Researcher and Developer for Applied Research

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 you'll build:

At SAP University Alliances we partner with other SAP team to provide the best services to foster strategic research collaborations between SAP and academia.

SAP's Research & Innovation (R&I) business unit shapes the next generation of enterprise software. As part of this organization, the Applied Research team is a technology-focused and research-driven expert team that is responsible for:

• Innovating with Line of Businesses (LoBs), advising on and solving their research challenges, as well as developing together prototypes and new features
• Applying latest research results, publishing academic results, supervising theses and ensuring strong academic collaborations (such as joint research projects, guest lectures, committees) with strategically important universities
• Developing engineering and research talent with individual grow paths from idea to product

Currently, we are working closely with SAP Signavio and Business AI on the topics of Agent Mining as well as Agent Constraints. And we are always looking for new topics in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), data management, user experience, and cloud computing.

What you bring:

This position is especially attractive for PhD graduates and research-interested persons that want to work on the interface between academia and industry, have own ideas and want to bring them into products, as well as are not afraid from learning something new every day. We are looking for exceptional candidates to strengthen our applied research group who are interested in both conceptual work and software engineering.

Required skills and competencies:

• Very good Ph.D. degree in computer science (at least a submitted PhD thesis is required), software engineering, or a related field
• Deep domain expertise in at least two of our following priority topics: AI, enterprise software and business processes, data management, user experience, quantum computing, robotics, or cloud computing
• Good analytical skills to assess data and present core insights in a clear and compelling way
• High drive to new technologies and understanding how these help to tackle enterprise challenges
• Strong programming skills and knowledge with related AI tools
• Reliable and open-minded with strong team working skills, determined to reach a goal in time as well as the ability to work independently and to prioritize
• Fluent English and German language skills - written and verbal

Where you belong:

The SAP University Alliances (UA) team is regarded being the bridge between SAP and academia. With our programs, we enable educators to teach hands-on with SAP technology at a university and participate in strategic research activities to build high-impact collaborations with top research institutions.

The Applied Research team has been established to future-proof SAP products. Our team comprises highly skilled, innovative, and technology-focused experts that closely collaborate with Line of Businesses to solve future business and technology challenges based on the latest research findings. By creating prototypes, applying academic results, and ensuring adoption of them, we invent and prevent strategic surprises for SAP.

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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