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Project Management Specialist roles in the United States are available to international professionals through J-1 visa sponsorship under the Trainee or Specialist program category. Host employers in consulting, construction, technology, and government contracting regularly partner with State Department-designated sponsors to bring structured exchange visitors into project coordination and program management functions.
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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
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. This is more than an internship, it’s the foundation for a career built on connection, creativity, and impact.
Position title: SAP iXp Intern - Revenue Operations – A&C Transformation Specialist
Location: Newtown Square, PA, USA
Expected start date to end date: 06/01/2026 – 12/01/2026
Contract Duration: 6 months
Schedule: 40 hrs/week
Requirement Gathering & Decomposition:
Conduct thorough analysis of complex business issues, breaking them into manageable and actionable elements.
Employ diverse requirement elicitation methods, including interviews, workshops, surveys, and document reviews, to obtain comprehensive stakeholder input.
Apply established frameworks such as Agile User Stories and use case modeling to structure requirements appropriately.
Document requirements with clarity and accuracy to facilitate common understanding among all stakeholders.
Prioritize requirements by assessing business priorities, value propositions, and operational constraints.
Stakeholder Management:
Maintain clear and effective communication with various stakeholders, including enablement teams, change management professionals, business representatives, and role owners.
Foster strong relationships, proactively manage expectations, and address concerns across all organizational levels.
Mediate and resolve conflicts among stakeholders, aligning objectives to promote project continuity.
Balance competing interests and negotiate agreements when necessary to achieve project objectives.
Value Realization:
Emphasize the attainment of measurable business results from implemented solutions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Establish and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the effectiveness and value generated by initiatives over time.
Assess the impact of introduced changes post-implementation, systematically tracking benefits realization to confirm that anticipated organizational value is being achieved.
What You’ll bring
We’re looking for someone who takes initiative, perseveres, and stays curious. You like to work on meaningful innovative projects and are energized by lifelong learning.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills for effectively addressing issues that may arise during requirement gathering and business process mapping.
- Comprehensive understanding of adoption and consumption processes.
- Strong analytical abilities to assess processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Experience in customer-facing roles is advantageous.
- Proven background in business analysis, operations, or related fields, preferably within the same or a similar industry.
- Experience in leading or supporting change initiatives to facilitate smooth organisational transitions.
- Ability to engage and manage stakeholders across various functional areas and departments.
- Awareness of the significance of platform and tooling impacts on end-users and their role in achieving operational KPIs.
Where you belong
Be part of SAP Next Gen, a global community for students, universities, schools and educational partners, who are passionate about innovation and technology.
- Culture of Collaboration: Partner with experienced SAP colleagues and expert mentors who will support your growth. Grow professionally through personalized mentoring, coaching, and career development support.
- Project-driven Experience: Kickstart your career with hands-on learning experience, making an impact from day one by contributing to meaningful projects that help the world run better. You’ll have endless learning resources at your fingertips and gain future-ready skills from a variety of virtual, in-person, and hybrid learning sessions, cultivated just for you, and aligned with our learning approach.
- Gain Visibility: Build relationships with leaders and peers across teams and functions. Showcase your ideas, skills, and creativity in a global, fast-paced environment. Open doors for future career opportunities within SAP and beyond.
Meet your team
What do we do?
We focus on Adoption & Consumption Practices and Platform.
Our vision is to become the primary team for key business practices related to how our solutions are adopted and used.
We define business requirements for customer-facing colleagues and continually enhance internal systems, processes, and tools. By identifying stakeholder needs, we ensure that our system and tool design and delivery—as well as analytical resources—are aligned with software architects and IT, delivering actionable insights to leadership.
Additionally, we gather and monitor feedback from both customers and internal teams, develop Experience Research dashboards, and report the findings.
Want to see what life at SAP feels like? Check out the Life at SAP YouTube channel
Follow @LifeatSAP on Instagram and don't miss anything about our experiences worldwide!
LifeAtSAP #SAPNextGen
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: 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.
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.
Compensation Range Transparency: 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 annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted annual combined range for this position is 0-USD. 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. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits.
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: 450554 | Work Area: Administration | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Student | Employment Type: Limited Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
We help the world run better
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
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. This is more than an internship, it’s the foundation for a career built on connection, creativity, and impact.
Position title: SAP iXp Intern - Revenue Operations – A&C Transformation Specialist
Location: Newtown Square, PA, USA
Expected start date to end date: 06/01/2026 – 12/01/2026
Contract Duration: 6 months
Schedule: 40 hrs/week
Requirement Gathering & Decomposition:
Conduct thorough analysis of complex business issues, breaking them into manageable and actionable elements.
Employ diverse requirement elicitation methods, including interviews, workshops, surveys, and document reviews, to obtain comprehensive stakeholder input.
Apply established frameworks such as Agile User Stories and use case modeling to structure requirements appropriately.
Document requirements with clarity and accuracy to facilitate common understanding among all stakeholders.
Prioritize requirements by assessing business priorities, value propositions, and operational constraints.
Stakeholder Management:
Maintain clear and effective communication with various stakeholders, including enablement teams, change management professionals, business representatives, and role owners.
Foster strong relationships, proactively manage expectations, and address concerns across all organizational levels.
Mediate and resolve conflicts among stakeholders, aligning objectives to promote project continuity.
Balance competing interests and negotiate agreements when necessary to achieve project objectives.
Value Realization:
Emphasize the attainment of measurable business results from implemented solutions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Establish and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the effectiveness and value generated by initiatives over time.
Assess the impact of introduced changes post-implementation, systematically tracking benefits realization to confirm that anticipated organizational value is being achieved.
What You’ll bring
We’re looking for someone who takes initiative, perseveres, and stays curious. You like to work on meaningful innovative projects and are energized by lifelong learning.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills for effectively addressing issues that may arise during requirement gathering and business process mapping.
- Comprehensive understanding of adoption and consumption processes.
- Strong analytical abilities to assess processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Experience in customer-facing roles is advantageous.
- Proven background in business analysis, operations, or related fields, preferably within the same or a similar industry.
- Experience in leading or supporting change initiatives to facilitate smooth organisational transitions.
- Ability to engage and manage stakeholders across various functional areas and departments.
- Awareness of the significance of platform and tooling impacts on end-users and their role in achieving operational KPIs.
Where you belong
Be part of SAP Next Gen, a global community for students, universities, schools and educational partners, who are passionate about innovation and technology.
- Culture of Collaboration: Partner with experienced SAP colleagues and expert mentors who will support your growth. Grow professionally through personalized mentoring, coaching, and career development support.
- Project-driven Experience: Kickstart your career with hands-on learning experience, making an impact from day one by contributing to meaningful projects that help the world run better. You’ll have endless learning resources at your fingertips and gain future-ready skills from a variety of virtual, in-person, and hybrid learning sessions, cultivated just for you, and aligned with our learning approach.
- Gain Visibility: Build relationships with leaders and peers across teams and functions. Showcase your ideas, skills, and creativity in a global, fast-paced environment. Open doors for future career opportunities within SAP and beyond.
Meet your team
What do we do?
We focus on Adoption & Consumption Practices and Platform.
Our vision is to become the primary team for key business practices related to how our solutions are adopted and used.
We define business requirements for customer-facing colleagues and continually enhance internal systems, processes, and tools. By identifying stakeholder needs, we ensure that our system and tool design and delivery—as well as analytical resources—are aligned with software architects and IT, delivering actionable insights to leadership.
Additionally, we gather and monitor feedback from both customers and internal teams, develop Experience Research dashboards, and report the findings.
Want to see what life at SAP feels like? Check out the Life at SAP YouTube channel
Follow @LifeatSAP on Instagram and don't miss anything about our experiences worldwide!
LifeAtSAP #SAPNextGen
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: 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.
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.
Compensation Range Transparency: 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 annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted annual combined range for this position is 0-USD. 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. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits.
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: 450554 | Work Area: Administration | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Student | Employment Type: Limited Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding J-1 Visa Sponsorship as a Project Management Specialist
Document your project management credentials precisely
Gather degree transcripts, PMP or CAPM certification records, and employer letters detailing your specific PM responsibilities. Designated sponsors evaluate whether your background meets the Trainee or Specialist category's field-of-expertise standard before issuing a DS-2019.
Target host employers with existing DS-2019 relationships
Prioritize organizations that have hosted J-1 exchange visitors before. A host with an established designated sponsor relationship moves faster through training plan approval and avoids delays caused by first-time compliance setup.
Search for J-1-compatible roles using Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter U.S. employers and Project Management Specialist openings that align with J-1 sponsorship structures, so you're applying to hosts already familiar with exchange visitor requirements rather than educating employers from scratch.
Negotiate a formal training plan before accepting an offer
The DS-2019 requires a signed Training or Internship Placement Plan (Form DS-7002). Confirm with your prospective host that the position includes structured skill-development objectives tied to project management, not just open-ended work responsibilities.
Check whether your role triggers the two-year home residency requirement
If your home government funds your exchange or your skill set appears on the Exchange Visitor Skills List, you may face a two-year home residency requirement before switching to H-1B or a green card. Verify your eligibility through USCIS guidance before committing to a program.
Align your program duration with the host's project timeline
Trainee programs run up to 18 months and Specialist programs up to 12 months. Match the J-1 authorized period to a concrete project phase your host can document, so the training plan justifies the full duration requested on the DS-2019.
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Find Project Management Specialist JobsProject Management Specialist J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category fits a Project Management Specialist role?
Most Project Management Specialist exchange visitors enter under the Trainee category if they graduated within the past 12 months or have fewer than five years of field experience. Professionals with five or more years of specialized project management experience may qualify under the Specialist category instead. The designated sponsor, not the host employer, determines which category applies based on your credentials and the host's proposed training plan.
Who actually sponsors the J-1 visa for a Project Management Specialist position?
The J-1 visa sponsor is a U.S. Department of State-designated organization, such as Cultural Vistas, AIPT, or IIE, that issues the DS-2019 form and monitors program compliance. The hiring company is the host employer, not the sponsor. Your host must work with a designated sponsor to set up the exchange, and the sponsor remains legally responsible for your program throughout your stay.
How do I find U.S. employers that host J-1 Project Management Specialists?
Use Migrate Mate to search for Project Management Specialist openings at U.S. employers that are familiar with J-1 hosting requirements. Targeting hosts that have participated in exchange visitor programs previously is practical because they already understand the DS-2019 process, the Form DS-7002 training plan requirements, and the designated sponsor's compliance monitoring obligations.
Can a Project Management Specialist on a J-1 visa change host employers?
Yes, but changing hosts requires your designated sponsor's approval and a new or amended DS-2019 reflecting the updated host and revised training plan. The new host must meet the same J-1 hosting requirements as the original. Work cannot begin at the new host until the sponsor authorizes the change in writing and updates your program record in the SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) database.
Does the two-year home residency requirement commonly apply to project management exchange visitors?
It depends on two factors: whether your home country government funded your exchange, and whether your specific project management specialty appears on the Exchange Visitor Skills List maintained by the State Department. Many private-sector Trainee and Specialist programs are not government-funded and do not trigger the requirement, but you should confirm your situation through USCIS before accepting a program that could limit future H-1B or immigrant visa options.
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