Senior Solution Sales Executive - Finance & Spend Management - Montreal

We help the world run better

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.

NOTE: We are seeking a Bilingual (English/ French) candidate for this role

ABOUT THE TEAM:

We offer the possibility for you to be a key player within our highly motivated Program and Release Management Office by translating SAP product compliance and legal requirements into tangible best practices for product teams in Customer Experience, while supporting and consulting stakeholders along the value chain.

Our highly committed and quality-focused team is responsible for all aspects of the project lifecycle: initiate, plan, monitor, control and close.

What you'll do

The role of the Release and Program Manager is to support various programs within Customer Experience and Consumer Industries.

Responsibilities

• Defining priorities aligned with the strategic vision of the product.
• Responsible for the end-to-end program, release, delivery management of the product.
• Ensure that the product backlogs can be delivered with the given teams as per the release schedule.
• Capture project/program metrics and ensure they are clearly communicated to appropriate stakeholders.
• Ensure program coordination, planning and management.
• Coordinate across internal teams and enable smooth execution of initiatives. Apply lesson learnt and best practises.
• Accountable for driving the Quality initiatives of the program deliverables together with the QPA.
• Support the product standard implementation within the products and ensure compliance with the Corporate and TopX requirements.
• Share knowledge and best practises followed within the programs.
• Mentor and coach other junior program managers.
• Interact primarily with central Security Validation, Product Support, Cloud Operations, GTM teams and ensure release compliance.

Expectations and Tasks

This job requires a strong internal customer focus, service attitude, solution orientation and critical thinking. You will get the opportunity to shape your own work, simplify the path to compliance for your responsible programs.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks, work in a team environment, understand and be responsive to program and customer needs.
• Ability to adapt and function effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment while working under deadlines.
• Build credible relationships with peers and stakeholders, and continuous professional learning.
• A record of taking initiative (self-starter), driving results and accepting increasing levels of responsibility.
• Ability to learn quickly and apply knowledge effectively.
• Track program status through use of internal and external tracking tools and assist in program status reporting.
• Assist in developing process and templates as per program needs.
• Responsible for maintaining a high degree of customer satisfaction.
• Project management experience preferred.

What you bring

• This is a senior level position that requires up to 12 years of relevant work experience in a corporate environment.
• Prefer prior experience involving program, project, delivery, release management.
• Graduate of an accredited university with a Bachelor or Masters Degree in: Business Administration with an emphasis on Project Management, Operations or relevant degree.
• Must be able to work as a team player, but with the ability to work independently.
• Analytical and detail oriented.
• Possess exceptional interpersonal and communication skills including verbal, written presentation and listening.
• Proven experience in program management, project management, delivery management or similar.
• Manage and oversee critical initiatives, strategic goals and on-time delivery.
• Wide experience in prioritizing development efforts with Product Management, Engineering and UX.
• Rich experience and strong expertise in initiating, engaging with, and managing cross area initiatives involving senior stakeholders and executive communications.
• Stakeholder Management.
• Excellent communication skills to communicate project status and project risks.
• Well versed with SAP program management tools like Sirius, PPMS, Jira, ECCN, etc..
• Excellent team player with cross-cultural awareness and networker, able to connect and integrate people with all types of different skills, backgrounds.
• Demonstrated experience in managing issues, scope and quality while bringing programs and projects to successful completion within cost and time requirements.
• Desire and ability to lead without authority across various organizations, regions/countries, cultures.
• Structured problem-solving and analytical skills
  

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.

SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 170200 - 381200(CAD) CAD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount, and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: www.SAPNorthAmericaBenefits.com.

Due to the nature of the role, which involves global interactions with SAP entities, as well as with employees and stakeholders in Canada, functional proficiency in English is required for positions based in the Quebec.

Requisition ID: 416858 | Work Area: Sales | Expected Travel: 0 - 50% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid