
Working Student (f/m/d) - Industry-University Collaboration @ SAP Labs Germany
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Job description
SAP posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Walldorf: your weekly hours, take-home pay and visa limits. You can also open ChatGPT or Claude with a ready-made prompt to tailor your CV, check your fit, draft a cover letter or prep for the interview.
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Description provided by SAP
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.
What You'll Build
At SAP Labs Germany, we run applied research projects with key universities like KIT and TU Munich, where cutting-edge technologies (AI agents, robotics, quantum computing) are developed and tested against real business challenges to shape the next generation of software innovation. As a working student (f/m/d), you are part of the team that makes this collaboration possible.
In this role, you will work across project support, stakeholder management, event coordination, and content creation—always connected to research that ultimately becomes part of products used by businesses around the world.
- You support the coordination of ongoing research projects, track their status, prepare updates for joint steering meetings, and ensure that the right people are kept informed.
- You help prepare and run events together with researchers from universities and SAP.
- You contribute to building and maintaining relationships with PhD candidates, student researchers, and university partners.
- Student (f/m/d) at a university, preferably KIT
- Preferred fields of study: Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related degree
- Organized and able to manage several tasks independently at the same time
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Proficiency in AI tools (Claude Code, Codex, Microsoft Co-Pilot, LLMs) beneficial
- Strong communicator in both writing and conversation
- Fluent in German and English (both are required for daily collaboration)
- You enjoy working across different topics and feel comfortable in environments where academic and corporate cultures meet. You take initiative, simplify complex information naturally, and engage confidently with people you have not worked with before
- Working from the office in Walldorf or St. Leon-Rot is required
The Industry-University Collaboration team within the SAP Labs Germany organization connects SAP product teams with researchers at leading universities. We coordinate joint research projects, run knowledge-exchange events with hundreds of participants, and support a growing community of PhD candidates. Our goal is to close the gap between academic research and real-world applications.
Your set of application documents should contain a cover letter, a resume in table form, school leaving certificates, certificate of enrollment, current university transcript of records, copies of any academic degrees already earned, and if available, references from former employers (including internships). Please also describe your experience and skills in foreign languages and computer programs / programming languages.
This is a SAP global, strategic, paid working student position that provides students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers.
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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 world.
SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides 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: [email protected].
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.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.
AI Usage in the Recruitment Process
For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.
Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.
Requisition ID: 453731 | Work Area: Corporate Operations | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Student | Employment Type: Limited Part Time | Additional Locations:
Working student essentials
What this Operations working student role in Walldorf means for you: the weekly-hours rules, the social-contribution perks, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Working students may work up to 20 hours a week during the semester and full-time during the breaks. Staying within this keeps your student status and the Werkstudent benefits.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Under the Werkstudentenprivileg you're exempt from health, care and unemployment insurance contributions — only pension insurance applies. That leaves more net pay than a regular job.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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