Senior Project Consultant - Service Portfolio Management (limited full-time)

What you’ll do

Within the Global Cloud Infrastructure & Delivery Operations unit, you will be part of the Portfolio Management team as a GCID Operations Senior Project Consultant. Together with the financial team members you are focusing on efficiencies and automation of processes and procedures which support to manage an IT service provider’s cloud infrastructure service catalogue, costing, and strategic planning.

Mission of your team : Empower the organization with a robust cloud service portfolio that drives operational efficiency, ensures cost transparency, and fosters innovation for sustained business success.

Translate GCID strategic priorities into actionable service portfolio initiatives and governance frameworks.

Apply and uphold governance principles across the full-service lifecycle (definition, investment, adoption, retirement).

Contribute to and facilitate portfolio reviews, service evaluations, and prioritization in close collaboration with GCID units.

Lead or support the evaluation of service proposals based on strategic alignment, business value, and GCID mandate, driving decision-making with key stakeholders.

Support investment planning, valuation, and (dis)investment decisions for the service portfolio.

Partner with L2 leadership and service owners to drive portfolio transformation and change execution.

Ensure operational readiness and enablement of new and evolving services across the portfolio.

Maintain service portfolio transparency in alignment with GCID transparency standards.

Conduct value-based analyses to enable data-driven decisions aligned with SAP’s long-term strategic and economic objectives.

Contribute to the continuous improvement of governance processes, tools, and service frameworks.

What you bring

In this paid role we are looking for someone who takes initiative, perseveres, and stays curious.

A university degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, or a related field

5–7 years of professional experience. Experience in cloud service environments, ideally at a cloud service provider or service portfolio management organizations.

Strong business acumen, analytical thinking, and adaptability to complex environments

Proven ability to apply economic principles and value management to service portfolio decision-making

Proven experience in internal stakeholder and customer relationship management

Strong customer orientation with a focus on customer success and SAP’s strategic outcomes

Fluency in English, both written and spoken

Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and SharePoint

In addition, you bring strong problem-solving solution-oriented experience and superior written and verbal communications skills. Hands-on experience with complex project management and agile frameworks rounds out your skillset.

Meet your team

The GCID Operations Portfolio Management has presence in Hungary, Germany, and United States. We’re part of Global Cloud Infrastructure & Delivery Operations, a dynamic unit within Strategy & Operations | Go-to-Market Operations | Cloud Services & Delivery Operations | GCID Operations.

We drive the evolution of SAP’s global cloud infrastructure and delivery service portfolio. We define and manage a cohesive, scalable, and cost-efficient service portfolio that empowers Lines of Business (LoBs) to innovate and grow. Our responsibilities include translating objectives into actionable portfolio priorities, enabling service portfolio investment decisions, ensuring service lifecycle governance, supporting service onboarding, and coordinating service portfolio operations. We work closely with L2 units to continuously evolve the portfolio and deliver economic value in line with the GCID Mandate.

Bring out your best

SAP 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.