Solution Advisor Associate- SAP Academy for Customer Success - South Africa (Hybrid) at SAP

As a Solution Advisor within the SAP Academy for Customer Success, you will be responsible to:  

• Successfully complete a 10-month program that strengthens a foundation for a successful customer-facing career at SAP. 
• Participate in experiential learning opportunities with colleagues from all over the world and acquire a wide variety of business, industry and SAP solution skills while working with emerging and cutting-edge technologies. 
• Receive on-the-job training under the mentorship of a senior Solution Advisor colleague while working with our customers to gain real world experience and acquire the skills necessary to help guide our customers through their Digital Transformation journey.    
• The program will enrich your knowledge of SAP and give you the professional experience to serve our customers. We offer full-time employment from day one with practical learning applications for your role.  After successful completion of the program, you are expected to lead customer discovery sessions and survey activities to uncover business challenges and opportunities for innovation. You will create and deliver high impact and engaging software demonstrations that compel the customers to select SAP over other competitive offerings. You will also provide demand generation support through marketing events and deal execution support by responding to request for proposals.  

Solution areas focus: 

• SAP S/4 HANA Finance (oCFO) – Knowledge in corporate finance and accounting, reporting and consolidation, planning, budgeting, and financial analytics. 
• SAP SuccessFactors (HCM) - knowledge in core HR and payroll, talent management, employee experience management, HR analytics and workforce planning, Sales performance management.    

What you’ll bring 

• 2-3 years of work experience with a strong foundation in technical and business processes, exposure to relevant technologies/ solutions, and excellent communication, or customer-facing skills. 
• Multi-dimensional experience: global experience, leadership role, entrepreneurial/self-starter, volunteerism, music, sports, etc. 
• Effective communication skills including fluency in English and local language. 
• Proficient interpersonal skills including passion, curiosity, listening skills, professional presence, empathy and “can-get-it-done” mentality. 
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across diverse stakeholders and business functions.  
• Strong Business Acumen including demonstrated knowledge of business processes and/or industries.