Senior Program Manager, Global Partner Marketing

We help the world run betterAt 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.  About the Role The Senior Program Manager, Global Partner Marketing is responsible for designing, orchestrating, and managing programs to support the marketing strategy for the SAP Concur & Amex GBT alliance. Reporting to the VP Partner Marketing at SAP Concur, this role will collaborate with internal and external Marketing, Product Marketing, and Partner Management stakeholders, driving programs to ensure effective Marketing planning and execution of plans, supporting the Rhythm of Business requirements, and serving as a key resource for the SAP Concur Marketing leadership team. The role will lead the effort to drive cross-functional alignment on plans, surface and lead projects to close identified gaps, and work with other program leads internally and externally to move the alliance strategy forward.  The successful candidate will be self-motivated and resourceful with experience in program management and/or project management in the Software industry. Responsibilities include, but not limited to: Drive program execution through formal project management, track and report on progress, define success criteria and goals, and employ governance models Architect a clear and actionable plan to drive organizational alignment, prioritization and decisions to achieve program goals Provide program oversight, lead large cross-functional team and engage stakeholders to drive program success Identify critical path, anticipate issues/risks, develop mitigation plans, and remove roadblocks Deliver clear, accurate, actionable and impartial communication about overall program status that stakeholders across the business can rely to make relevant business decisions. Orchestrate marketing programming launch activities to enable go-to-market and customer success activities. Help evolve processes and framework and share best practices for team’s continuous improvement efforts. Education Experience & Training required: Minimum of 7 years experience in program/project management. 4+ years Software and/or Software as a Service industry experience Experience leading cross-functional teams, including Product Management, R&D, Sales, Marketing and other cross-functional groups. Bachelor’s degree required. Graduate degree preferred Job Specific Specialized Knowledge & Skills: Strong interpersonal skills – ability to lead and motivate others without authority to drive initiatives to completion Resourceful – leveraging all resources both internal and external to complete Project and Program management – ability effectively drive and communicate status of cross-functional interdependencies required to deliver product readiness, including: offer approval, implementation and support readiness for launch, navigating legal requirements, and product launch preparation Effective internal & external communication skills (written, verbal and presentation). Self-motivated and Independent thinker, requiring minimal supervision for decision-making Critical thinking and ability to challenge others on delivery while maintaining strong business relationships Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines Strong executive presence, able to escalate issues and manage executive leadership through resolution decision making Experience managing Early Access and/or Beta programs a plus Demonstrates focus on listening and empathy with diverse groups, and facilitates empathy in others Conflict management expertise, able to navigate through disagreement to drive alignment within areas of influence. Position Location: This role will work out of the Bellevue, WA office Bring out your bestSAP 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. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.