Dr. Christian Schmeichel

Dr. Christian Schmeichel is SAP’s Global Head of People & Culture Services – a newly established organization that makes the next world of work a reality for the company’s global and diverse workforce of over 100,000 employees.

During his 20 years (and counting) at SAP, Dr. Christian has held multiple leadership roles.

From 2021 to 2024, he was SVP and Chief Future of Work Officer and led SAP’s holistic Future of Work agenda – focusing on leading-edge people practices and innovative workplace approaches for SAP to continuously attract and retain the best talent in the industry.

From 2019 to 2021, he served as Head of HR for multiple SAP Board Areas including the Office of the CEO, Technology & Innovation, and Global HR, where he and his teams designed business focused people strategies to help drive SAP’s own business transformation across talent, leadership, and culture.

From 2015 to 2018, Dr. Christian was COO for HR, where he led SAP’s HR transformation aiming at best-in-class employee experiences for SAP’s global and diverse workforce utilizing advanced people technology and analytics. Previously, he held various global and local management positions such as Head of HR Strategy, Programs and Processes, and Head of HR at SAP Japan Co., Ltd. based in Tokyo.

Before joining SAP, Schmeichel worked as a Strategy Consultant advising clients on how to improve organizational performance and effectiveness. He is considered an expert on the topic of future of work as well as global HR transformation programs in the era of digitalization.

Being a global citizen who has worked and lived in Asia, Europe, and the US, he currently lives with his family close to SAP’s Headquarter in Heidelberg / Germany.