What you'll do
At SAP Sovereign Cloud Technology & Delivery, we are defining the future of deploying and operating SAP cloud solutions on sovereign cloud infrastructure for public sector and highly regulated industries – with unparalleled security, compliance, and scale.
This is where innovation meets execution – we are looking for a stellar Development Manager (f/m/d) with a strong engineering focus to be part of our journey, reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officer.
As a Development Manager in our team, you will play a vital role in defining the process, architecture, and execution of onboarding additional SAP cloud products into the Sovereign Cloud portfolio. This includes the engagement with SAP product units, architects, developers, and operators – jointly preparing and executing the initial delivery of the SAP product into our production locations.
To achieve these goals, you will be responsible for the performance and effectiveness of a diverse and highly functional team of DevOps engineers and infrastructure experts in Portugal.
Your key responsibilities include:
1. Accelerating the onboarding process of additional SAP products into the Sovereign Cloud portfolio while establishing co-ownership of the end-to-end product pipeline between commercial cloud development and our engineering units
2. Building and leading the local team of DevOps engineers
3. Living people management in all dimensions, including goal setting, feedback, coaching, conflict management, hiring, and team building
4. Further standardizing and establishing scaling models for product onboarding into SAP Sovereign Cloud
5. Enabling new deployment options, e.g. onto Azure, GCP, or SAP Cloud Infrastructure
6. Accelerating the efficiency of setting up new Sovereign Cloud locations
7. Closing the time lag between the availability of commercial and Sovereign Cloud product versions
8. Building healthy cross-relationships with architects, product owners, and engineers of other SAP products and organizations, including SAP Intelligent Spend Management, SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Business AI, SAP DataSphere, and SAP Cloud ALM
9. Fostering performance and collaboration of a team of professionals
What you bring:
To become highly successful, you have the following expertise:
10. Strong technology skills and proven cloud engineering and cloud infrastructure
11. Management expertise
12. Strong execution mindset and proven ability to deliver in time and quality
13. Ability to build trusted relationships with key stakeholders
14. Proven ability to build up and lead successful teams
15. Strong methodological and conceptual skills paired with analytical thinking
16. Strong communication and interpersonal skills
17. High cultural awareness and intercultural competencies
18. Persistence, self-motivation and willingness to work under pressure
Your work experience, skills and background:
19. Master's in computer science or a relevant field
20. 8+ years working experience in relevant professional software development, including in a technical and/or engineering lead role
21. 3+ years leadership experience of leading an international cloud engineering team
22. Knowledge of the SAP product portfolio is desired
23. Proven experience with working with management on executive level
24. Fluency in English – both verbal and written
25. German language skills are a plus
Due to the potentially classified nature of our work, your willingness is required to subject yourself to a governmental security clearance process.
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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.