State & Municipal Policy & Business Enablement Lead (f/m/d) - Germany

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Development & Strategic Execution: Support SAP’s sites in Germany in their relations to the local administrations and State Governments, coordinate and build up SAP’s political network between States, Federal and European level, and support our local Sales Teams in their engagements with States and municipalities.
• Political Landscape Analysis & Prioritization: Map political landscapes, stakeholders and local networks, and develop tailored engagement plans, pilot initiatives and outreach strategies at state and municipal level.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Campaign Management: Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to align on priorities and execution, lead briefings, events, targeted campaigns and coalition-building initiatives, and build and maintain strong relationships across regional political ecosystems.
• Impact Tracking & Strategic Alignment: Track and measure outcomes to ensure policy engagement translates into commercial and strategic impact, and act as primary advisor on state-level dynamics, ensuring insights inform and shape federal and EU strategies.

What you bring

• Proven political experience at state level within Germany, with an established network across state or municipal administration.
• Strong understanding of regional decision-making processes, public procurement frameworks and the intersection of policy and commercial objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business priorities into compelling policy positions and scalable pilot initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management, briefing and negotiation skills, with experience engaging cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
• Experience in municipal engagement, open-source policy or public-sector technology programs is a plus.
• Fluent German and strong English skills (written and spoken).
• Pragmatic, politically astute and results-driven mindset.

Where you belong

Join Government Affairs/Public Policy as State & Municipal Lead, working closely with Public Sector, Delos, federal advocacy and EU teams in a lean, impact-driven environment where you act as both strategist and hands-on operator.