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.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced CEO Communications Expert and strategic thinker to join our dynamic team. This role is crucial in shaping and conveying the CEO's vision, strategy, and key messages to various stakeholders, including employees, media, investors, government officials, and industry analysts.
What you’ll do
In this role, you would:
Develop and implement comprehensive communication strategies for the CEO, ensuring alignment with the company's strategy and values
Craft clear, compelling, and consistent messages for the CEO’s internal and external communications engagements to bring strategic corporate messaging as well as the CEO’s personal storyline to life in an authentic way
Transform complex internal topics as well as external thought leadership topics into high-quality content and storylines for various audiences
Working together across teams to help prepare for engagements with a wide range of stakeholders, including media, employees, government officials, investors, and industry analysts
Monitor and analyze macroeconomic and sociopolitical trends to provide strategic advice and insights to the CEO
Handle crisis communication and develop contingency plans to protect the CEO's and the company's reputation
What you bring
Strong background in Communications, Public Relations, Political Science, Finance, or a related field
Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communication skills in English and German
Strong team player who is also happy to work independently
Ability to work effectively and diligently under pressure and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Knowledgeable about ongoing socio-political, economic, and technological developments and the challenges, risks, opportunities and transformation they impose on companies
Ability to understand the complex, technical topics and convey them in easily digestible and interesting ways
Familiar with the software industry and software solutions – understanding of SAP’s strategy and portfolio would be a strong plus
Proven experience in a senior communications role, preferably within a corporate or political environment
Strong understanding of geopolitical and financial landscapes and their impact on business
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders
High level of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality
Experience
10+ years of experience in a communications role
In-depth experience in the software industry
Experience in complex & fast-paced global environments
International and intercultural experience is a strong plus
Experience in financial communications and government relations is a plus
Meet your team
The CEO Communications team provides content and guidance to the CEO of SAP SE for a range of communications disciplines, from media relations to internal communications assets to external positioning and speaking engagements.
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.
Requisition ID: 429006 | Work Area: Communication | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
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