Data Science Expert (CX) - Data Labs (m/w/d)

• Design and maintain enterprise ontologies and semantic models that give AI agents accurate, grounded understanding of SAP and connected business landscapes harmonizing data from SAP, Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, MES/IoT systems, and external providers into unified semantic layers.
• Build AI capabilities including RAG pipelines, embeddings, vector databases, and enterprise knowledge grounding that make SAP's agents accurate and reliable in production.
• Develop AI capabilities including generative AI and LLM-based solutions using enterprise business data, knowledge graphs, business process intelligence, and other structured and unstructured data assets.
• Leverage SAP's deep data and process context including SAP data models, metadata structures, and business process semantics across Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Record-to-Report, and Plan-to-Produce to ground AI solutions in real enterprise reality.
• Work with cloud and data platforms including Databricks, SAP Datasphere, SAP HANA Cloud, AWS, Azure, and GCP to support reliable, scalable AI workflows.
• Partner across product, engineering, business, and customer-facing teams to translate ambiguous business challenges into concrete AI solutions from concept through deployment and continuous improvement.
• Apply machine learning, deep learning, and statistical modeling to develop and evaluate AI solutions using real-world enterprise datasets.
• *Required Qualifications **
• 8+ years of experience in knowledge engineering, semantic data systems, applied AI, or data science in industry, research labs, or advanced academic environments.
• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
• Hands-on experience designing enterprise ontologies and semantic models; proficiency in at least one graph query language (SPARQL, Cypher, or GQL); understanding of trade-offs between RDF triple stores and property graph databases.
• Hands-on experience with modern GenAI systems RAG, embeddings, vector databases, semantic retrieval, and enterprise knowledge grounding.
• Strong Python and SQL skills with production-grade development practices; experience with ML libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn.
• Proven track record deploying and operating AI/ML solutions in production including handoff, lifecycle support, and continuous improvement.
• Experience with big data infrastructure and cloud environments Databricks or equivalent, plus at least one major cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally in agile environments.
• *Preferred Qualifications **
• Deep working knowledge of SAP data models, metadata structures, and core business processes end-to-end. (SAP knowledge is a strong accelerator)
• Hands-on experience with the SAP data and AI platform stack SAP Datasphere, SAP HANA Cloud Knowledge Graph Engine, SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP One Domain Model, SAP Graph API, and SAP Business Accelerator Hub.
• Deep expertise across the W3C stack (OWL, RDF/RDFS, SKOS, SHACL) and/or property graph query languages (Cypher, GQL).
• Deep expertise in machine learning and deep learning, with experience developing, evaluating, and improving models on real-world datasets.
• Experience with agentic AI, reasoning frameworks, planning, orchestration, tool use, or multi-agent architectures.
• Experience contributing to reusable AI platforms, foundation model initiatives, or shared AI services adopted across multiple product areas.
• Ability to design upper-level and mid-level ontologies aligned with industry standards and apply semantic interoperability frameworks across complex application landscapes.
• Experience applying AI and semantic modeling to CX or Retail use cases such as personalization, pricing, product discovery, demand forecasting, or customer data unification across B2B and B2C contexts.
• *Where you belong **

You will be part of Data Labs within the CX Office of the CTO, a strategic organization embedded in SAP Customer Experience. We define the AI strategy and architecture vision for next-generation CX solutions and ensure seamless integration across the SAP ecosystem. Our team works collaboratively across SAP product units, engages deeply in technology strategy, and partners closely with customers and external communities. We strive to create meaningful impact through world-class architecture, innovation, and industry-driven expertise.

• **AI skills used in this role: **** Agentic AI Day-to-Day Practice, AI Adoption Capability, AI Output Quality Assurance, Context Engineering, AI-Assisted Automation and Prototyping, Learning Agility, Creative Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Effective Communication, Collaboration, Agentic Orchestration, Data Engineering, Deep Learning, Model Training, Semantic Retrieval*

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• *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.

• *We win with inclusion**

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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: .

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the [SAP Employee Referral Program](https://one.int.sap/me@sap/jobs_and_hiring/employee_referral/region/0000/lang/en), according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

• *AI Usage in the Recruitment Process**

For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our [Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process](https://jobs.sap.com/content/Ethical_usage_of_AI_in_the_recruiting_process/?locale=en_US).

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Requisition ID: 459629  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations:  #LI-Hybrid

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Quelle: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Tabelle; dl-de/by-2-0; eigene Berechnung

Grobe Schätzung: etwa 55.000 €/Jahr

Veröffentlicht am 22. Okt. 2026