SAP Development Manager 

China, Shanghai 

57452353

You'll be joining the SAP Ariba Engineering organization within our Intelligent Spend Management group, where you'll lead a talented team of engineers focused on transforming how enterprises manage their procurement processes.

The Role

• Technical Foundation: Engineering degree in Computer Science or equivalent with 12+ years of hands-on software development experience, including 8+ years in core development roles.

• Leadership Experience: Minimum 5+ years successfully leading engineering teams, with proven ability to scale teams and deliver complex enterprise software solutions.

• Enterprise SaaS Expertise: 4+ years of experience delivering SaaS solutions and microservices architecture, preferably in enterprise procurement or spend management domains.

• Technical Depth: Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, system design, and experience contributing to large-scale distributed system architecture

• Cloud & DevOps Skills (Nice to have): Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm) and cloud platforms (AWS EC2, EKS, DynamoDB, etc.)

• Business Acumen: Understanding of procurement processes, P2O workflows, or enterprise spend management solutions is highly preferred.

• Collaboration Skills: Exceptional interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration abilities, with experience working across global teams and time zones.

• Growth Mindset: Strong problem-solving capabilities, adaptability to changing business needs, and commitment to building inclusive, high-performing engineering cultures.

• AI Tools Experience (Nice to Have): Experience with Generative AI development tools, GitHub Copilot, or leading AI adoption initiatives within engineering organizations.

The Role & Responsibilities

• Drive Product Strategy: Collaborate with Product Management to shape product strategy and prioritize development initiatives.

• Lead High-Performance Teams: Direct Agile (SCRUM) development teams to deliver robust, scalable features.

• Architect for Scale: Partner with global engineering leadership to evolve SDLC practices, operational excellence, and technical architecture.

• Drive AI-Powered Development: Champion the adoption of Generative AI tools and GitHub Copilot across development teams to accelerate code development, enhance code quality, and improve developer productivity.

• People Leadership: Proactively manage team development including performance management, career growth, coaching, compensation decisions, and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.

• Stakeholder Management: Navigate complex internal and external dependencies across procurement workflows, ensuring seamless integration and feature delivery across the P2P ecosystem.

• Technical Problem Solving: Lead resolution of critical technical challenges, customer escalations, and platform incidents that impact procurement operations.

• DevOps Excellence: Champion continuous integration best practices including zero-downtime deployments, canary releases, feature flags, and automated testing frameworks.

• Roadmap Accountability: Own commitments for technical and functional roadmap delivery while maintaining compliance with enterprise security and technical standards.

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We win with inclusion

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