Industry Advisor for Construction & Real Estate Industry

Industry Advisor for Construction & Real Estate Industry

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 well‑being, 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

The Industry Advisor (IA) plays a critical role supporting our Industry business to grow the sales pipeline and engage with our customers to secure revenue. The Industry Advisor provides industry perspective, strategic solution advice, and thought leadership to drive pipeline growth and quality through demand generation strategies, support sales cycles, customer co‑innovation programs, and contribute to building SAP’s leadership position in the industry.

• Develop and execute a quality and actionable business plan
• Quarterly business plan review
• Enable Sales, and the Partner Ecosystem on how to differentiate SAP for the industry
• Develop compelling industry‑specific content in support of the five key job areas

Area 2 – Drive Awareness & Incremental Demand

• Develop SAP’s brand in the industry through thought leadership, content creation, appearances in industry events, articles, and social & traditional media interviews, etc.
• Create and nurture industry customers and communities
• Provide industry advisory for account planning

Area 3 – Mature Industry Opportunities in Pipeline

• Accelerate pipeline opportunity conversion to qualified customer engagements
• Develop industry‑specific account strategies
• Conduct executive first meetings to differentiate SAP based on industry relative to the customer’s objectives

Area 4 – Support Deal Execution

• Differentiate SAP by industry throughout the sales cycle to increase win rates and grow deal sizes
• Help shape the engagement by advising the sales teams to ensure the right industry message is delivered in deliverables like RFP responses, business cases, product demos, industry solution architecture, etc.

Area 5 – Support Customer Success Realization

• Support post‑sale advisory and Executive Steering Committee meetings for top accounts in plan
• Support industry customer advisory councils and networking
• Build and nurture customer references

What you bring

• 10–14+ years professional experience
• Customer‑facing experience and fluency in English, with knowledge of other languages as an asset
• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred
• Strong communication, problem‑solving, and project‑management skills
• Ability to work in dynamic and high‑pressure environments
• Experience with managing escalations and building strategic partnerships

Meet your team

• Business development profile with ~30% travel
• Represent the company on industry subject matters internally and externally
• Work with co‑workers from diverse backgrounds and collaborate with other sales roles
• Experience in working with cloud solutions
• First experience with SAP industry solutions for your industry

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e‑mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: [email protected].

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, etc.), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

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