SAP Manager / Team Lead Central Research Services m/f/d 

Germany, Baden-Württemberg 

605267058

What you`ll do

Your tasks will include:
• Lead and manage a team of experts supporting SAP’s business units in publicly funded or bi-lateral collaborative academic research.
• Take ownership of administrative and financial processes around publicly funded projects to ensure compliance with funding guidelines and maintain the necessary documentation records for project audits.
• Build and manage relationships with internal experts from Finance & Accounting, Controlling, Legal, HR (Payroll, Total Rewards, etc.) as well as Development Operations to collaborate on matters relevant to collaborative research.
• Oversee all financial tasks relevant to publicly funded projects, such as monthly grants accruals and forecast, calculation of hourly rates and overhead rates, and calculation of long-/short-term liabilities.
• Prepare and follow up on academic research strategy meetings with executives
• Maintain a portfolio of collaborative research projects.

What you bring

• Master’s degree in Business Management or Information Technology. A PhD degree is beneficial.
• Multi-year experience in strategic management of research collaborations, and publicly funded and bilateral R&D projects.
• Multi-year experience in project management, finance, controlling, and operations with a strong affinity for numbers.
• Experience in people management.
• High service attitude and passion for supporting business units in research collaborations,
• Strong team player with excellent prioritization skills and a willingness to further develop the team and processes related to the administration of research collaborations.
• Ability to work under pressure while ensuring a high level of quality.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly present complex information.
• High proficiency in both German and English (oral and written) due to the multi-national nature of our projects.

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