SAP Development Manager 

Bulgaria, Burgas 

47072696

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.

The development center of SAP in Bulgaria plays a key role in the defining and developing of the SAP Business Technology Platform. With its more than 1400 professionals, SAP Labs Bulgaria also has strong contributions toward life-cycle management, user interface & user experience across the broader portfolio of SAP products and has recently welcomed new teams focusing on business applications. For its 24-year history, the company has established itself as a preferred employer in the IT sector in Bulgaria

Join our team! We foster a fun, collaborative environment, recognized with Red Dot & German Design Awards. We develop SAP's CI/CD portal experience, empowering 50k engineers. Grow your career in our global, innovative setting!

We are part of the Product, Technology and Data (PTD) unit at SAP. At PTD, our mission is clear, working together we drive transformation and power the digital enterprise. With our cutting-edge solutions we drive innovation at scale to bring business value that enables transformation across SAP.

From designing architecture strategy, unlocking the power of data & AI, to providing world class platforms and services we strive to set SAP ahead of the competition. We are committed in our journey and by sharing our experiences, we inspire others to innovate & succeed and promote SAP as its own #1 reference customer.

Together let´s deliver experiences that enable SAP teams to create and adopt new ways of working to shape SAP‘s future.

What you`ll do:

On our mission to improve developer experience at SAP, we are looking for experienced and dynamic development manager. In this role, you will lead Scrum Teams in Sofia, Bulgaria, thatis developing services part of SAP CI/CD platform. This platform enables more than 50.000 product developers at SAP to deliver customer value continuously, faster, and more reliably than ever before. It aims at delighting developers and DevOps teams by reducing cognitive load, freeing up time and resources, and focusing on delivering more value to SAP's customers.

We believe in the principles of Agile Leadership, which means we are looking for leaders who create an environment in which agile teams can grow and thrive. We value trust, fairness and a diversity of opinions in which there is no need for micromanagement.

• Lead and inspire a high-performing agile team.
• Foster trust within the team and drive strong employee engagement.
• Attract and develop talented and dedicated people.
• Guide the career development of team members, including both technical and interpersonal skills.
• Provide honest, open, and timely feedback and coaching to help each team member grow.
• Ensure your team delivers projects on time, within scope, and with high quality.
• Collaborate with peers and product managers in an international management team to ensure on-time delivery of joint products.
• Network and build bridges between individuals, teams, and projects.
• Stay current on technology trends and understand how they may advance our strategic direction.
• Lead cross-projects and initiatives as needed.
• Represent your team in events and workshops.
• Represent your team at various internal and external events and workshops.

What you bring:

• At least 8 years experience in the IT industry
• Proven experience in leading agile teams and fostering a high-performance culture.
• Excellent talent management skills, including the ability to attract, develop, and retain top talent.
• Focus on business value and user needs
• Willingness to take decisions and tackle difficult questions
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Strong coordination skills
• Results-oriented working style
• Fluent in English and Bulgarian

Optional requirements:

• Experience with CI/CD
• Experience with SAP's development processes
• Experience in related roles, e.g. SW developer, product owner, scrum master.

We also expect that you share and promote our 7 core values that are described.

​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.

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

Requisition ID: 398549 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Management | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.