SAP Joule AI Agent Engineer - FP&A Conversational Agent •SAP BTP / Joule Studio • Datasphere & BPC

SAP Joule AI Agent Engineer FP&A Conversational Agent •SAP BTP / Joule Studio • Datasphere & BPC Location: Remote with expense paid travel as needed Employment Type: Contractor or Contract to Hire Job Description: We are looking for a highly skilled SAP Joule AI Agent Developer to design, build, and deliver a production-grade conversational FP&A agent on the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). This is a full-stack implementation role — you will own the end-to-end technical build from BTP entitlement configuration through Joule Skill and Agent assembly, and simultaneously serve as the business-facing lead who runs requirements workshops with Finance stakeholders, translates FP&A processes into agent behaviors, and drives adoption. The right candidate combines deep hands-on SAP BTP and Joule Studio expertise with a genuine talent for working with business users — facilitating structured discovery sessions, documenting use cases, and ensuring the agent we build actually reflects the way Finance teams think and operate. Job Requirements: Business Requirements & Stakeholder Engagement • Lead structured requirements workshops with FP&A, Controlling, and Finance leadership to identify high-value conversational use cases (variance analysis, period-close reporting, forecast commentary, KPI drill-down, etc.) • Translate business language and financial workflows into structured agent intent taxonomies, skill trigger definitions, and system instruction prompts • Document use cases, acceptance criteria, and test scenarios in collaboration with business users • Act as the primary liaison between Finance stakeholders and the technical BTP/SAP team throughout discovery, build, and UAT • Facilitate UAT sessions and gather iterative feedback to refine agent behaviors and response quality Technical Architecture & BTP Configuration • Validate and configure BTP subaccount entitlements: SAP Build Process Automation (Joule Studio), SAP AI Core (Gen AI Hub), SAP Build Work Zone, and Cloud Identity Services • Set up SAP Cloud Connector for on-premises BPC (Standard 10.x on NetWeaver) or configure BTP destinations for BPC Embedded (S/4HANA) • Provision and manage OAuth 2.0 clients, scoped roles, and authentication flows for Datasphere and BPC API access Data Exposure & API Development • Enable and configure SAP Datasphere Analytic Models and Views for OData consumption (actuals from S/4HANA, plan data from BPC via Data Integration) • Configure 'Expose for Consumption' on Datasphere views and manage space-level access roles (Data Warehouse Consumption, Space Files privileges) • Build and register Action Projects in SAP Build Lobby for both Datasphere and BPC endpoints; expose atomic actions including GetActualsByPeriod, GetBudgetByVersion, GetVarianceAnalysis, GetForecastTrend, and GetCashFlowSummary • Design the Datasphere semantic layer as the unified source for actuals + plan data, replicating BPC plan versions via replication flows to reduce dual-connection complexity Joule Skill & Agent Development • Build Joule Skills in Joule Studio for each FP&A task: configure trigger intents, disable default Joule responses, define typed skill inputs (costCenter, fiscalPeriod, version) and outputs, wire Call Action steps, and build response cards • Assemble the FP&A Joule Agent: author the agent description, add skills under Tools, and write agent system instructions that govern reasoning behavior (e.g., always compare actuals vs. latest forecast before commenting on variance; request clarification when period or entity is ambiguous) • Configure predictive analytics capabilities via SAP-RPT-1 on Datasphere structured datasets for forward-looking FP&A queries • Activate Private Environments in Control Tower, wire destinations, and manage the deploy-test-iterate cycle Testing, Documentation & Enablement • Design and execute structured test suites against prompts such as variance queries by cost center, BPC budget pulls, and rolling trend requests • Document agent architecture, skill configurations, and system instructions for ongoing maintenance • Train Finance power users on effective conversational prompting patterns and agent capabilities • Monitor agent quality post-go-live and manage tuning iterations based on Finance feedback Required Skills: SAP Technical Expertise • 5+ years of hands-on SAP experience with demonstrated depth in at least two of: SAP BTP, SAP Datasphere, SAP BPC (Standard or Embedded), or S/4HANA Finance • Direct experience configuring SAP BTP services: Build Process Automation, AI Core, Build Work Zone, Cloud Connector, and BTP Destinations • Proficiency with OData API design and consumption; experience exposing SAP Datasphere views and Analytic Models for external consumption • Familiarity with SAP BPC data architecture: plan versions, entity hierarchies, EPM OData services, and RFC/BAPI patterns for on-prem BPC • Working knowledge of OAuth 2.0, SAML/IDP configuration, and BTP Identity Services Joule / Generative AI Experience • Hands-on experience with SAP Joule Studio (GA 2026): building Skills, assembling Agents, authoring system instructions, and configuring trigger intents • Understanding of SAP Generative AI Hub model governance and SAP AI Core service configurations • Experience with prompt engineering for structured business use cases; ability to design agent system instructions that constrain and guide LLM reasoning toward reliable FP&A outputs • Familiarity with SAP-RPT-1 predictive analytics integration in Datasphere is a plus Business Facilitation & Requirements Skills • Demonstrated ability to run structured requirements workshops with non-technical Finance stakeholders — facilitating discovery, capturing use cases, and building consensus • Strong business process acumen in FP&A: variance analysis, period-close cycles, budget vs. actuals reporting, forecast commentary, KPI frameworks • Experience translating Finance workflows and business language into technical specifications (intent taxonomies, skill input/output schemas, test scenarios) • Comfortable presenting to and partnering with Finance leadership (CFO, VP Finance, Controllers) as the technical SME • Ability to facilitate UAT with business users: design test scripts, run sessions, capture and prioritize feedback, drive iteration Skill / Competency Proficiency Expected SAP Joule Studio (Skills & Agents) Required — hands-on build experience SAP BTP Configuration & Entitlements Required — subaccount setup, destinations SAP Datasphere OData / Analytic Models Required — consume and expose views SAP BPC (Standard or Embedded) Required — plan data architecture & APIs S/4HANA Finance / Controlling Strong familiarity OAuth 2.0 / SAML / BTP Identity Proficient SAP AI Core & Gen AI Hub Working knowledge SAP Cloud Connector (on-prem) Proficient Requirements Facilitation / Workshops Required — demonstrated track record FP&A Business Process Knowledge Required — variance, close, forecast UAT Design & Facilitation Proficient Prompt Engineering (LLM agents) Proficient SAP-RPT-1 Predictive Analytics Nice to have SAC 'Just Ask' / BDC models Preferred Qualifications: • SAP certifications in BTP, Datasphere, or SAP AI Core • Experience with SAP Data Integration / Replication Flows for moving BPC plan data into Datasphere • Prior experience implementing SAC 'Just Ask' or other SAP conversational analytics capabilities • Exposure to RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) setups in SAP AI Core for grounding agents against FP&A commentary or board documents • Background in IT consulting or enterprise software delivery with multiple client/business unit stakeholders • Experience with write-back scenarios to BPC plan versions via RFC — not required but meaningful differentiator Working Style and Culture Fit: This role sits at the intersection of technology and finance, and the person who thrives here is equally comfortable in a technical deep-dive with a BTP architect and a process discovery workshop with a Controller. We need someone who: • Asks great business questions before jumping to solutions • Can simplify complex SAP architecture for a CFO audience without losing precision • Is energized by ambiguity — this is a greenfield implementation, not a maintenance role • Takes ownership end-to-end: from the first whiteboard session through the go-live conversation with Finance leadership • Is comfortable raising flags early when technical constraints affect business expectations