We are 'SAP Women in Tech'

Brilliant women are changing the game everywhere in the IT industry. In our first series highlighting “SAP Women in Tech”, four female colleagues share their stories of success and struggle, of courage and determination.

Some entered the industry with a degree in computer science, others have a different background. All of them believe in a future where it is a natural choice for women to work in tech.

Sarah Detzler- The Math Rebel

Sarah Detzler has always loved math. Never allowing gender stereotypes to hold her back, she stayed true to her passion and today works as a data scientist at SAP.

Divya- Be Proud of Who You Already Are

Moving from India and continuing her career in Germany was the toughest challenge Divya Chandrika Mohan ever faced. But she never gave up and now works as a product manager for SAP.

Svea’s Leap from Career to Passion

Svea Becker knows all about starting over. A passionate runner, finding her dream job turned out to be more of a marathon than a sprint. After 17 years as an assistant, Svea Becker took her career in a totally different direction. Now she is an SAP Community advocate managing the social network

Meet Tannaz- From Tehran to Tech Giant SAP

A self-determined life has always been Tannaz Piroozi’s dream. She talks about her unique journey from a childhood in Iran to a management role at SAP.

Upcoming Events

July 8: "Together we rise!" with Juliet Shali Shambi

Date: July 8, 2022

Time: 10:00-11:00 AM CEST

Register for the session here!

SAP Women in Tech would like to invite you to a Young Africans in Tech session- "Together we rise!" with Juliet Shali Shambi.

Juliet Shali is a senior Solution Advisor at SAP SE, responsible for customer success, growth, and adoption of SAP Human Experience Management (HXM) solutions in Africa. As a seasoned professional with more than 11 years of HR technology experience, Juliet is known for helping organizations redefine employee experiences, drive business transformation and thrive in the experience economy. She is passionate about the people and processes, with in-depth expertise in all relevant processes including, Talent Management & Development, and Employee Experience. She regularly presents and demonstrates cloud migration strategies with SAP SuccessFactors HXM solutions at various conferences and webinars regionally.

In 2019, Juliet was voted one of the most inspiring women in Tech in Coast province in Kenya. She dedicates her extracurricular activities to driving Diversity and Inclusion, primarily for young professional women in tech.

What will be discussed in the session?

It wasn’t until Juliet had landed in Europe that she realized that aside from her educational experience, something was missing. A mentor. Years later, she came into tech as a coincidence with no mentorship, no guidance, and with no extraordinary expectations. As a young professional, she had to navigate through the deep tech waters without a compass but with the drive to succeed. Today her legacy as a Woman in Tech is to be known for building bridges and lifting others up. She thrives on empowering and raising the leaders of tomorrow, after all, what is life without the thrill of giving back?

Juliet will share with us her journey, struggles, and achievements with the hopes of inspiring others to take a risk and never give up. We would also love to hear your stories! So get your microphones ready and we welcome you to share your experiences and journeys with us in this session, as well as have an open conversation with Juliet and ask her any questions you may have.

Juliet is also one of our mentors for the Young Africans In Tech program, so join the session to hear her story, and if you are inspired, become her mentee!

The event is open to all.

There will be a Q&A segment in this session so get your questions ready!

Date: July 8, 2022

Time: 10:00-11:00 AM CEST

Register for the session here!

August: Young Africans in Tech session- more information coming soon

September: What Do I do? session- more information coming soon

September: Tech Talk session- more information coming soon

September: Young Africans in Tech session- more information coming soon

October: Young Africans in Tech session- more information coming soon

October: Tech Talk session- more information coming soon

October: Young Africans in Tech session- more information coming soon

November: What Do I do? session- more information coming soon

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Get Ready

Every story has to start somewhere, and regardless of why or how you came got here, this page is meant to help you lay a foundation for your journey. If this leads to you presenting on stage in your next team meeting, developing your leadership skills, or building and extending your network is up to you.

Whether you want to improve your speaking and presenting skills, be found as a potential speaker for events, or if you want to become a multiplier in your region, we provide you with the resources and support to do so.

Inspire Colleagues

SAP Women in Tech offers you a variety of opportunities to talk about topics in your field of expertise through SAP internal and external events. This includes formats like Tech Talks, Unboxing SAP Strategy talks, Women in Tech Meets sessions, and the Young Africans In Tech program.

In addition, we also support women to speak in large events like D-KOM, SAPPHIRE, or the Customer Success Summit.

Conquer the World

We believe that SAP is full of brilliant women, and we need to amplify their expertise to the world. We want to encourage each woman working at SAP to demonstrate her business expertise inside and outside our company. This is an important aspect in inspiring other women to pursue a career in technology and an important aspect in opening up new opportunities for your own career.

SAP Women in Tech has started a number of collaborations with external partners that provide you with different possibilities to engage and speak at international conferences, conduct an interview, write an article in a tech magazine, grow your business network by attending conferences, and much more.