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 build
In this role, you'll design and develop competitive total rewards programs that shape how SAP attracts, motivates, and retains top talent globally. As part of the Total Rewards Center of Excellence, you'll build compensation frameworks, from structure design to implementation, that are both market-competitive and aligned to SAP's business strategy.
Your work will directly impact how employees experience SAP's value proposition, and how leaders make informed decisions about rewarding performance. You'll develop program models, conduct market analyses, and translate complex data into clear recommendations for senior business and People and Culture (P&C) leadership.
You'll collaborate across Total Reward pillars, regional teams, and business stakeholders to ensure programs are globally consistent yet locally relevant, solving for design gaps, scaling best practices, and advancing the maturity of SAP's total rewards philosophy.
What you bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field; advanced degree (MBA or Master’s in HR) preferred.
- 6–8+ years of experience in Total Rewards, Compensation, or a related field, with a strong focus on compensation and rewards design in a global environment.
- Strong understanding of executive and non-executive compensation, bonus plan design, equity programs, global compensation frameworks, compensation benchmarking, budgeting, and compliance.
- Proven ability to lead enterprise-wide rewards initiatives from design through implementation, managing timelines, milestones, and multiple workstreams simultaneously.
- Experience building strong partnerships with HR, Finance, Legal, and senior business leaders, with the ability to influence across levels and functions without direct authority.
- Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
You are comfortable navigating complex, matrixed organizations and balancing diverse stakeholder needs while maintaining a strategic perspective. You bring a structured and proactive approach to problem-solving, a high degree of ownership, and the ability to turn ambiguity into clear, actionable outcomes. Experience gained in a Center of Excellence (CoE), consulting, or other global environments will help you succeed, as will a genuine curiosity for continuous improvement and evolving rewards practices.
Where you belong
You'll thrive on a collaborative, globally-minded team that values curiosity and rigor equally. This is a team that moves fast, thinks strategically, and is building the future of how SAP rewards its people.
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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Requisition ID: 455091 | Work Area: Human Resources | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: Virtual - Global #LI-Hybrid