Head of Engineering - Business Network Core (Cloud & AI)

SAP SE; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 370,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

SAP SE in Palo Alto, CA seeks a Head of Engineering for SAP Business Network Core to define and execute the engineering strategy across platforms, data foundation, and AI-native services. You will lead multiple engineering organizations, set goals, and partner with product and architecture leaders to drive scalable, future‑oriented solutions.

The role requires executive leadership experience, deep cloud and SaaS knowledge, and a track record of building high‑performing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in software development, with leadership experience.
• Proficiency in SAP product development and understanding of the SAP ecosystem.
• Engineering Management experience as a manager managing managers.
• Ability to translate business requirements to SaaS solutions.
• Experience with cloud architectures and SDLC for SaaS.
• Strong problem solving, decision making, and strategic planning capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as Java, C#, or C++.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the engineering strategy for SAP Business Network Core.
• Lead large-scale engineering organizations responsible for applications, platform services, APIs, cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and AI capabilities.
• Shape technology and product roadmaps in partnership with Product Management, Architecture, and Engineering leadership.
• Establish engineering goals, priorities, KPIs, and operating mechanisms across multiple teams and organizations.
• Define and execute the Data Foundation strategy for SAP Business Network, enabling a unified and governed data ecosystem.
• Lead development of AI-native platform capabilities, intelligent services, and advanced analytics solutions.
• Drive the evolution of business logic, configuration systems, and forecasting models into intelligent reasoning systems.
• Establish standards and governance for AI engineering, MLOps, data architecture, platform scalability, and responsible AI adoption.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Interpersonal communication

Mentoring and coaching

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

SAP ecosystem

Job description

SAP SE in Palo Alto, CA seeks a Head of Engineering for SAP Business Network Core to define and execute the engineering strategy across platforms, data foundation, and AI-native services. You will lead multiple engineering organizations, set goals, and partner with product and architecture leaders to drive scalable, future‑oriented solutions.

The role requires executive leadership experience, deep cloud and SaaS knowledge, and a track record of building high‑performing teams.