SAP Labs India celebrates International Women's Day

Marking the International Women's Day (IWD) in its own way, SAP Labs announced its goal to increase women in leadership roles in the organization, to 25 percent by 2017.

Presently 32 percent of the organization's workforce constitutes women.

Coinciding with IWD, SAP Labs India conducted a women's only recruitment drive where between 250 and 300 women were invited to the campus in Bengaluru for a final round of interviews.

These professionals have been shortlisted from an initial pool of about 1,500 candidates that SAP received through a Diversity Employee Referral Program that was initiated across the company over the last three weeks. From the shortlisted profiles, about 20 percent will be hired for positions ranging from SAP scholars, early talent, lateral talent and interns.

As part of this recruitment drive, potential women employees will be addressed by Anirban Dey, MD, SAP Labs India and Sheenam Ohrie, VP, Diversity & Inclusion, SAP Labs India. A motivational session will also be conducted by Sooni Taraporevala, the Indian screenwriter and photographer.

"SAP Labs India has been at the forefront to nurture and incorporate diversity policies that help create a favorable ecosystem for growth and innovation within the organization", said Ohrie. "This year, we continue our commitment to engage and empower our women employees across the organization while also reaching out to prospective women recruits."