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SAP · 3 days ago

Head of Skills Management Hub

Newtown Square, PA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$225K/yr - $526K/yr

SAP is a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services. As the Head of the Skills Management Hub, you will lead a global team to shape and scale SAP's Skills-based People Ecosystem, partnering with senior leaders to enhance talent decisions and workforce agility.

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceBusiness Process Automation (BPA)ComputerData ManagementFinanceSoftware

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a high-performing, globally distributed Skills Management Hub team, fostering a culture of trust, inclusion, accountability, and continuous development

Build behaviors of resilience, accountability, and ownership within the team and lead with a global mindset to deliver impact across regions and board areas

Oversee governance, lifecycle management, and harmonization of the Global Job Architecture

Manage and evolve the Skills Framework and taxonomy, ensuring it remains accurate, scalable, and relevant to business needs

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and board members on skills management and global job architecture, delivering compelling executive-level presentations and strategic recommendations

Drive business alignment across key HR partners (Total Rewards, Global Labor & Relations, Local Services, Business Partnering) as well as IT & Process Excellence, SuccessFactors product teams, and business strategy and operations leaders

Integrate skills into core people processes—including Talent Discovery, Learning & Development, Talent Management, and Workforce Planning—to drive consistent, skills-based decision-making across the employee lifecycle

Establish and oversee data standards, quality, and governance for global skills and job data, enabling reliable reporting and insights

Partner with Workforce Intelligence, benchmarking providers, and internal analytics teams to derive insights on skills supply and demand, external trends, and future capability needs—translating insights into actionable recommendations for leaders

Qualification

Global transformation programsHR acumenProject leadershipStrategic thinkingData-driven insightsStakeholder managementCultural awarenessTeam playerGrowth mindsetCommunication skills

Required

Deep expertise in managing global transformation programs, with a proven ability to design, harmonize, and operationalize global frameworks at scale (ideally with reference to skills and job architecture.)

Project and People Leadership: A track record leading board-visible, enterprise-wide HR programs impacting tens of thousands of employees, including experience interacting with social partners across multiple countries

HR Acumen: Broad foundational knowledge of cross-HR domains, such as Global Labor Relations, Rewards & Benefits, Business Partnering, and Talent Management topics

Strategic Thinking and Problem-Solving: Hands-on experience at the intersection of learning, talent management, talent discovery, and workforce transformation, ideally in a multinational environment

Preferred

Team Player with a Growth Mindset: Proactive process-builder mindset, able to create structure from ambiguity, design scalable solutions, and enable others to execute with clarity

Storytelling and Stakeholder Management: Strong communicator and storyteller, able to articulate a vision, inspire followership, and influence senior stakeholders with confidence and credibility

Passion for Data and Technology: Leverage data-driven insights and harness your passion for technology to model how AI can enhance skills intelligence and strategic workforce planning

Think Globally: Thrives in global environments, working across cultures, time zones, and diverse stakeholder landscapes to drive alignment and outcomes