Senior Data Science Leader — Enterprise AI & Graphs

SAP; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SAP is seeking a Data Science Leader (Data Science Senior Manager) to guide AI strategy and deliver enterprise-scale data initiatives. You will lead a global team of data scientists, ML engineers, and AI practitioners, shaping architecture, governance, and platform choices.

You will partner with senior leadership to translate business problems into scalable AI solutions, drive innovation across domains, and ensure high-quality execution and stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years proven experience leading, mentoring, and growing high-performing teams of data scientists, machine learning engineers, and AI practitioners.
• Ability to define technical strategy, establish team priorities, and align AI investments with business objectives, product roadmaps, and customer outcomes.
• Experience building a culture of technical excellence, operational rigor, and continuous learning.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and translate technical concepts into business value.
• 5+ years of people management experience leading data science and AI teams, with demonstrated success hiring, coaching, and retaining top AI talent.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale AI programs across multiple teams and businessunits and partnering with senior executives to define AI strategy and investment priorities.

Responsibilities

• Define AI/ML architecture and platform strategy for enterprise deployments.
• Lead ontology and knowledge graph initiatives to enable enterprise intelligence.
• Drive model governance, MLOps practices, and lifecycle management for AI assets.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business goals into AI solutions and measure impact with KPIs.

Skills

10+ years proven experience leading AI

Technical strategy & prioritization

Culture of technical excellence

Stakeholder management & executive Com

People management in data science/AI

Delivery of large-scale AI programs

Job description

SAP is seeking a Data Science Leader (Data Science Senior Manager) to guide AI strategy and deliver enterprise-scale data initiatives. You will lead a global team of data scientists, ML engineers, and AI practitioners, shaping architecture, governance, and platform choices.

You will partner with senior leadership to translate business problems into scalable AI solutions, drive innovation across domains, and ensure high-quality execution and stakeholder alignment.