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ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an innovative and execution-oriented Product Manager to join our Product Management Team at SAP Supply Chain Management, Operate. In this role as a Product Specialist / Senior Product Specialist you are the Product Manager in the Empowered Product Team. You work in a team closely together with User Experience and Engineering/Development as well as other product teams within our unit. Within our direct team you will collaborate with a diverse team of Product Managers, to shape and execute a cutting-edge product vision and strategy for SAP’s new Capabilities for Maintenance Scheduling and Optimization

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Collaborate closely with a dedicated engineering team in a 1:1 relationship, fostering a culture of shared ownership and mutual respect
• Conduct discovery work to deeply understand problem statements and explore potential solutions
• Perform user research to validate assumptions, gather insights, and inform solution design
• Lead the refinement process for product backlog items, ensuring they are well-defined, feasible, and aligned with overall product goals
• Work with engineers to break down complex problems into manageable, deliverable pieces
• Act as the primary liaison between the engineering team and other stakeholders, including Strategic Product Management, designers, and business units
• Collaborate with UX designers to ensure that implemented solutions meet both functional and usability requirements
• Manage stakeholder expectations by commuincating progress, risks, and trade-offs effectively
• Conduct user testing to gather feedback on implemented features and iterate on solutions
• Work closely with QA to define acceptance criteria and ensure high-quality deliverables
• Collaborate with Strategic Product Management to provide insights on technical feasibility and effort estimations
• Stay updated on technical trends and best practices relevant to your product area
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes and methodologies
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of product documentation, including user stories and technical specifications
• Participate in release planning and coordinate with release management teams
• Help prioritize and manage technical debt to ensure long-term product health
• Foster a data-driven approach to product development, leveraging analytics to inform decision-making
• Collaborate with customer support teams to address and prioritize reported issues
• Engage with strategic co-innovation and early adopter customers to ensure constantly product-market-fit