Senior Machine Learning Scientist (Vancouver, British Columbia, CA, V6B 1A9)

<p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">We help the world run better</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"><br>At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed. </span></p><div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We are looking for a seasoned machine learning scientist to join our team at SAP Concur to deliver world class applied AI solutions to millions of users. We solve real-world challenges faced by SAP’s global customers with scalable and robust AI-augmented user experiences. This position is at the forefront of innovation and ambitious AI roadmap of SAP Concur. This is a high-impact individual contributor role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, data-driven environment, and have a passion for applied AI systems. </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">What you’ll build: </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In this job, you will work closely with our SAP Concur Spend AI team and the Spend product team to deliver real-world, high user-impact AI-driven product features in Finance and Spend domain. Specifically, you will: </span></p> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Explore, implement, experiment and evaluate the most recent LLMs and agentic frameworks in AI field for our use cases; </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Push the frontiers of scalable applied AI with real-world data and application. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Work with interdisciplinary teams of developers, designers, and business experts to develop solutions with real measurable customer impact. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Help to ensure performance, reliability, and ongoing improvement of our model deliverables in continuous collaboration with development teams. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">What you bring: </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></p> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Proven hands-on experience with ML / deep learning frameworks, NLP, LLMs and agents </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong track record in experimentation and evaluation of ML / AI models, LLMs and agents </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Extensive experience with at least one major cloud platform, AWS preferred </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong proficiency in Python and SQL  </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Demonstrated ability to drive decisions using a data-driven mindset </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Preferred Skills and Experience: </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></p> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience with agentic systems and frameworks </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience with LLM fine-tuning, distillation, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, grounding techniques </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience with ML model / LLM deployment and productionization </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Where you belong: </span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">At SAP, you will collaborate across teams and geographies, sharing expertise and elevating Machine Learning engineering practices. You will act as a technical partner and lead by example, helping raise the quality and reliability of production of Machine Learning systems. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">#LI-RS11 </span></p> </div><p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Bring out your best</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"><br>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.  <br><br></span><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">We win with inclusion</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"><br>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 world.<br><br>SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. 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The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate 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. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount, and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. A summary of benefits and eligibility requirements can be found by clicking this link:  www.SAPNorthAmericaBenefits.com.<br><br>Due to the nature of the role, which involves global interactions with SAP entities, as well as with employees and stakeholders in Canada, functional proficiency in English is required for positions based in the Quebec.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">AI Usage in the Recruitment Process</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our </span><a href="https://jobs.sap.com/content/Ethical_usage_of_AI_in_the_recruiting_process/?locale=en_US"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"><br><br>Requisition ID: 454735  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations:  #LI-Hybrid<br><br>​</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p>