SAP iXp Intern - AI Tech Researcher
SAP
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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.
About the SAP Internship Experience Program:
SAP Internship Experience Program is SAP’s global, paid internship program that provides university students with the opportunities to find purpose in their careers.
Three reasons to intern at SAP
- Culture of collaboration: meet with mentors, make new friends across the globe and create a thriving personal network.
- Project-driven experience: gain cross-functional skills from our virtual and in-person learning sessions, diverse subject matter experts, and project deliverables.
- Gain visibility: with Internship Experience Project in your title, you’ll have a global network of SAP leaders, entrepreneurs and career development opportunities at your fingertips.
About the team
We’re the AI Incubation team working globally, combining on-site collaboration with virtual teamwork. Our culture is open, fast paced, and innovative, with a strong focus on learning, experimentation, and knowledge sharing.
What you’ll do:
Position Title: SAP iXp Intern – AI Tech Researcher
Location: São Paulo, SP, Brazil
In this role, you’ll
- Extending our deep tech research capacity through evaluating technologies like LLMs, GenAI, multimodal AI, infrastructure optimization, and emerging frameworks.
- Supporting SIJ expansion by researching and engaging startups to uncover innovative approaches and collaboration opportunities.
- Providing structured insights and recommendations by synthesizing research into reports, frameworks, and presentations that directly feed into incubation decision-making.
- Building ecosystem visibility by attending startup showcases, connecting with founders, and mapping trends in the region.
- Contributing to internal prototypes and experiments by translating research into practical insights or small-scale proofs of concept.
- Research and evaluate deep tech areas in AI/ML (e.g., architectures, models, infrastructure innovations).
- Scout and analyze startups as part of SIJ; assess their technical differentiators and market relevance.
- Prepare briefing notes, trend maps, and short reports for stakeholders and leadership.
- Network with startup founders, accelerators, and VCs, helping represent SAP’s innovation lens.
- Support incubation projects by contributing research, prototyping, or workshop preparation.
- Participate in team discussions, retros, and global knowledge-sharing forums.
- Hands-on exposure at the intersection of AI research and startup innovation.
- The opportunity to influence SAP’s incubation strategy with your findings.
- Experience in how large enterprises engage with startups and bring emerging tech into production.
- A global iXp community experience with learning, networking, and mentorship opportunities.
Who you are
We are looking for an iXp Intern – AI Tech Researcher to help us explore cutting-edge AI technologies and strengthen SAP’s Startup Innovation Journey (SIJ) program. You will be directly contributing to technology evaluation, startup scouting, and early incubation activities that shape how SAP scales AI internally and externally.
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or Technology related.
- Curious and analytical, with the ability to dig into technical details while connecting them to business impact.
- Strong interest in AI, startups, and innovation ecosystems.
- Skilled in research, synthesis, and communicating findings clearly.
- Comfortable working across cultures, time zones, and in a fast-moving environment.
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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AI Usage in the Recruitment Process
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Requisition ID: 435054 | Work Area: Administration | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Student | Employment Type: Limited Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid