SAP Success Plan Manager Expert - South

SAP SE; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SAP SE in Houston is seeking a Senior Customer Success Manager to own end-to-end SAP service engagements, building trusted relationships and delivering measurable business outcomes. You will drive governance, risk management, and value realization across client programs, with C-level alignment.

Role requires deep SAP BTP and cross-system integration experience, plus the ability to translate technical progress into strategic business language while guiding teams through time-boxed cycles to

Qualifications

• 8+ years managing SAP service engagements and delivering business outcomes.
• Proven track record in customer success and adoption.
• Ability to communicate technical progress in business terms to executives.
• Experience running time-boxed 90-day delivery cycles.
• Familiarity with SAP BTP and cross-system integration.
• Strong problem-solving and stress management.
• Demonstrated AI skills through Codility assessment.

Responsibilities

• Develop engagement strategies aligned to customer goals.
• Establish governance models and track risk and value.
• Maintain relationships at all levels, including C-suite.
• Identify issues quickly and keep delivery on track.
• Track and communicate value realization of SAP investments.
• Run time-boxed engagements with fixed scope and milestones.
• Integrate AI tools into daily workflow to accelerate outcomes.

Skills

Client relationship management

Stakeholder management

Clear communication

Governance and delivery discipline

Value realization tracking

Cross-system integration

SAP BTP familiarity

Agentic AI

Emotional intelligence

Tools

SAP BTP

Codility assessment

Governance tools

Job description

Job Description

You manage customer engagements end-to-end, establishing trust, communicating clearly, and delivering outcomes that matter. If you are ready to own what you deliver, this role is for you.

What you’ll bring

• 8+ years managing SAP service engagements, understanding customer goals, implementing governance, and keeping delivery aligned to business outcomes.
• Customer success management skills from hands‑on delivery and a track record of driving satisfaction and adoption.
• The ability to establish and sustain trust with stakeholders at all levels, including C‑suite.
• Clear, effective communication, translating technical progress into business language and keeping stakeholders informed under uncertainty.
• Discipline in time‑boxed engagements, with structured 90‑day cycles, clear milestones, tight scope, and a focus on visible value delivery.
• Value management awareness, tracking the business value of SAP solutions and helping customers own their ROI.
• Familiarity with SAP BTP and cross‑system integration, with the grounding to engage in technical solution conversations.
• Demonstrated Core AI Skills: Agentic AI, Context Engineering, AI‑Assisted Automation, AI Adoption Capability, and AI Output Quality Assurance, assessed via a Codility take‑home assignment.
• Emotional intelligence and sound problem‑solving, reading dynamics, managing pressures, and finding applicable paths through delivery challenges.

What you’ll build

You manage SAP service engagements across your portfolio, focusing on trusted relationships, governance, issue resolution, and real customer value.

• Develop engagement strategies aligned to customer goals and business needs.
• Implement governance models that drive accountability and momentum, anchoring satisfaction, risk tracking, and issue resolution.
• Maintain stakeholder relationships at all levels, including C‑level, reinforcing trust and keeping programmes on track.
• Identify and address issues quickly, minimising disruption and keeping delivery moving.
• Track and communicate value realisation, helping customers articulate their SAP investment impact.
• Run time‑boxed engagements with clear milestones, fixed scope, and a focus on rapid, tangible value delivery.
• Integrate AI tools into your daily workflow, including agentic AI, prompt engineering, and AI‑assisted prototyping, to accelerate customer outcomes.

Where you belong

At SAP, individual contribution matters. Specialists own real customer relationships, run programmes autonomously, and make decisions that count. You are supported globally with the tools and autonomy to do your best work. Your impact is yours to own.If you are energised by customer proximity and motivated by measurable outcomes, you belong here.

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Qualifications

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Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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