SAP Ixp Intern - Communications Specialist [Vancouver]
We help the world run better
At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. 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.
About the SAP Internship Experience Program
The SAP Internship Experience Program is SAP's global, strategic, paid internship program that provides university students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers.
Three reasons to intern at SAP
- Culture of collaboration: meet with mentors, make new friends across the globe and create a thriving personal network.
- Project-driven experience: gain cross-functional skills from our virtual and in-person learning sessions, diverse subject matter experts, and project deliverables.
- Gain visibility: with SAP Internship Experience Program in your title, you'll have a global network of SAP leaders, entrepreneurs and career development opportunities at your fingertips.
What you'll do
Position Title: SAP iXp Intern - Communications Specialist
Location: Vancouver, BC
Expected Start Date: March 2025
Contract Duration: 8 months
Work Hours: 40 hours per week
- Create and design (from concept to delivery) captivating executive communications for the head of Technical Support with materials and multimedia communications, such as social media posts, videos, presentations and more, for both internal and external audiences
- Create and maintain social media content calendar and monitor and analyze internal and external communication activities to inform executive communications decision-making
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and maintain stakeholder relationships
- Have an awareness of recent market trends, news, and industry research to proactively provide recommendations for forward-thinking content development
- Create social media guidelines for Technical Support Executives
What you bring
We're looking for someone who takes initiative, perseveres, and stay curious. You like to work on meaningful innovative projects and are energized by lifelong learning.
Educational Requirements and Desired Qualifications
- Fluency in English necessary
- Candidates should be in pursuit of a bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Business Administration, or equivalent
- This role is best for someone in their second internship/co-op or beyond
- Experience in the tech industry desired
- Willing to commit for 8 months full-time internship starting March 3, 2025
Desired skills/experience to be successful in this role
- Strong stakeholder management skills to liaise with executives
- Excellent writing and storytelling skills to engage employees across different regions, countries, line of businesses, and cultures
- Organized, detail-oriented, and can manage time effectively with top-notch prioritization skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneDrive. Experience with SharePoint is not necessary but would be an asset
- Eye for design: Basic understanding and creative eye for graphic design, turning ideas and concepts into visually effective collateral
- Experience with design software such as Adobe Illustrator or Figma is not necessary but would be an asset
- Experience with video production software such as Premiere Pro or Camtasia is an asset but not necessary
- Ability to think strategically and navigate feedback from various stakeholders and work cross-functionally with people of different skill sets and across multiple time-zones
- Openness to learn: Not only receptive to feedback and suggestions, but also willing to proactively ask for feedback and try new tools
- Experience with social media content management tool and AI tools is an asset, but not necessary
Meet your team
Reporting to the Integrated Communications Lead, the successful candidate will be working within the global Communications team in the Technical Support Executive Office. This team focuses on the "people side" of the organization, including employee engagement, change management, learning & development, and other people topics.
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.
We win with inclusion
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.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical 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 send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.
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.
SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP's commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the hourly base salary rate range applicable for the posted role. The targeted range for this position is 18-36 CAD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidates will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. SAP offers limited benefits for employees hired into hourly or like roles subject to appliable plan/policy terms. A summary of benefits and eligibility requirements can be found by clicking this link: www.SAPNorthAmericaBenefits.com
Requisition ID: 410799 | Work Area: Communication | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Student | Employment Type: Limited Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
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