Director Of Engineering

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 build:

• Manage and mentor multiple distributed engineering teams across regions, fostering a cohesive culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Understand technical, product roadmap and ensure that team is delivering in-line with it. Responsible for creating monthly and quarterly release specific plans.
• Be responsible for building and sustaining high-performing team, with focus on building, updating, and sustaining engineering expertise and teamwork.
• Foster an environment of innovation, learning and development amongst team members.
• Coach teams to become proficient in development & quality processes, and technologies used in the team, increase expertise and productivity.
• Actively address and resolve issues at the workplace and projects for team members, keeping stakeholders informed and seeking their support when required.
• Support the success of not only your direct reports, but also the success of other teams within the engineering unit, by supporting cross team needs and opportunities
• Continuously adapt the team's focus and execution capabilities to cater to customer/market needs, company strategy and business objectives. Ensure team is conversant with the business strategy, and team members see the relation between their daily work and company's objectives.

What you bring:

• About 14-16 years work experience in building software products & components with 80% coding capacity
• Bachelors in Computer Science Engineering or Technology or allied branches, Master's in computer applications
• Must have experience with highly scalable, cloud scale Java/JEE based software development along familiarity with latest architectural paradigms is essential. Exposure to public cloud infrastructure, CI/CD and DevOps is an added advantage
• Working knowledge AI in general and Gen AI in particular. Development of features using LLMs is an added advantage apart from guiding teams on using coding agents like GitHub Copilot or Claude Sonet
• Experience in all aspects of Software Development process and phases of Product Lifecycle
• Agile Software Engineering methodology, and Coach.
• Managed high-performance teams across regions, with high employee engagement, leadership trust and retention strategies, for at least 9 years
• Analytical and presentation skills. Excellent Coaching, interpersonal, collaboration, negotiation and influencing skills.

Meet your team:

SAP Ariba is the leading provider of collaborative business commerce solutions. SAP Ariba combines industry-leading technology with the world's largest web-based trading community to help companies discover, connect, and collaborate with a global network of partners - all in a cloud-based environment. Using the Ariba Commerce Cloud, businesses of all sizes can buy, manage cash, and sell more efficiently and effectively. More than 500,000 companies around the globe use the Ariba Commerce Cloud to simplify inter-enterprise commerce and enhance results.
SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing is a cloud-based solution within the SAP Ariba suite that enables organizations to manage end-to-end sourcing processes-from supplier discovery and sourcing events to negotiation and contract award-driving cost savings, compliance, and supplier collaboration.
The Strategic Sourcing team in SAP Ariba is a team of talented engineers located globally building solutions for our customers using cutting edge technologies.
We are looking for a Engineering Leader to steer the team into the future, facilitating & coaching team members in achieving ambitious business goals, and propelling them to higher levels of achievement in their careers.

Candidate must be available to work on-site at the SAP office in Palo Alto at least three days per week.
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
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Requisition ID: 448053 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Management | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

Requisition ID: 448053

Posted Date: Mar 24, 2026

Work Area: Software-Design and Development

Career Status: Management

Employment Type: Regular Full Time

Expected Travel: 0 - 10%

Location: