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AI Development Architect
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AI Development Architect
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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 Do You are the technical leader who sets the AI architecture direction and accelerates enterprise-wide adoption of safe, scalable AI systems. You combine deep engineering expertise with strategic influence, working across product, platform, security, data, and business stakeholders. You define reference architectures, drive engineering alignment, and ensure teams can build AI-powered solutions reliably, efficiently, and responsibly.
You remain hands‑on and outcomes‑oriented, capable of prototyping, evaluating emerging AI technologies, and enabling engineering teams to adopt modern AI development patterns—including LLM orchestration, agentic workflows, semantic data architectures, and model governance frameworks.
You will report to the Head of Business AI Engineering and serve as a principal advisor and accelerator for AI innovation in the SAP SuccessFactors product.
Responsibilities
Define and lead the AI architecture strategy, including reference architectures, platform patterns, reusable components, and integration standards.
Architect agentic systems, tool orchestration, and LLM‑driven workflows to support intelligent and autonomous application behaviors.
Partner with product engineering leaders to embed AI capabilities into core product experiences and foundational platform services.
Establish AI governance frameworks, covering data lineage, model monitoring, human‑in‑the‑loop controls, auditability, and responsible AI practices.
Guide the selection and adoption of AI platforms, frameworks, and model providers, balancing performance, cost, compliance, and security.
Drive engineering productivity improvements through reusable libraries, development environments, and standardized patterns.
Measure and improve AI cost efficiency, including inference cost modeling and optimization strategies.
Collaborate with global engineering, T&I, Product, and business leadership to ensure aligned technical decisions and scalable execution.
Lead AI enablement programs—mentoring engineers, training architects, and promoting knowledge‑sharing across teams.
Prototype, validate, and launch reference implementations and accelerator solutions that unlock faster adoption and delivery.
Communicate architectural direction clearly to executives, engineering teams, and cross‑functional stakeholders, enabling decision‑making at speed.
Own the AI Pattern library, ensuring reusable templates for AI across SuccessFactors.
Evaluate emerging AI tools and concepts for the innovation pipeline.
Bridge product vision and technical execution, translating AI use cases into scalable, governed architectures.
Act as the bridge between research, engineering, and product management to translate emerging AI capabilities into business outcomes.
Represent AI architecture direction in executive customer engagements.
Support Product Management in customer discussions and material creation to effectively educate and communicate field and customer base.
Partner with Product Management to define success metrics and ensure the architecture enables measurement.
Benefits Benefits include ongoing learning, skill growth, competitive compensation, and a team that supports your growth and success.
Compensation Range Transparency The targeted combined range for this position is $192,500 - $365,600 (USD). The actual amount to be offered will be within that range, dependent on key aspects of each case.
Employment Type Regular Full Time
Location San Jose, CA
Equal Employment Opportunity Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests, email Careers@sap.com.
AI Usage in the Recruitment Process We follow responsible AI guidelines for the recruitment process. For details, refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.
Requisition ID: 437769 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations:
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AI Development Architect
role at
SAP .
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 Do You are the technical leader who sets the AI architecture direction and accelerates enterprise-wide adoption of safe, scalable AI systems. You combine deep engineering expertise with strategic influence, working across product, platform, security, data, and business stakeholders. You define reference architectures, drive engineering alignment, and ensure teams can build AI-powered solutions reliably, efficiently, and responsibly.
You remain hands‑on and outcomes‑oriented, capable of prototyping, evaluating emerging AI technologies, and enabling engineering teams to adopt modern AI development patterns—including LLM orchestration, agentic workflows, semantic data architectures, and model governance frameworks.
You will report to the Head of Business AI Engineering and serve as a principal advisor and accelerator for AI innovation in the SAP SuccessFactors product.
Responsibilities
Define and lead the AI architecture strategy, including reference architectures, platform patterns, reusable components, and integration standards.
Architect agentic systems, tool orchestration, and LLM‑driven workflows to support intelligent and autonomous application behaviors.
Partner with product engineering leaders to embed AI capabilities into core product experiences and foundational platform services.
Establish AI governance frameworks, covering data lineage, model monitoring, human‑in‑the‑loop controls, auditability, and responsible AI practices.
Guide the selection and adoption of AI platforms, frameworks, and model providers, balancing performance, cost, compliance, and security.
Drive engineering productivity improvements through reusable libraries, development environments, and standardized patterns.
Measure and improve AI cost efficiency, including inference cost modeling and optimization strategies.
Collaborate with global engineering, T&I, Product, and business leadership to ensure aligned technical decisions and scalable execution.
Lead AI enablement programs—mentoring engineers, training architects, and promoting knowledge‑sharing across teams.
Prototype, validate, and launch reference implementations and accelerator solutions that unlock faster adoption and delivery.
Communicate architectural direction clearly to executives, engineering teams, and cross‑functional stakeholders, enabling decision‑making at speed.
Own the AI Pattern library, ensuring reusable templates for AI across SuccessFactors.
Evaluate emerging AI tools and concepts for the innovation pipeline.
Bridge product vision and technical execution, translating AI use cases into scalable, governed architectures.
Act as the bridge between research, engineering, and product management to translate emerging AI capabilities into business outcomes.
Represent AI architecture direction in executive customer engagements.
Support Product Management in customer discussions and material creation to effectively educate and communicate field and customer base.
Partner with Product Management to define success metrics and ensure the architecture enables measurement.
Benefits Benefits include ongoing learning, skill growth, competitive compensation, and a team that supports your growth and success.
Compensation Range Transparency The targeted combined range for this position is $192,500 - $365,600 (USD). The actual amount to be offered will be within that range, dependent on key aspects of each case.
Employment Type Regular Full Time
Location San Jose, CA
Equal Employment Opportunity Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests, email Careers@sap.com.
AI Usage in the Recruitment Process We follow responsible AI guidelines for the recruitment process. For details, refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.
Requisition ID: 437769 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations:
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