Senior User Experience Designer (Limited Full Time - Maternity replacement)

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

What you’ll do:

As a Senior UX Designer in the SAP Build Product Suite team, you will

Discover and Design User-Centric Experiences: Own and drive your design work end-to-end, including discovery, wireframing, and rapid iterations of user interfaces. Ensure that they are intuitive, engaging, and aligned with both user needs and business goals.
Embody a Leadership Mindset: Demonstrate strategic thinking, clear communication, and the ability to inspire and guide peers by taking initiative, providing constructive feedback, and influencing design decisions across the team.
Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Actively partner with user assistance writers, product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders as one empowered product team, exchanging feedback on interaction design, content, visual aesthetics, usability and technical feasibility.
Collect and Analyse User Data: Engage with users to gather feedback, perform usability testing, and analyse behavioural data to identify issues and iteratively refine your designs.
Manage Design Debt: Regularly audit and review the product, take ownership of design inconsistencies and accessibility, and proactively address and solve deviations to ensure evolving product standards remain high.
Champion Best Practices and Influence Strategy: Proactively implement and advocate for design standards and best practices across the product. Partner with our researchers and bring strategic insights to discussions that shape the product vision and roadmap.

What you bring:

At least 5 years of proven experience designing complex software products, with a strong background in user interaction design for enterprise software.
Exceptional design and prototyping skills focused on clarity, consistency, and user-centric solutions.
Excellent communication skills, and a proven ability to influence design strategy and inspire others by mentoring peers, facilitating design discussions, and championing innovative ideas across teams.
Experience planning and executing user research, managing rapid design iterations, and using data-driven insights to refine and optimize user experiences.
Proficiency with design tools (e.g., Figma), a strong grasp of design systems, and an understanding of technical aspects in product development.
A genuine passion for user experience and advocacy, complemented by a leadership mindset that drives continuous improvement and creative problem solving.
Fluency in spoken and written English.

Meet your team:

Join a passionate, multinational group of UX enthusiasts in defining SAP’s next generation products for app development and process automation. We value collaboration, creativity, and a user-first approach in everything we do. Let’s improve the world of business software together!

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 world.

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Requisition ID: 443712 | Work Area: Software-User Experience | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Limited Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid