Responsibilities
* Define and continuously evolve succession management strategies, frameworks, and governance aligned with business priorities.
* Lead enterprise-wide succession planning processes, ensuring consistency, scalability, and strategic impact.
* Partner with senior P&C and business leaders to shape succession strategies and drive adoption across regions and board areas.
* Integrate assessment insights, talent segmentation, and pipeline analytics into succession decision‑making.
* Provide expert guidance on leadership readiness, mobility, and pipeline risks, informing executive-level decisions.
* Drive continuous improvement of succession practices, tools, and processes based on data and stakeholder feedback.
* Ensure alignment between succession, leadership development, and talent acceleration initiatives.
Qualifications
* Succession Planning Strategy Execution: Deep expertise in designing and evolving enterprise‑level succession practices.
* Talent Segmentation & Leadership Potential Models: Applies data‑driven approaches to assess readiness and potential.
* Data Analysis & Insights: Interprets pipeline data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
* Stakeholder Management: Acts as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and business leaders.
* Pipeline Risk Assessment: Identifies and mitigates risks in leadership pipelines across populations.
Success in Role Looks Like
* Succession management is a consistent, strategic, and integrated process across SAP.
* Leadership pipelines are transparent, diverse, and aligned with future business needs.
* Senior stakeholders rely on succession insights to inform critical talent decisions.
* Pipeline risks are proactively identified and addressed through targeted actions.
* Succession practices are recognized as a strategic enabler of business transformation, not just a process.
Location
This position is based at the SAP UK HQ in Feltham (Hybrid)
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.
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