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At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from. 

 

 

 

Meet the Team

 

The Leadership Development and Succession team at SAP will spearhead the creation and implementation of an innovative and holistic Succession Framework. We are seeking an experienced expert in Succession to own and oversee the overall succession strategy on a global scale.  

 

This role will focus on developing and implementing effective succession planning strategies for our executive leaders. The ideal candidate will possess deep knowledge of leadership development, talent assessment, and organizational psychology, with a proven track record in succession management.

 

 

What you'll do

 

1. Strategic Succession Planning

Support the design of a Succession Management strategy that will create impact by ensuring a pipeline that is deep, broad and diverse. A strategy that will ensure continuity of both leadership and business. Collaborate with stakeholders to design and implement customized succession planning frameworks that align with organizational goals, which includes close collaboration with Strategic Business Partners, Global Head of Recruitment, Global Lead of Culture and Change and respective teams. Analyze data and trends to inform succession strategies and identify high-potential candidates.

 

2. Talent Evaluation

Conduct thorough assessments of existing talent pools to identify high-potential successors and determine readiness for advancement.

 

3. Development

Partner with key stakeholders and leadership development to curate innovative and bespoke development solutions tailored for key positions to cultivate readiness for future roles. Provide guidance on individualized development plans for high-potential leaders.

 

4. Research and Insights

Analyze succession slates and development focus areas to derive actionable insights for individual leadership capabilities, fit and readiness. Create reports and dashboards that communicate findings to executive leaders and People & Culture stakeholders, supporting data-driven decision-making and recommendations for succession strategies and candidate readiness. Stay informed of industry trends, market conditions, and regulatory changes impacting leadership and governance. Conduct research to benchmark succession practices against leading organizations and emerging trends.

 

5. Collaboration

Collaborate with social partners, learning teams and other stakeholders as needed to design and deliver development programs that accelerate the readiness of critical talent segments. Partner with internal stakeholders, including People & Culture professionals, HR Business Partners, learning & development professionals such as leadership coaches, on succession strategies and development approach.

 

6. Diversity & Inclusion  

Promote diversity in leadership succession plans, ensuring alignment with organizational values and commitment to inclusive leadership. Collaborate with D&I teams to implement strategies that enhance diverse candidate pipelines for executive roles.

 

 

What you bring

 

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or related field. Master’s degree preferred. 7+ years of experience in succession planning, talent management, or executive search, with a focus on board and executive roles. Proven experience in workforce, talent and leadership development. Proven ability to manage multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously. Strong understanding of leadership best practices, assessment methodologies, and organizational dynamics in a global context. Experience in psychometric principles, assessment instruments, and data analytics. Proven ability to collaborate across all levels of the organization and manage stakeholder relationships. Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to convey complex ideas to diverse audiences.

 

Key Competencies

 

Strategic Vision: Ability to envision and implement long-term strategies for leadership development and succession planning. Leadership: Demonstrated leadership skills with a track record of driving organizational change and development. Collaboration: Strong collaboration skills with the ability to build relationships and work effectively across functions and levels. Effective Communication: Ability to convey information clearly and succinctly, and tailor messages for an Executive audience. Complex Problem Solving: the ability to break down complex problems, identify potential solutions, and take action to resolve the issue. Results Orientation: Ability to prioritize and focus efforts on achieving specific goals or outcomes. It requires a clear understanding of what the desired results are and the ability to develop and implement strategies to achieve them. Data Analytics / Business Acumen: Ability to understand and interpret psychometric data to make informed decisions, and effectively apply business knowledge to achieve organizational objectives.

 

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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 and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

 

Requisition ID: 417792  | Work Area: Human Resources  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: Virtual - Europe #LI-Hybrid
 

 

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