SAP

Global Head of SPM Services

SAP$243K — $500K+*
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in services delivery
  • Experience in Solution Development and Development Operations
  • Cloud product knowledge across solutions/tools
  • Proven project and program management skills
  • Experience in matrixed global organizations
  • Strategic vision with execution capabilities
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

  • Create and execute a global services portfolio and go-to-market strategy
  • Foster a culture of collaboration across functions
  • Collaborate with leaders to meet organizational objectives
  • Drive and support implementation efforts across teams
  • Forecast revenue for the business portfolio
  • Lead business planning and integrate customer-facing functions
  • Mentor and develop internal talent for succession planning
  • Ensure effective client escalations and build executive relationships
  • Establish standardization and productized service programs
  • Develop execution plans based on the sales pipeline

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Collaborative company culture
  • Global exposure to diverse teams
  • Involvement in strategic decision-making processes
Full Job Description

What you'll do

The Global Head of SPM Services leader will be responsible for all business operations associated with SAP Consulting, recurring services, and ongoing customer service / customer support. The leader will be responsible for growing SAP's services revenue, while continuing to improve margin contribution and software renewals.

This role will lead an organization of approximately 100 + employees with a revenue target and cloud revenue target that delivers a simple to consume adoption and consumption portfolio, driving cloud success and customer outcomes.

As the Global Head of SPM Services, key responsibilities include:

  • Create and execute a Global services portfolio and GTM to drive cloud growth, best practices and margin increase.

  • Establish a culture of collaboration within the businesses.

  • Work with other Market Unit leaders and Service Sales counterparts to ensure organizational objectives and metrics are met (inclusive of Bookings, Revenue, Profit, Utilization, Innovation, Client Satisfaction).

  • Drive/Support implementation pursuits within cross disciplinary teams.

  • Accurately forecast revenue for associated business portfolio.

  • Drive the business planning process, integrating all regional customer-facing functions: sales, delivery, partners, solution support, and professional services.

  • Responsible for mentorship and development of internal talent to ensure a robust succession bench.

  • Responsible and accountable for driving the development and execution of all Regional business plan, and ensuring that P&L performance targets for the LOB are met and exceeded for profit/contribution and all applicable revenue streams: license, consulting, training, maintenance & hosting

  • Work with other Market Unit leaders and Service Sales counterparts to ensure organizational objectives and metrics are met (inclusive of Bookings, Revenue, Profit, Utilization, Innovation, Client Satisfaction).

  • Drive/Support implementation pursuits within cross disciplinary teams.

  • Accurately forecast revenue for associated business portfolio.


  • Ensure effective and successful client escalations while building/strengthening executive level relationships.

  • Establishing sustainable and measurable internal standardization programs and productized services that drive increased On Time/Budget delivery results.

  • Works with Service and Software sales teams to understand sales pipeline and develop associated delivery execution plans.


What you bring

The successful candidate for Global Head of SPM Services, will bring the following experience and attributes:

  • 15+ years of professional work experience of working in a services delivery.

  • Experience in or with Solution Development, Development Operations.

  • Cloud product knowledge across Solutions/Tools applicable across Buying Centers.

  • Demonstrated large global project and program management skills.

  • Experience working within a highly matrixed, global organization and with multicultural teams of experts.

  • Strategic vision and ability to translate business solutions and opportunities into strategies and actions.

  • Exceptional leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills; the ability to work well with people from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience; competence in clear concise and tactful communication with senior executive management, clients, peers and team members.


Language requirements: Fluency in English, any other language an asset. Fluency in the language of local markets desirable.

Education requirements: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent accreditation required; Master's Degree or MBA Preferred.



Requisition ID: 458050 | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Executive | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

Requisition ID: 458050

Posted Date: Aug 5, 2026

Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services

Career Status: Executive

Employment Type: Regular Full Time

Expected Travel: 0 - 10%

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