Director – Government Affairs

Job Description

Job description / Role

We help the world run better

Our company culture is focused on helping our employees enable innovation by building breakthroughs together. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.Apply now!

The Company

SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done. Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That\’s why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures.

SAP values the entrepreneurial spirit, fostering creativity and building lasting relationships with our employees. We know that a diverse and inclusive workforce keeps us competitive and provides opportunities for all. We believe that together we can transform industries, grow economics, lift up societies and sustain our environment. Because it\’s the best-run businesses that make the world run better and improve people\’s lives.

The Government Affairs (GA) organization

GA\’s mandate is to act as a trusted advisor to governments, anticipating and identifying policies or regulations that can impact the company in upcoming sales and earnings. GA actively supports business operations with public sector and strategic industries.

GA organization reports directly to SAP Board of Directors.

The role in UAE

As GA Director for UAE (based in Dubai), you will be in charge of strengthening and expanding relationships and engagement with UAE public decisionmakers, influencers, and the diplomatic community.

You will provide strategic analysis and executive briefing content to SAP executives.

You will also collaborate closely with Sales, Business Development and local Executive Management in support of ongoing and new business (public sector & strategic industries in UAE).