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. What You'll Do We are looking for a Government Partner and Customer (GPC) Program Lead (f/m/d) to join our global team to manage a large IT implementation program for a customer in public sector. This position is part of the new GPC Office in within the Sovereign Services & Delivery Organization (SS&D) that combines all Sovereign Cloud deliveries at SAP. Build and manage an IT implementation program for a large customer in government and public sector Consolidate and track all external facing efforts of SAP regarding this large customer in post-sales during the stage of delivery Multi-level stakeholder management within SAP to structure and strengthen alignment regarding enabling one voice messaging to the customer Manage alignment between all SAP internal stakeholders and respective project management activities Proactive screening for escalation for interactions or delivery items with escalation potential and working on solutions to prevent actual customer escalation Provision of internal briefings, presentations, and publications on the large customer delivery account comprising status on customer’s complex SAP landscape Identification of indirect customer feedback as well as intake of direct requests during the delivery phase and translation into corporate actions at SAP Identification of customer needs that are not covered by existing scope of delivery and seamless collaboration with account teams Provide regular reporting updates to SAP’s Head of GPC Office on large customer delivery account Improvement of large customer delivery program management through alignment with peer program managers at SAP SS&D GPC office. What You Bring Master’s degree or equivalent 15 years of professional experience Experience in customer program management is a must Experience with government or public sector as customer is a plus Experience in IT implementation or delivery program is a must, experience with SAP products is an advantage Ability to analyze complex regulatory government security environments and their impact on SAP and on its customers Ability to manage multilevel stakeholders and streamline communications Excellent communication and liaison skills. Meet the team SAP Sovereign Services & Delivery (SS&D) is part of Customer Services & Delivery (CS&D) board area and manages end-to-end Sovereign Cloud delivery as well as Government Security fulfilment for SAP. 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. 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Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training. Requisition ID: 406692 | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: