Talent Connect Australia - Susan Bor "SAP are on a Journey"

SAP are on a Journey…

Susan Bor SVP Head of Global Talent Acquisition, SAP

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“SAP is on an exciting journey. As one of the largest employers in the hi-tech sector, we are embarking on a transformational journey in our approach to Talent Acquisition. Here’s our journey so far.”

Susan Bor

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So before we start…yes, I have an accent

Scotland

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Scotland is famous for…

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…and this…anyone know what this is?

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SAP: Who Are We?

• The world’s leading provider of enterprise application software

• 65,000 employees globally

• €16 billion revenue

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Our Solutions Help the World Run Better

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SAP: Our Ambition?

By 2015 we want to:• Double our addressable market to US

$230 billion• Generate €20 billion in annual revenue• Achieve a 35% non-IFRS operating

margin• Reach 1 billion users• Generate €2 billion in the cloud

business• Become the fastest growing database

company

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To achieve these ambitions: we have to hire and retain the ‘best talent’ and winners!

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The Challenges We ALL Face…

• Highly competitive to attract and retain the ‘Top Talent’ / Global War for Talent

• Experienced talent pool is shrinking• Talent has become more demanding: compensation,

career paths, training• Talent is more mobile: relocate for the best job• Talent more fluid: average time in a job is 2 years• How to get a true ROI on social media• The art of Employment Branding and positioning• External providers losing ground

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SAP’s Key TA Strategic Imperatives 2013

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TA’s priorities anchor from the SAP People & Organisational Strategy, (part of a radical people agenda)

• Build talent

• Simplify the organisation

• Develop leadership

• Make our business sustainable

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Powered by Design Thinking Workshops: Employees Direct

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Diversity: Attracting More Females

TA Strategic Priorities

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Future Talent: Attracting the ‘Best Graduates’


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Internal Mobility: Growing from Within


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Strategic Hiring: ‘Mapping’ the Market


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Spotting Quality: Define ‘WGLL’ Per Discipline


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Streamlining & Making Global Processes ‘Consistent’


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Making Sure Our EVP Stands Out from the Crowd TA Strategic Priorities

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Let’s take a deeper dive…into a couple of our highest priority areas

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Our goal is to ‘Humanise’ our brand…by…

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Showcasing Our Best Asset. Our Employees: They are the ‘true’ SAP Employment Brand

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By ‘Engaging’ with our communities, we can showcase employee stories & insights

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Candidate Experience: ‘Back to Basics’ Don’t just rely on a bounceback email

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Hiring the Best: ID’ing the NDA of WGLL!

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Big Data Drives WGLL It allows a greater predicivity in hiring. Assessments critical.

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Our Challenges

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Fear of Change (especially recruiters)

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‘Relax. It’s always worked in the past.’

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Technology is an enabler, but mindsets & capabilities are what drives change & success

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Everything changes: who knows what we will find at the end of the yellow brick road…

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Any Questions?

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Thank you for listening

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