Partner Engagement at SAP Research & Innovation (f/m/d)

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

 

 

What You'll Do

At SAP, you will join the Research & Innovation team to pioneer technologies foundational for SAP and our customers' future success. Working globally across diverse roles, you'll focus on Embodied AI agents that operate through robots, enhancing SAP's business context. Your role centers on partner engagement, building and scaling robot vendor partnerships that integrate with SAP solutions (e.g., EWM, APM, EHS) for independent customer value delivery. You'll collaborate with vendors, integrators, and teams to validate AI solutions, drive PoCs, and promote innovation through various engagements, directly shaping SAP’s physical AI ecosystem and partner-led innovation strategy.

 

The Role:

· Engage closely with robot vendors, ecosystem partners, and customers to identify, explore, and validate Embodied AI use cases aligned with SAP LoB priorities.

· Drive partner-led technical PoCs, prototypes, and joint demos that integrate Embodied AI with SAP solutions (e.g., EWM, APM, EHS).

· Coordinate cross-company innovation initiatives with robot vendors, system integrators, and SAP LoBs, from early exploration to market readiness.

· Assess partner technical, commercial, and execution readiness to support scalable Embodied AI adoption.

· Analyze engagement, PoC, and usage data to demonstrate partner-driven business value and inform next step investments.

· Create compelling partner and customer-facing narratives, artifacts, and briefings for executive audiences, events, and showcases.

· Identify repeatable, scalable partnership patterns that embed AI-driven physical operations into SAP customer landscapes.

 

What You Bring

· Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in business administration, computer science, engineering, or a related field.

· Solid understanding of AI concepts, especially AI agents, SAP Business AI, SAP cloud portfolio, and Joule.

· Experience with or strong interest in partner and ecosystem engagement models.

· Ability to evaluate technical fit, scalability, and commercial viability of partner solutions.

· Strong analytical skills to interpret PoC outcomes, engagement data, and customer feedback.

· Excellent collaboration and communication skills for working with global, cross-functional, and cross-company teams.

· Creative problem-solving mindset and adaptability in fast-moving innovation environments.

· Enthusiasm for hands-on work with cutting-edge AI, robotics, and partner-driven innovation.

· Fluency in English and German

· Typescript proficiency is required; Python is a plus; knowledge of node.js, React is a plus.

· Familiarity with cloud software development tools: Git, Docker, Kubernetes.

 

Meet Your Team

The mission of the SAP Research & Innovation team is to contextualize and pioneer emerging technologies that will be foundational for the future success of SAP and our customers. Based in Berlin/Potsdam, we are a diverse, global team collaborating across roles, functions, and locations, enabling every colleague to contribute and investigate new ideas. Our team explores innovative AI applications, reducing repetitive tasks, providing contextual information, and facilitating high-value, impactful activities. We drive projects at the intersection of technology, partnerships, and go-to-market execution, directly shaping SAP's physical AI ecosystem and partner-led innovation strategy, with a focus on fully autonomous enterprise software solutions.

​

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 world.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides 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: [email protected].

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.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our .

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Requisition ID: 453327 | Work Area: Solution and Product Management | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

​