe Creative Suite.

• Experience with design systems, components, and contributing to their development over time.

• Skills in leading, mentoring, and coaching designers and stakeholders.

• Deep knowledge of UX methodologies and artefacts (wireframes, personas, flows).

• Experience in effectively utilizing UX research and validation approaches to ensure decisions are well-founded prior to engineering hand-off.

• Proficiency in creating, communicating, and enabling execution of UX strategy.

• Strong analytical skills with a structured, data-driven working approach and excellent interpersonal skills.

• Exceptional design skills and the ability to manage a project from conception to production.

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to negotiate timelines and scope expectations.

• A proactive, self-starting attitude, comfortable with aligning with all types of stakeholders.

• Expertise in AI Design and emerging trends

• Proven team player skills, emphasizing collaboration and achieving common goals.

Do I need to meet all the requirements to apply? Studies by several different sources have shown that, on average, men will apply for a job if they meet 60% of the application requirements. In contrast, women/non-binary people will seek to match a much higher percentage of the requirements before applying. We strongly encourage everyone to apply and give us a chance to evaluate your skills and experience. We are all learning on the job, and although the listing above has been carefully compiled, we are also open-minded and interested to hear about the value you can bring to the role.

Meet Your Team:

Join SAP Signavio's Experience team: 80+ creatives crafting exceptional product experiences for business process management. We thrive in a culture of diversity, collaboration & growth, where bold ideas meet strategic thinking & user-centered innovation.

Building on the intelligent enterprise strategy, Business Process Management aims to support and guide SAP customers through their digital transformations by helping them understand and improve their business processes.

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 world.

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