SAP Global Head Learning f/m/d 

Germany, Baden-Württemberg 

614644563

What you'll do

SAP’swill be a visionary thought leader, well-steeped in driving market leading innovation at scale. S/he will be responsible for leading a +200 employee organization currently structured within the following verticals: Regional Engagement, Career Acceleration, Programs & Data and Upskilling.

Key Responsibilities

1. Learning Needs Analysis:

• Identify learning needs based on SAP’s defined Skills Framework and Skills Assessments.
• Build and manage a comprehensive learning portfolio to address these needs.
  

2. Learning Development & Execution:

• Manage the development of learning standards, formats, and methodologies aligned with the skills framework.
• Oversee the execution of internal and outsourced learning programs, ensuring consistency and alignment with SAP’s learning objectives, including:
  • Compliance learning
  • Onboarding
  • Learning systems / product management
  • Expert development
  • Learning business partners / strategic consultants / key account managers who serve as SAP’s relationship management function with key company stakeholders
    

3. Learning Innovation & Centralization:

• In support of SAP’s move to a “skills hub” – an innovative new operating model for work and the workforce that places skills, more than jobs, at the center – establish a skills-based, data-driven, employee-centric model for Learning.
• Drive the centralization of learning within SAP’s People & Culture (P&C) board area, ensuring coherence and alignment across the organization.
  

4. Learner-Centric Experiences:

• Deliver engaging, efficient, and personalized learning experiences that meet prioritized learning needs.
• Incorporate best-in-class learning design across multiple modalities (e.g., virtual, in-person, self-paced) to enhance learner engagement.
• Ensure continuous, on-demand learning opportunities are available to employees across functional areas.
• Target learning initiatives to upskill and reskill employees based on individual career needs and SAP’s future skill requirements.
  

5. Skills Development Focus:

• Lead efforts to develop functional, role-specific, technical, and professional skills within the workforce.
• Ensure learning solutions are focused on upskilling and reskilling employees for both current roles and future career progression.
  

6. Learning Experience Design:

• Ensure best practices in learning experience design are applied across multiple formats (e.g., e-learning, workshops, simulations) to reinforce learning and maximize impact.

What you bring

• Experience in Learning & Development leadership, with a focus on skills-based learning strategies in a large, global organization.
• Strong understanding of SaaS products and cloud transformation.
• Experience in large scale enterprise-wide transformation efforts where learning is essential to success.
• Strong understanding of digital learning platforms, data-driven learning models, and learner experience design.
• Proven experience in centralizing and scaling learning initiatives within complex, matrixed organizations.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, with a strategic mindset.