Solution Sales Expert - Business Data Cloud; BDC Midwest

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What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

The Solution Sales Expert (SSE) is a strategic leader who combines deep SAP expertise, business acumen, and end-to-end solution area domain knowledge to drive Business Data Cloud revenue, customer success, accelerate adoption of innovation (especially AI), and position the organization as a market leader. The SSE shapes transformative solutions and delivers measurable value to customers through thought leadership, innovation, and strategic execution—supporting both Business Data Cloud and the overall “One SAP” strategy.

This position will be responsible for selling our Business Data Cloud platform. Qualifications for the position will require a minimum of 12 years of experience, including subject matter expertise, with a proven track record of selling business data cloud/data platform solutions over the most recent 4 plus years. You may review SAP solutions for Business Data Cloud:

Account Ownership & Strategy: Serve as the Business Data Cloud owner for assigned accounts, developing and executing strategic account plans that align with customer goals, business objectives, and broader account plans by the account team.

Drive End-to-End Customer Value Journey with Domain Expertise: Provide solution area domain expertise and thought leadership to understand and address high-priority business challenges. Lead end-to-end process mapping and the customer value journey, owning the transformation roadmap for the Business Data Cloud.

Pipeline & Opportunity Management: Identify and develop new business opportunities within existing accounts, contributing to pipeline growth and revenue targets.

Product Success & Innovation: Drive go-to-market for new products, engage early with customers, validate solutions, and influence the product roadmap. Lead AI and innovation initiatives (e.g., BDC, Knowledge Graphs, scalable PoCs, Joule agents).

Enablement, Demos & Prototypes: Support solution advisors to ensure demo system readiness and manage enablement programs. Collaborate with Demo & Learning teams to provide updated assets and trial environments as part of scalable enablement programs, as well as customized demos, POCs, and prototypes with customer-specific data.

Value Proposition & Executive Engagement: Collaborate with value advisors to create compelling narratives articulating ROI, value leakage, and competitive advantages. Conduct strategic discovery, run value leakage, AOTP workshops, and deliver persuasive pitches with ways of solving distinct customer business/buying-center challenges to accelerate executive buy‑in and drive demand independently of RFPs.

Commercial Negotiations: Navigate complex pricing and contractual discussions, balancing client expectations with organizational profitability and cloud revenue growth.

Adoption & Consumption: Support Customer Success Management (CSM) communities, secure references, and manage escalations. Collaborate with CS and CS&D adoption teams to ensure the successful delivery of solutions and services, monitoring outcomes, and driving continuous improvement to maximize customer value.

Customer Success & Field Impact: Own Business Data Cloud deal cycles, renewals, enablement, and executive engagement. Elevate customer discussions to prioritize investment and drive measurable outcomes.

Relationship Building & Governance: Drive C‑suite engagements and Buying Center Alignment by fostering long‑term high‑value relationships and converting executives into advocates and brand ambassadors. Conduct Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with customers and internal stakeholders focused on solution adoption, innovation, risks, and opportunities.

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