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Meet the team (Quote-to-Order Product Management Team in Public Cloud ERP)
The mission of the SAP S/4HANA and Public Cloud ERP Product Management team is to drive and grow SAP’s core business as a market leader in cloud ERP. Our team is responsible for defining product scenarios based on market and customer needs and translating them into actionable product requirements for engineering teams.
We work closely with engineering, user experience, product marketing, customers, and partners to continuously enhance the SAP Public Cloud ERP portfolio. Product Management is the authoritative voice of legitimate customer challenges, driving an outcome-based vision and roadmap that solves customer pain points, excites stakeholders, and contributes to the business success of customers and SAP alike.
Our Quote-to-Order product management team empowers customers across industries to streamline their end-to-end quoting, pricing, and configuration processes with scalability, consistency, and automation. The CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote) solution integrates seamlessly with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, delivering tailored capabilities to meet diverse business needs.
The Role
As a Senior Product Manager in our team, you will play a critical role in leading the vision, strategy, and execution for Quote-to-Order processes. You will take ownership of complex, customer-centric challenges and drive impactful solutions, ensuring that our products deliver exceptional value and align with SAP’s business goals.
You will be an individual contributor to the team, contributing to and influencing key responsibilities such as:
Product vision & strategy:
Define and communicate a clear, outcome-based product vision and strategy that aligns with market needs and company objectives.
Lead market research and customer engagement to identify innovative opportunities and prioritize areas of investment.
Develop business case decisions for key product features and ensure alignment with broader product objectives and customer value.
Ownership & problem-solving
Take ownership of complex problem spaces within the Quote-to-Order process, driving both the definition and execution of solutions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve product challenges and drive high-quality deliverables.
Continuous product backlog planning & execution:
Own and manage a product backlog that prioritizes features based on customer needs, technical feasibility, and business objectives.
Write detailed user stories and acceptance criteria for backlog items, ensuring alignment with the product roadmap.
Drive consistency and integration across product areas by collaborating with related product teams.
Cross-functional leadership & collaboration
Act as a key influencer and leader within a cross-functional team, coordinating Product Engineering, User Experience, and Product Marketing to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Facilitate workshops and regular product planning sessions to ensure alignment across stakeholders.
Foster collaboration with other product managers to share best practices and ensure cohesive solutions across SAP offerings.
Customer-centric and data-driven decision making
Champion user-centered design principles to ensure Quote-to-Order processes meet customer needs and solve real-world pain points.
Utilize data analytics, user feedback, and telemetry insights to measure product success, validate hypotheses, and continuously improve.
Monitor key product KPIs and prepare recommendations for future product strategies based on data-driven insights.
Role Requirements:
Ability to quickly learn and build up domain expertise in Quote-to-Order and get a broad and deep understanding of the business processes of our target customers.
Ability to take ownership of customer problems with moderate and high level of complexity and turn them into product outcomes.
Competencies and domain background in the areas of Cloud ERP software and SaaS principles is a plus.
Ability to work independently within given area of responsibility (within defined policies and processes).
Ability to build collaborative work relationships with similar functions across SAP.
Ability to communicate in a clear and relevant manner, to craft compelling product messaging and positioning statements to communicate value to internal and external stakeholders.
Very good teamwork spirit, constructive feedback to colleagues and managers.
Work Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Design, or a related field. An MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
Several years of experience in the software industry, preferably in product management, engineering, or product marketing.
Proven track record of independently managing complex projects and delivering high-quality results.
Professional fluency in spoken and written English.
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.
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: 411940 | Work Area: Solution and Product Management | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.