Core Product Management Lead - Business Network

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At SAP Business Network, we strive to hire amazing people, engage them, and maintain a diverse workforce. The concepts of inclusion, collaboration, and respect for the individual are central to our values.  

 

We are looking for a Business Network Product Management Lead to join our creative, hard-working, and fun global Business Network Product Management team. In this role, you will lead a team of product managers to connect business processes with our new Analytics and AI stack as well as have major impact on the formation of the Business Network Data Cloud. Together with other teams you will be responsible for shaping the transformation of the SAP Business Network from its current state to a vast data cloud that connects customers and business processes and add end to end value cycles. You will craft compelling stories across several different platforms to inform, engage, and inspire internal and external audiences.  

 

The ideal candidate has executive communications, public relations and/or corporate messaging experience, and can proactively develop communications plans and strategies that will help us bring the Business Network strategy across inside our own organization but also across all of SAP. This role will report to Head of Product of Business Network core, and partner closely with the EVP and Chief Product Officer of SAP Business Network.   

 

Key tasks include but are not limited to the following: 

• Be a strong team leader guiding your team and group to success on this exciting journey. 

• Build and drive integrated communications plans for internal and external audiences 

• Pitch ideas that will further SAP Business Network’ position as an innovator and leader in the market 

• Raise, develop, and drive breakthrough ideas that showcase our vision, thought leadership, products, and core values using new and engaging formats and channels 

• Produce highest-quality communications materials, including video scripts, social media copy, keynote scripts and presentations, blogs, and other thought leadership content 

• Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders, to include product and engineering teams, as well as sales, marketing, and PR/AR, to tell stories that are compelling for all audiences; ensure executive has a strong external presence with press, analysts, and social media 

• Become an expert on recent market and Tech trends, news, and social media coverage, and industry research to proactively provide recommendations for forward-thinking content development 

  

YOUR PROFILE: 

Required: 

• Experience team leader 

• Communications superstar with top-notch executive presence 

• Creative, an “outside the box” thinker  

• Able to quickly assess the lay of the land, ask good questions, and be curious about everything 

• Adaptable and highly functional in a dynamic, fast-paced, and changing environment 

• Versatile with ability to shift between tactical and strategic thinking 

• Demonstrated strength in working collaboratively with, and across, a variety of global, cross-functional teams 

• Understanding of business network scenarios, market trends and competitive landscape  

• Understanding of SAP’s strategy and product portfolio 

 
  Minimum Qualifications: 

• 8-10 years product management experience with a focus on Analytics and/or Artificial Intelligence 

• Confident in making decisions and executing on them. 

• Communications experience up / down and across. 

• A pro at developing powerful stories, has superb writing skills; comfortable taking complex topics and communicating them simply   

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook)  

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, computer science, or related field 

  

ABOUT THE TEAM / BRAND / LINE OF BUSINESS: 

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