SAP Success Plan Manager - Specialist - Mid West

SAP; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

SAP is seeking an experienced leader to manage SAP service engagements with a focus on trusted relationships, governance, and real customer value. You will own programs end-to-end, delivering outcomes that matter for complex client portfolios.

The role requires navigating C-suite expectations, maintaining robust governance, and driving value realization through structured, time-boxed engagements. Collaboration with global teams and AI-enabled delivery are key components of success.

Qualifications

• 8+ years managing SAP service engagements.
• Proven track record delivering customer outcomes.
• Ability to communicate business value to C-suite.
• Excellent stakeholder management and governance.
• Experience with SAP BTP and integrations.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled delivery approaches.

Responsibilities

• Develop engagement strategies aligned to customer goals and business needs.
• Implement governance models that drive accountability and momentum.
• Maintain stakeholder relationships at all levels, including C-suite.
• Identify and address issues quickly to minimize disruption.
• Track and communicate value realization to customers.
• Run time-boxed engagements with fixed scope and milestones.
• Integrate AI tools into daily workflow to accelerate outcomes.

Skills

SAP service engagements

Customer success management

Stakeholder trust & communication

Clear business-technical translation

Time-boxed engagements

Value management & ROI tracking

SAP BTP familiarity

Cross-system integration

AI tooling awareness

Emotional intelligence

Tools

SAP BTP

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.

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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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.
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Requisition ID: 459303 | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services | Expected Travel: 0 - 70% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid