Head of Product Management Analytics (m/f/d) Business Data Cloud Product Management

We help the world run better

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Locations: Germany (Walldorf) or India (Bangalore)

What you'll do

As the Head of Product Management Analytics (m/f/d) in the Business Data Cloud Product Management team and closely collaborating with BDC solution areas, you will define the product strategy and roadmap for Analytics within SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC). BDC enables customers to make full use of their SAP data for analytics, data engineering, or AI scenarios. We will accelerate the time-to-value for customers and SAP application teams with SAP-curated data models. Additionally, we will provide the foundation for intelligent applications to create actionable insights from the data.

SAP Analytics Cloud within Business Data Cloud is SAP’s strategic offering in the planning and analytics portfolio. It enables organizations to understand what is happening and plan across their entire business with analytics, predictive, and planning in one solution. Our team is spread across Europe, North America, and Asia.

You will work with customers, partners, field services, and internal cross-functional product teams to identify market requirements and derive product priorities. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the strategy, execution, and delivery of our Analytics Roadmap, ensuring alignment with our business objectives and customer needs.

• Strategic Leadership: Work with BDC Product Management leadership to develop and communicate a clear product strategy and roadmaps in the area of Analytics. Lead the development and execution of product roadmaps, prioritizing initiatives based on customer and partner needs, business impact, and technical feasibility. Champion the harmonized product operating model (HPOM) and product-led growth approach, ensuring that product decisions are driven by data and customer insight.
  
  
• Team Empowerment: Lead and mentor empowered product teams, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. Drive innovation and experimentation across PM, UX, and development teams to explore new opportunities and solve complex problems.
  
  
• Data-Driven Product Development: Leverage your strong background in Analytics to guide the development of SAP Analytics Cloud. Utilize data analytics and metrics to inform product decisions, track performance, and optimize customer outcomes.
  
  
• Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including BDC and SAP leadership, SAP LOBs, customers, and key strategic partners, to ensure alignment and support for product initiatives. Communicate product vision, strategy, and progress to stakeholders, providing transparency and managing expectations. Act as a spokesperson for the product, representing the company at industry events, conferences, and customer meetings, as required.
  
  
• Continuous Improvement: Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in product management and Analytics. Implement and refine processes that enhance the efficiency, quality, and impact of the product development lifecycle. Foster a learning-oriented environment, encouraging teams to share knowledge and continuously upgrade their skills.

What you bring

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Product Manager with a strong background in Analytics to lead our empowered, product-led teams.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, especially in Computer Science, Engineering, or Data Science. A Master’s degree or MBA is a plus.
• Experience: ideally 10+ years of experience in product management, consulting, pre-sales or related fields, with at least 4 years in a leadership role, preferably within an Analytics and technology-focused (global) organization.
• Technical Expertise: Strong background in Analytics, including hands-on experience, preferably including planning & data management. Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud / SAP Datasphere or competitor analytics tools / data warehousing environments
• Leadership: Track record of leading and working in cross-functional (global/intercultural) product teams to achieve ambitious goals.
• Product Management Skills: Deep understanding of product management principles, methodologies, and best practices, with a focus on product-led growth. 
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to think strategically and translate business goals into actionable product outcomes
• Communication: excellent English skills, written and spoken, with ease in negotiations, with the ability to influence and inspire teams and stakeholders at all levels.

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 are ethical and compliant

Our leadership credo: Do what’s right. Make SAP better for generations to come. We believe that great leadership extends far beyond the mere pursuit of business goals. We value and foster leadership that is driven with purpose and integrity. Our leaders are role models who uphold SAP’s values and shape SAP’s culture of integrity, by demonstrating and championing ethical and compliant behavior towards all stakeholders.

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.
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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 431383  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0%  | Career Status: Management  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: Germany (all locations); India (Bangalore)