Applied Senior/Staff Scientist with SAP S/4 Domain Expertise (f/m/d)

What you’ll do

As Applied Senior/Staff Scientist you will lead the mission to evolve the SAP‑RPT model family into experts of structured business data, tailoring foundation models to the unique complexities of real‑world SAP applications and supercharging them with deep business process intuition and specialized reasoning required for the enterprise.

The Role

• Tailor the SAP‑RPT model family to the unique complexities of real‑world relational enterprise data, enabling models to navigate and reason over intricate schemas and logic
• Bridge the gap between model architecture research and data experts to ensure models excel on real‑world relational enterprise data
• Work hands‑on to embed business knowledge into foundation models through rigorous experimentation and performance evaluation
• Stay at the forefront of foundation models, driving the strategic evolution of the SAP‑RPT family
• Contribute to the development of one of the few leading foundation models of European origin, ensuring it meets the specific needs of global enterprise applications

What You Bring

• PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or other relevant disciplines with 5+ years of professional experience developing machine learning models
• Strong experience with data models and business logic of enterprise applications built on relational data, ideally S/4HANA, gained as a consultant, developer, or data scientist
• Proven hands‑on experience developing predictive use cases on tabular data in a data scientist role
• Proficiency with deep learning and Transformer architectures, including application to structured enterprise data, and strong software engineering skills in Python with a proven track record of building and scaling experiments with PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross‑cultural teams

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you need help navigating our website or completing your application, please email Recruiting Operations Team: