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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.\nWhat you'll build\nIn this role, you set the technical direction for AI engineering across strategic customer engagements and enterprise-wide initiatives. As a (Chief) Expert (f/m/d), you are the deepest technical authority on AI engineering within the team - defining how AI-native applications are architected, built, and operated at scale. Embedded directly within SAP's most complex customer environments, you act as a senior technical anchor, a thought leader, and a force multiplier for delivery teams. 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At this level, you are not just an engineer - you are a defining voice in how SAP builds and deploys AI at enterprise scale. We value deep expertise, bold thinking, and the willingness to tackle the hardest technical problems customers face. You will thrive here if you are driven by technical impact, energized by working at the frontier of AI, and committed to raising the bar for engineering excellence across a global, high-performing team.\nBring out your best\nSAP 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. 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