Senior Researcher in Embedded Research AI in Finance; f​/m​/d); Walldorf, DE

Senior Researcher in Embedded Research for AI in Finance (f/m/d)

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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.

W h
at you`ll build:
The Academic Partnerships organization at SAP partners with other SAP teams to provide the best services to foster strategic research collaborations between SAP and academia. The PhD Graduate Team is responsible for building the bridge between cutting‑edge research and SAP functional teams. Our mission is to facilitate the application of research across SAP and contribute to SAP research strategy with interdisciplinary research activities.

Working together with the Strategy & Operations Team for SAP Finance, focusing on AI adoption and transformation in SAP’s finance processes and corporate decision‑making, you will bring the research perspectives and insights from finance, machine learning, and AI adoption research to our product innovation strategy, validating the impact of AI technologies, and bridging the gap between industry and academia.

The Role:

In your daily work you will work on AI use case ideation, development, and adoption for Finance transformation challenges, collaborating with industry experts, researchers, and business stakeholders. You will combine hands‑on data science work with close collaboration with GFA business teams to translate innovation and research findings into actionable AI use cases. Drawing on your background in Finance research (incl. asset pricing, shareholder behavior, AI adoption, or similar), you will help validate and scale AI capabilities across Finance work streams, bridge academic insights and enterprise requirements, and contribute to SAP's research strategy in quantitative Finance:

The position involves working within a highly motivated team of experts, driving innovation in a collaborative research environment, with close collaboration across lines of business and strong potential to influence future product directions and innovation at scale.

• Apply machine learning and quantitative research methods to Finance AI use cases within SAP's AI innovation programs in GFA
• Prototype AI models and agents for Finance processes, drawing on experience with risk quantification, and shareholder behavior analysis
• Translate empirical research findings into concrete, scalable Finance innovation strategies
• Collaborate with GFA Operations, business stakeholders, and technology teams to define requirements, validate AI capabilities, and support go‑live readiness
• Support knowledge transfer and capability building within Finance teams, leveraging experience teaching and supervising researchers in quantitative methods
• Drive cross‑functional collaboration across Product, IT, Finance, and leadership teams to align AI initiatives with business priorities and ensure end‑to‑end delivery from research insight to production
• Shape a strategic vision for AI in Finance by identifying high‑impact application areas and building a roadmap for their adoption across the enterprise
• Facilitate structured stakeholder workshops and review sessions to gather Finance requirements, validate AI outputs, and build consensus on implementation roadmaps
• Bridge the gap between academic findings and industry
• Participate in interdisciplinary research activities with the PhD graduate team, supporting SAP’s research strategy
• Be an…