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Gender equality is an important part of SAP’s mission to help the world run better and improve people’s lives. Operating in an industry often cited for its lack of diversity, SAP has been working to counter this trend and be a tech company that is willing to lead by example.
 

The Power to Be Yourself

Explore the different paths SAP can provide you in this animated video. Your success matters. Find yourself working at SAP.  
 

The power to lead

Eight female SAP managers and experts share their vision and invite other women to follow their paths. During the last few years, the company has continuously engaged women to become future leaders. 700 women met at the “Power to Lead” event in Walldorf to celebrate their empowerment.

We champion women

Since SAP made greater gender balance a priority and the executive board set a goal for women in leadership, we have put a number of efforts and initiatives in place to help us move the needle.

Global Business Women's Network (BWN)

An employee-driven network at SAP with more than 10,000 members and 60 chapters around the world,  BWN offers women at SAP the opportunity to share professional insight and best practices, and help one another develop skills and advance their careers.

Women's Professional Growth webinar series

Run on a monthly basis by the Global Diversity & Inclusion Office, this career-development series is aimed at empowering women across SAP. Now in its third year, the series has reached over 6,800 employees in 43 countries, and will be extended to our customers and partners on a quarterly basis this year.

Back-to-Work Program in Asia Pacific and Japan

Are you a professional who took extended time off from your career? Have you thought about rejoining the workforce, but wondered if you’ll be able to adapt to the changes of the working world or if your work experience is still relevant? Back-to-Work may be just what you’re looking for.

Leadership Excellence Acceleration Program (LEAP)

The Leadership Excellence Acceleration Program (LEAP), a highly respected and award-winning development program that helps prepare high-potential women for leadership roles at SAP. A year-long leadership development program for women at SAP. LEAP is a targeted development journey focused on women who have the potential and desire to rise into people-management positions. The program utilizes a five-pillar model and participants meet monthly via a virtual classroom, where they delve into a different leadership-focused topic every month, discuss assignments and have the opportunity to ask questions and get direct feedback.
 

"LEAP" into your career

Teamwork, portable skills and a leadership mindset guide SAP female employees towards leadership positions through the award-winning Leadership Excellence Acceleration Program (LEAP).

 

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Executive commitment

Bill McDermott signed the UN Global Compact’s “Women’s Empowerment Principles CEO Statement” on behalf of SAP in March of 2015.

Women leaders at SAP

Carmen Krueger

Carmen Krueger, General Manager, Cloud, SAP National Security and Services and one of  FedScoop's Top Women in Tech 2017 talks about the biggest challenge in her career, what inspired her to get into her field of work and why it is important to her to empower women and other minorities to join more technical and technology-related fields.  

Daniele Grossi

Danielle Grossi, Head of Strategic Communication for Business Insight and Technology at SAP, is proud of never having taken a traditional career path to achieve her dreams. Learn about her obsession with data-as-a-service, how competitive gymnastics rejuvenates her, and getting past geek stereotypes once and for all.

Satya Sreenivasan

Satya Sreenivasan, Developer at the SAP Innovation Center Network, leads a team of developers in Singapore working on SAP HANA projects including the award-winning SAP Medical Research Insights application. In this interview with SAP News, Sreenivasan talks about why she sees software development as artistry, and how the industry can attract more women.

Sindhu Gangadharan

Sindhu Gangadharan, Vice President and Head of Product Management for SAP HANA Cloud Integration at SAP, grew up in Bangalore, India and has spent almost 16 years working at SAP in Germany. She recently spoke with SAP News on what keeps her energized as she helps customers on their journey to cloud-based computing in the digital economy.

Yean Fee Ho

Yean Fee Ho, Vice President of Engineering at SAP, is at heart an inventive artist who has found the ideal environment at SAP, managing software development teams in Singapore and China designing the company’s latest mobile innovations. Ho recently spoke with SAP News to share her thoughts on chasing her dream despite humble beginnings and why art and engineering are a natural fit.

Daniela Lange

Daniela Lange, Senior Director at SAP, leads Product Management for SAP payroll software. She joined the company fifteen years ago, after spending about five years in academic research ranging from astrophysics to life sciences. In this exclusive interview with SAP News, Lange shares her philosophy on what it means to have a high tech career.

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SAP Women Forward

A customer-facing community about advancing women in the workforce through networking, skill building, and sharing insights, success strategies and challenges.  

Employer awards

Top 100 Companies for Millennial Women

Based upon two years of HR interviews, employee surveys, and research conducted from 2016 to 2017, Mogul set out to identify the companies worldwide leading the change and paving the way forward for the future of the workplace.

Best Employer for Women

SAP has won the “2017 Best Employer For Women” award at the 2017 Her Village International Forum in China. This is another prestigious award following the EDGE certification in 2016.   

Top 100 Companies with Remote Jobs

Each year FlexJobs finds the 100 companies that posted the most remote-friendly job openings throughout the last year. “Remote-friendly” means the openings must offer some level of telecommuting. SAP has made the list for the 5th year in a row.

Excellence Award for Employee Benefit Initiatives

SAP was awarded the following titles in the 2017 Business Excellence Awards: Best Enterprise Application Software Provider 2017 & AI Excellence Award for Employee Benefit Initiatives.

Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality

For the fourth year in a row, SAP earned a perfect score for its support for LGBT employees from the Human Rights Campaign, the largest organization dedicated to LGBT equality in the U.S.

EDGE Certification

SAP is the first multinational tech company to receive Global Gender Equality Certification, recognizing our global commitments and actions in achieving and sustaining gender  diversity and equality in the workplace.

Best diversity & inclusion strategy

The Asia Recruitment Awards focus on innovative and effective recruitment campaigns, technology, advertising and talent acquisition, where SAP has been highly recognized — including our diversity and inclusion strategy.

Employer of choice for gender equality

SAP Australia has been recognized as a top leader in ensuring gender equality, which is critical to our success and is viewed as a baseline feature of our organization.

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How to apply to SAP

Finding a new job can be tough, so we want to make the application process easy for you. Here’s what you can expect, step-by-step – from applying to interviewing and onboarding. 

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Act boldly and innovate at SAP – no matter your career path. Explore job opportunities in sales, development and technology, consulting services and support, corporate operations, marketing and communications, HR, and finance. 

Career development

Combine your talents with SAP opportunities to create an amazing career. We’ll be your biggest cheerleaders and provide you with the development tools, training, and support you need to turn your career dreams into reality. 

Benefits

We offer some of the best employee benefits in our industry. Your particular benefits package will depend on your position, location, and years with the company – but no matter what, it will be comprehensive and competitive.
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