Data Scientist Specialist
SAP
We help the world run better
At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.
YOUR FUTURE ROLE
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze internal and external talent and labor market data to anticipate future workforce needs, identify skill gaps, and inform long-term capability strategies.
- Design and implement advanced data models, algorithms, and machine learning techniques to derive actionable insights related to workforce transformation and skills planning.
- Develop consistent, scalable methodologies and frameworks to support skills-led workforce planning, talent segmentation, and role-based scenario modeling.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., HR, business leaders, analytics) to define and monitor workforce KPIs aligned with strategic business priorities.
- Present complex analyses and insights through clear storytelling, dashboards, and decision-ready visualizations tailored to senior stakeholders.
- Independently lead data-driven initiatives that inform strategic talent decisions, optimize workforce composition, and enable SAP’s evolution toward a skills-based organization.
YOUR PROFILE
What you bring to the table:
- Data Science & Modeling Expertise – Proficiency in designing statistical models, machine learning algorithms, and AI techniques to analyze workforce and skills data.
- Strategic Workforce Insight – Ability to interpret complex talent and labor market dynamics to guide workforce strategy and transformation.
- Analytical Rigor & Business Acumen – Skilled at extracting insights from large datasets and translating them into strategic recommendations that align with business goals.
- Framework Design & Methodology – Experience developing scalable, structured approaches for People planning, talent segmentation, and scenario analysis.
- Stakeholder Collaboration & Influence – Proven success partnering with HR, business, and analytics teams to shape people strategies through data.
- Communication & Data Storytelling – Strong ability to present technical findings in a clear, compelling way to drive understanding and decision-making at the executive level.
ABOUT THE TEAM
You’ll be an essential team member in the Skills Management Hub which is part of SAP’s People & Culture’s Organizational Growth and Health unit. The Skills Management Hub is responsible for embedding skills into core people practices and enabling a consistent, scalable approach to skills across the employee lifecycle. The team leads the governance of the global job architecture and skills frameworks, ensuring role profiles and skill expectations stay relevant and aligned with business needs. It provides skills benchmarking, analytics, and models that inform talent decisions and support adoption across the organization. By partnering with People & Culture teams, Operations teams and Business teams, the team drives the integration of skills into Talent Discovery, Learning and Development, Leadership Development, and Talent Management processes— turning skills into a common language for people and talent practices.
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 and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
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Requisition ID: 430198 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.