Overview 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. Job Title Job Title: Project Manager, Data & Analytics About the role We’re seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional programs that deliver measurable outcomes. You will operate in a high-velocity cloud delivery environment—aligning engineering, product, operations, compliance, and business stakeholders across multiple locations and time zones. A key focus is delivering with strong governance, risk management, and adoption practices. We\'re looking for someone who is highly organized, has great communication skills, can juggle multiple projects across multiple time zones, and has a fanatical passion for the details. What you’ll do Own end-to-end delivery for Business Data Cloud initiatives from elaboration and design through launch and post-deployment. Plan scope, schedules, budgets, resources, and dependencies; maintain RAID logs and change control; proactively manage risks and issues. Run Agile/hybrid delivery projects; translate business objectives into actionable roadmaps, milestones, and measurable outcomes. Define and report delivery metrics; publish weekly status, dashboards, and executive updates; lead effective program reviews. Work across multiple product teams and engineering organizations to ensure release and delivery milestones are aligned Release operations and compliance Orchestrate release operations and readiness reviews, coordinating sign-offs and post-release checks. Ensure compliance with corporate standards, privacy-by-design, secure SDLC, and relevant quality frameworks (e.g., ISO) through audits and remediation. Continuously evaluate software delivery practices to improve productivity, quality, and team engagement. Integrate AI into aspects of the release and compliance workflow to improve efficiency and compliance tasks Drive standardized, compliant release processes for AI features and use cases, aligning mandatory artifacts, performing technical and business readiness reviews, mitigating risks, and ensuring clear stakeholder communication. Coordinate cross-functional work to embed AI into products and operational dashboards, ensuring safety, quality gates, and change management. Partner with engineering to integrate enterprise AI platforms and orchestration frameworks; evaluate options that enhance reliability, performance, and maintainability. Operations and communications Create and maintain core project artifacts (charter, plan, comms plan, risk and change logs) and drive disciplined execution. Develop clear, audience-specific communications that promote transparency, simplification, efficiency, and coherence across programs. Champion organizational change management, enablement, and adoption. Provide leadership and mentorship for team members and across the location What you bring 4–8+ years of project/program management experience, including 3+ years delivering cloud-based products. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field. Proven success leading multi-team programs using Agile practices; strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence without authority. Demonstrated ability to manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, and quality; excellent analytical, organizational, and executive communication skills. Experience coordinating distributed teams across locations and time zones. Hands-on experience with project and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, MS Project). Understanding of risk and control frameworks for AI (secure SDLC, privacy-by-design, model evaluation and monitoring, guardrails, red-teaming/readiness checks). Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; strong negotiation and stakeholder facilitation skills. Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility to manage multiple projects under deadline pressure and ambiguity Nice to have Exposure to governance and compliance for AI, data, and cloud services. PMP Certifications (or equivalent). Why you’ll love working here Opportunity to shape next-generation, AI-enhanced solutions that matter to customers. Collaborative, high-energy global team culture with strong engineering and product partners. Support for continuous learning, certifications, and industry engagement. Where you belong This role is part of the Business Data Cloud Core & Fabric Services Release Engineering team. We contribute to Business Data Cloud’s success by ensuring the release of our products in a timely and compliant manner. We work across the Business Data Cloud teams to drive operational and release processes, including release engineering, KPI reporting, root cause analysis, audit support, process improvements, and migration support. Come join us if you think you can thrive in such an environment and you have the necessary skills and experience. 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. 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