Expert Product Owner - Customer Industry Solutions

SAP SE; São Leopoldo; Hybrid; BRL 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

SAP SE in São Leopoldo, Brazil, is seeking an Agile Product Owner with strong AI delivery experience to lead customer-facing software projects. You will own the product vision, manage backlogs, and collaborate across engineering, design, and business teams to deliver measurable customer value.

The role requires fluency in Portuguese and professional English, with a hybrid work setup three days in-office in São Leopoldo. Prior SAP ecosystem familiarity is a plus.

Qualifications

• Background in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Strong communication and collaborative skills.
• Experience with AI and software delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own product vision end-to-end and set priorities.
• Turn complex requirements into a clear backlog and align stakeholders.
• Lead Agile ceremonies, manage dependencies, and maintain transparency with stakeholders.
• Evaluate Generative AI capabilities and translate them into backlog decisions.
• Mentor other product owners and uplift team thinking across the project.

Skills

Agile Product Ownership

AI Integration

Backlog Management

User Stories

Acceptance Criteria

Cross-functional Collaboration

Mentoring Product Owners

Technical Fluency

Portuguese & English

Education

Computer Science / Information Systems / Engineering

Tools

SAP BTP

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

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.

Important information:

• This is a hybrid role based out of SAP Sao Leopoldo office, working in-office with the team 3 days per week.
• Candidates must submit their applications in English.

What you'll bring

You are an Agile product owner with strong experience in customer-facing software delivery and a background in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering — or equivalent experience. You bring strong communication skills, a collaborative approach, and the creative thinking and learning agility to adapt as the role evolves.

• Mastery of Agile product ownership: backlog management, user stories, acceptance criteria, and the judgment to prioritize across competing stakeholder demands.
• A hands-on approach to AI: you integrate autonomous agents into daily workflows, engineer prompts and context for reliable outputs, and build AI-assisted automation to accelerate delivery.
• The analytical ability to turn ambiguous business needs into clear, actionable requirements — and the decisiveness to move forward without perfect information.
• Technical fluency to engage credibly with architects and engineers. Familiarity with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) or SAP S/4HANA is a plus.
• A proven track record of mentoring product owners and influencing cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Fluency in Portuguese and professional proficiency in English; Spanish is a plus.

What you'll build

You will own product vision end-to-end — shaping what gets built, setting priorities, and ensuring every engagement delivers real customer value.

• Turn complex, conflicting requirements into a clear, prioritized backlog — keeping customers, architects, and engineers aligned from sprint to release.
• Define acceptance criteria and quality standards, review delivered work, and uphold governance and documentation requirements throughout every engagement.
• Lead Agile ceremonies, manage backlog priorities and dependencies, and maintain full transparency with stakeholders at all levels.
• Evaluate Generative AI and agentic AI capabilities and translate them into backlog decisions that deliver measurable customer value.
• Design and deliver production-grade AI Agents and Assistants that advance the SAP Autonomous Enterprise vision, operating within a Forward Deployed Model to drive outcomes directly at the customer.
• Mentor other product owners and raise the standard of product thinking across the team.

Where you belong

Customer Industry Solutions is a strategic engineering unit within SAP Industry AI, based at SAP Labs Latin America in São Leopoldo, Brazil. The team builds enterprise AI solutions at the intersection of agentic AI, cloud, and industry processes — working directly with global customers. This is a hybrid role — three days per week in the São Leopoldo office. You will operate with high autonomy and define the roadmap, not inherit one.

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Job Details

Work Area: Software-Design and Development

Expected Travel: 0 - 10%

Career Status: Professional

Employment Type: Regular Full Time

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.

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.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

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