Manager SAP AI & Data Engineering

Vacaturebank; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 57,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Lease car

Home office furnished

Gym benefits

Equipment provided

Career development courses

Diversity networks

Job summary

KPMG Netherlands is seeking a Manager SAP AI & Data Engineering to lead complex AI and data initiatives from concept through implementation and operations. You will safeguard architectural quality, scalability, and maintainability while aligning AI engineering with ERP-driven business transformation.

You will drive technical standards, translate requirements into roadmaps, and guide teams across business, technology, and delivery to achieve client value.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Proven experience managing complex AI, data, analytics, or software delivery programs.
• Strong experience designing, building, deploying, and maintaining software products and services.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex AI and data programs across the full delivery lifecycle.
• Define solution architectures and technical standards for AI-enabled products.
• Translate business requirements into pragmatic technical roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Guide design, build, deployment, and maintenance of software products and AI accelerators.

Skills

Leadership

AI & Data engineering

Software delivery

Cloud platforms

SAP / ERP integrations

Stakeholder communication

Education

Master's degree in CS/related

Data science / AI background

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Company Description

You will be part of a growing SAP AI team and work closely with colleagues across SAP, data, platforms, and technology consulting. You will:

• Lead client engagements and workstreams focused on AI-enabled transformation, data platforms, and software product delivery.
• Own the technical direction of solutions, review designs and implementation choices, and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and quality standards.
• Structure delivery teams, coordinate dependencies, and maintain control over scope, planning, risks, quality, and outcomes.
• Work with clients to identify high-value AI use cases and convert them into scalable solutions integrated with SAP and the wider technology landscape.
• Support workshops, proposals, and client conversations with a strong point of view on AI, data, architecture, and engineering.
• Coach consultants and technical specialists, build reusable knowledge, and contribute to the growth of KPMG’s AI-enabled SAP proposition.
• Stay current on developments in AI engineering and SAP Business AI, and translate relevant innovations into practical client value.

Job Description

Your challenges

As a Manager SAP AI & Data Engineering, you will lead complex AI and data initiatives from concept through implementation and operations. You will safeguard architectural quality, scalability, and maintainability, while connecting AI engineering with ERP-driven business transformation. You will focus on:

• Leading complex AI and data programs across the full delivery lifecycle, from design and planning to implementation, adoption, and continuous improvement.
• Driving the evolution and technical advancement of our SAP Business AI landscape to enable and deliver scalable and innovative solutions for clients.
• Defining solution architectures and technical standards for secure, scalable, and maintainable AI-enabled products.
• Translating business and transformation requirements into pragmatic technical roadmaps, product backlogs, and delivery plans.
• Guiding the design, build, deployment, and maintenance of software products and services, as well as reusable AI accelerators.
• Embedding AI into SAP transformation programs and connecting SAP capabilities with broader data, cloud, and enterprise architectures.
• Managing multidisciplinary teams and aligning stakeholders across business, technology, architecture, security, and delivery.
• Driving engineering quality through sound governance, testing, monitoring, documentation, and responsible AI practices.

Qualifications

• A completed university Master’s degree, preferably in computer science, data science, artificial intelligence, software engineering, information systems, or a related field.
• Proven experience in managing complex AI, data, analytics, or software delivery programs in a consulting or enterprise environment.
• Strong experience in designing, building, deploying, and maintaining software products and services, including architectural decision‑making and lifecycle ownership.
• Solid understanding of modern AI and data architectures, software engineering practices, integration patterns, cloud platforms, and operational considerations.
• Experience with ERP systems and large‑scale transformation programs, with specific knowledge of SAP environments and implementation contexts.
• Affinity with, and practical exposure to, SAP’s AI proposition and the application of AI within SAP‑enabled business processes.
• Ability to lead technical teams, coach colleagues, manage delivery risks, and communicate complex topics clearly to senior client stakeholders.
• A hands‑on, outcome‑oriented mindset, combined with commercial awareness and the ability to identify and shape new opportunities.
• Proficiency in English; knowledge of Dutch is an advantage.

Additional Information

• Gross salary between € 5.100 and € 6,250 per month depending on your work experience, variable performance based reward, a fixed expense allowance and a fixed working from home allowance per working day.
• 30 vacation days (on a full‑time basis) and the option to buy more days or sell your vacation days.
• At KPMG we work hybrid, so you can work from home or at the office.
• A completely furnished home office.
• A lease car or a mobility budget.
• A laptop and iPhone.
• Choice to pick from different courses which contribute to your own personal and professional development.
• Diversity networks in the areas of pride, gender, ability, cultural diversity, and generations that regularly organize various activities to celebrate differences!
• Focus on well‑being! There is a gym at the Amstelveen office or you can get a discount for a gym near your house and you get access to different health and/or vitality programs.
• ‘Together’ is one of our core values. So you can count on different social activities, like team events, drinks with colleagues and events with all your KPMG colleagues.