**We help the world run better** 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. We are seeking a highly experienced Performance Management Expert to support our Executive Track evolving and support our growth culture as we embed performance with our executive population. This role will play a critical part in shaping and optimizing the performance management framework for senior leadership, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals and leadership expectations, working on inspiring our leaders to be role models for this critical business led imperative. **What you'll do:** + Post Pilot Program Execution – On-Going Execution : Provide expert support in the design, implementation, and refinement of a performance management pilot tailored for executive leadership. + Strategic Advisory: Act as a trusted advisor to HR, business leaders, and stakeholders on best practices for executive performance evaluation, feedback, and development. + Process Optimization: Identify opportunities for enhancing existing performance management practices, incorporating data-driven insights and industry benchmarks. + Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with senior leaders, HR teams, and business units to gather feedback, address concerns, and ensure the pilot's success. + Coaching & Facilitation: Provide guidance and training to executives and HR partners on performance management methodologies, including goal setting, competency frameworks, and feedback mechanisms. Ensure we support and hold our leader accountable to role modelling the elements that drive high performance. + Metrics & Analysis: Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of the pilot, providing data-driven recommendations for future improvements. + Change Management: Support change adoption efforts by developing communication strategies, training materials, and stakeholder engagement plans. **What you bring:** + Deep expertise in performance management, particularly at the executive level, with a strong understanding of leadership competencies and business impact. + 10 years of experience in HR, Organizational Development, Talent Management, or a related field, preferably within a large global organization. + Proven track record of implementing and managing performance management programs at senior leadership levels (both process and culture of performance). + Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills, with the ability to influence senior executives and HR leaders. + Experience with data-driven decision-making, including designing metrics and analyzing performance trends. + Knowledge of latest industry trends in executive performance management, leadership development, and talent strategies. + Excellent communication, facilitation, and coaching skills. + [Preferred] Experience in a multinational corporate environment or professional services firm. ​ **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. SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com. For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. (https://one.int.sap/me@sap/jobs\_at\_sap#17498858-1050-415e-8d82-21f91655666b\_96fc) Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training. Requisition ID: 418651 | Work Area: Human Resources | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: Virtual - Europe \#LI-Hybrid ​