Gap Year Program: User Experience Internship at SAP XM & Vertic Job

Job description

Requisition ID: 121519 
Work Area: Software-Design and Development 
Location: Walldorf/St. Leon-Rot
Expected Travel: 0% 
Career Status: Student 
Employment Type: Limited Full Time

Contact: Mr Wilhelm (Recruiting Hotline:**********)

Additional Information:

·  Start date: Q4 2016 with SAP
·  Location: Walldorf / St. Leon-Rot
·  Duration: 6 months

 

·  Start date: Q1 2017 with Vertic
·  Location: Copenhagen / New York
·  Duration: 6 months

 

 

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

This position is offered within the SAP Gap Year Program.

 

What is the program about? The SAP Gap Year Program is a partnership between SAP and selected companies to offer bachelor’s degree graduates in IT-related fields a unique internship experience.

Within the SAP Gap Year Program, you will have a chance to work at two companies on one focused topic. For more info about the program visit sap.com/gapyearprogram.

 

Your internship experience will consist of two consecutive internships:

·  One at VERTIC ,

an international design agency dedicated to developing digital solutions that help Fortune 500 clients build their brands, provide superior customer experiences and generate tangible business results. The approach is interdisciplinary, combining strategy, storytelling, creativity and interactive design.

See more on VERTIC website: www.vertic.com

 

·  One at SAP Exchange Media (SAP XM),

the next generation online media network transforming Digital Advertising by connecting advertisers, publishers and digital agencies directly in the cloud, based on SAP HANA in-memory technology. SAP XM offers a new level of targeting based on consumer´s needs, real-time monitoring and precise reporting capabilities moving beyond the traditional ways of running campaigns.

SAP XM product video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83v4M-m8HKA

Interactive SAP XM product demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KIYJ9wFCSo

Website SAP XM: www.sapexchange.media

　

In parts working with the SAP XM team and the team at Vertic, you will be able to participate in this project holistically, while supporting the development of a seamless user experience and its continuous enhancements. You will conceptualize, design, test and and continuously improve the user experience of the new advertising platform in close collaboration with our cross-functional team including quality assurance during implementation.

 

Combining state of the art mobile-, cloud-, analytics- and in-memory technology is our approach to develop the next generation digital advertising platform in a new organisational and intrapreneurial unit, consisting of best-in-class experts in software-engineering, marketing, ux/ui, visual design, sales and operations.

 

You will work in a new and fast paced start-up environment, which will require you to be passionate and flexible so as to tackle new and partially yet unknown problems as we continue to push forward in parallel with technology and digital advertising business.

 

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SAP’s vision is to help the world run better and improve people’s lives.

As the cloud company powered by SAP HANA®, SAP is a market leader in enterprise application software, helping companies of all sizes and industries run better. SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. SAP applications and services enable our customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably.

At SAP, we believe in the power of collaboration and empower our employees to perform at their best in an environment that encourages free and open expression of ideas. You’ll work alongside creative thinkers who share your interests, while turning big ideas into reality for our customers. With innovative job training, mentors to help you grow, and the flexibility to balance your work and personal life, you’ll be able to get more out of your career. It’s no wonder that some of the sharpest minds from around the world are working for a company that is consistently recognized as a global top employer.

Now it’s your turn to take the next step and help make the world Run Simple.

 

SAP'S DIVERSITY COMMITMENT

 

To harness the power of innovation, SAP invests in the development of its diverse employees. We aspire to leverage the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies that each person brings to the company.

 

SAP is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical, sensory 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 contact us at EMEA:**********and ************@*******.** , Americas: ************@*******.** , APJ: ************@*******.** . Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Additional Locations: No Selection

Desired profile

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

 

We are looking for an intern (graduated bachelor's degree student) who can support our initiative, being able to

·  analyze, assess, and test existing advertising and media platforms, as well as the related new trends in regards to UX / UI currently offered to users in these fields.
·  contribute to and support the UX strategy and the overall design direction of a next generation advertising platform involving all relevant users of the platform.
·  define and design use cases, workflows and storyboards.
·  define the information architecture and interaction design from concept to completion.
·  prepare, conduct and evaluate usability tests.
·  tightly collaborate with fellow designers, user researchers, product managers and platform engineers.
·  foster an open-minded and creative atmosphere based on transparency, constructive feedback, mutual respect and integrity internally and externally.

　

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

·  Graduated bachelor's degree student (f/m) at a university or university of applied sciences (FH)
·  Preferred fields of study: Media Design, Human Computer Interaction, Industrial Design, or related field
·  Understanding of design thinking principles and methodology
·  Generate and iterate ideas via hand-sketches
·  Experienced in creating interactive prototypes via Axure, UXPin,　Balsamiq, InVision
·  Good skills in Photoshop, Visio/OmniGraffle, Powerpoint
·  A portfolio demonstrating a varied range of work
·  Language skills: very good English skills - verbal and written; good German skills would be a plus
·  Strong communicator with the ability to work in a team, but also
·  Being able to work self-sufficient
·  Ability to think innovative and be open for new trends

 

Your set of application documents should contain a cover letter, work examples, a resume in table form, school leaving certificates, current university transcript of records, copies of any academic degrees already earned, and if available, references from former employers (including internships). Please describe as well your experience and skills in foreign languages and computer programs/ programming languages.

 

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