Design System Expert - Operations & Enablement in SAP Design

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What you`ll do

SAP Design is seeking a Design System Expert – Operations & Enablement to join our team in Sofia, Bulgaria. In this role, you will combine your deep expertise in design systems with a strong operational mindset to help drive efficiency, alignment, and delivery across one of SAP’s most strategic design teams.

Reporting to the VP of the SAP Web Design System, you’ll ensure operational excellence, supporting cross-functional collaboration with our development partner, and support strategic initiatives. You’ll orchestrate planning, streamline internal processes, and act as a trusted partner to both leadership and team members.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

• Design System Enablement: Support the planning, governance, and evolution of guidelines, components, and tooling.
• Operational Excellence: Improve internal workflows, track team deliverables, and ensure smooth execution.
• Strategic Support: Partner with the VP to manage strategic initiatives, prepare briefings, and follow up on key actions.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Enable collaboration between design, development, and LOBs.
• Documentation & Communication: Help structure internal documentation, meeting cadences, and reporting.

 

What you bring

 

• 7+ years of experience working in design systems, UX program management, or design operations
• Strong understanding of design system concepts (e.g. components, tokens, Figma workflows) and the ability to translate them into structured processes
• Experience working in cross-functional teams and driving alignment between design, development, and product functions
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, with the ability to manage complexity and multiple priorities
• Fluent in English; German is a plus
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and passionate about building scalable, effective design practices

 

Meet your team

 

Join the Web Design System team, a diverse group of around 30+ members within SAP’s central design organization. We develop the SAP Web Design System and Design Language for all web-based SAP products, driving innovation and consistency for millions of users worldwide

 

 ​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.

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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 and more equitable world.
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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 429770  | Work Area: Software-User Experience  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.