Account Executive - SAP Academy for Customer Success - SOUTH AFRICA (Hybrid)

SAP; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud software company is seeking an Account Executive in Johannesburg to join their SAP Academy for Customer Success. This role involves prospecting and closing business while receiving mentoring and training. Ideal candidates have 2–3 years in sales with a focus on customer success. Competitive benefits are offered, alongside a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Competitive pay and benefits

Mentorship from senior executives

Continuous learning opportunities

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in a quota-carrying sales environment.
• Experience generating opportunities and managing a sales pipeline.
• Strong ability to learn new concepts and adapt.

Responsibilities

• Prospecting, qualifying, selling, and closing new business.
• Completing a 10-month learn-apply program with sales teams.
• Driving value through solution adoption and renewals.

Skills

Quota-carrying sales experience

Business acumen

Customer relationship building

Resilience and adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

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.

The SAP Academy for Customer Success is a global development program designed for talent who are early in their career.

Who You’ll Become

The Account Executive's primary responsibilities include prospecting, qualifying, selling, and closing new business to existing and net new customers. The Account Executive empowers our customers to achieve their full potential by understanding their strategy, unique business goals, and desired outcomes, thereby driving cloud revenue growth through leading dedicated sales efforts to help customers solve their business challenges by positioning value through our solutions.

What You’ll Do

As an Account Executive within the SAP Academy for Customer Success, you will be responsible for the following:

• Successfully complete a 10-month learn-apply program, which includes classroom phases and field phases with your sales team, that enhances your support in the role and is a critical customer-facing function within our Customer Success Board Area.
• Immerse yourself in multi-dimensional, experiential learning focusing on digital transformation, global intelligence, human skills, business and technology acumen, solution/industry knowledge, and strategy/tools/process.
• Learn how to drive value across the customer lifecycle through solution adoption and ongoing renewals that foster account expansion.
• Receive onboarding in your local market with on-the-job training and mentoring by a Senior Account Executive in the field. You will be able to work both behind the scenes and directly with customers.

The program will enrich your knowledge of SAP and the Customer Success board area and give you professional experience so that you can be ready to serve our customers. We offer full-time employment from day one with practical learning applications for your role. Upon successful completion of the program, you will move into a direct customer-facing sales role in your market and continue to receive mentoring and coaching support to accelerate your growth.

Sales roles in scope:Account Executive (AE), Solution Sales Executive (SSE)

SSE focus areas:

• SAP Finance & Spend Management ( F&S) –Knowledge in key areas such as accounting, procurement, and supplier management, focused on boosting visibility, cutting costs, and improving efficiency. (Accounting, finance, quote-to-cash, procurement, supplier management)

What You Bring

• 2–3 years of professional experience in a quota-carrying sales environment in a technology company OR in a role with significant exposure to business processes.
• Experience generating opportunities, qualifying leads, and managing sales pipelines across a defined territory with a proven track record of building customer relationships and articulating value propositions.
• A cooperative and productive approach to working relationships, internally and externally.
• A strong ability to quickly learn new concepts, adapt to changing environments, and apply knowledge to deliver results.
• An understanding of AI fundamentals, uses, and ethics, to identify business problems solvable with AI.
• A resilient mindset, embracing challenges with optimism and consistently striving for growth and success.
• Strong Business Acumen, including demonstrated knowledge of business processes and/or industries.
• Proficiency in English to engage with our global network.
• Proficiency in Danish

The SAP Academy for Customer Success is a global development program designed for talent who are early in their career.

About SAP Academy for Customer Success

The SAP Academy for Customer Success offers a three-year journey that drives accountability and enhances productivity. It enables graduates to make a quick impact in customer-facing roles while fostering career longevity and leadership potential.

Join us for a unique opportunity to build a global network, collaborate with customers to solve real business challenges, and gain hands-on experience with world-class cloud solutions — all while learning in a dynamic environment and earning competitive pay and benefits.

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SAP’s employees across different regions are enabled to do their best job with the right mix of office and remote work according to country-specific guidelines and regulations. In general, ourhybrid work setupconsists ofthree days a week in the office or on-site with customers or partners.

We are planning a practical and immersive portion of our program, which will likely involve participants spending four (4) weeks, spread across two trips, in San Ramon, California. This experience is designed to provide unparalleled hands-on learning and networking opportunities. *Please note the in-person component is still in the planning phase, and the final decision will be confirmed by the first quarter of 2026. We will ensure that this information is communicated promptly, and that sufficient time is provided for necessary preparations.

During intensive phases of the program, it is critical that all participants are fully engaged and present to ensure maximum learning and success. As such, vacation will not be approved during some critical times of the program.

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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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Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

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Requisition ID: 433923 | Work Area: Sales | Expected Travel: 0 - 50% | Career Status: Graduate | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid