Understanding Opportunity Marketplace

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to understand the purpose and benefits of Opportunity Marketplace.

Opportunity Marketplace (OMP) Overview

To learn about Opportunity Marketplace, watch this video:

With Opportunity Marketplace (OMP), employees can explore opportunities to plan their individual growth journey. Based on personalized recommendations and a powerful search engine, employees can browse all available opportunities to choose the ones that are best for them, meeting their interests and career development aspirations.

OMP opportunities mostly originate from other SAP SuccessFactors products or modules, or Assignment opportunities can be created and published within Opportunity Marketplace itself.

Typical Assignments are:

  • Short-term work assignments
  • Fellowships
  • Projects
  • Vocational training
  • Internships
  • And others

Opportunity Marketplace offers the following benefits to users:

  • The Assignments feature allows managers to find qualified talent, and employees to accomplish a common task, gather new skills and experience, or collaborate to achieve something new.
  • Open internal jobs from SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting can be explored, so employees can leverage their strengths and grow towards their aspirations.
  • Employees can upskill and prepare themselves for advanced career options using Learning Opportunities.
  • Mentoring programs help employees have one-on-one engagements to receive regular guidance or become a mentor and help others grow.
  • Target roles can be added, so employees have transparency into potential job opportunities and can fulfill their professional aspirations in a familiar workplace.
A screenshot of the Main Opportunity Marketplace screen

The following features are available from the main Opportunity Marketplace screen:

  1. Search for opportunities by keywords across all connected Opportunity Marketplace content.
  2. Explore the opportunities offered in the different sections of Opportunity Marketplace.
  3. Track My Opportunities: Opens the Manage My Opportunities screen to track bookmarked opportunities, opportunities in progress, assignments owned by you, and opportunity history.
  4. Manage Opportunity Offerings: Create a new assignment, go to the assignments you own, or open your Mentoring Programs in Development.
  5. Explore More: Open each section to see and filter the opportunities within that section.
A screenshot of the Manage My Opportunities screen

The following features are available from the Manage My Opportunities screen:

  1. Select if you’d like to see your bookmarked opportunities; opportunities In Progress; historical opportunities; or assignments you own.
  2. Create Assignment: Users with the appropriate permissions can create a new assignment.
  3. Growth Portfolio: Open the Growth Portfolio.
  4. Filter the assignments showing on the screen.
  5. Select an assignment to open the details.
  6. Assignment Action Menu: Depending on the opportunities you’re viewing, the assignment menu will offer options such as Apply, Unbookmark, Remove, and Cancel Request.
    • From the "Assignments Owned By Me" list, the menu options are: Edit, Copy, Close Hiring, and End Assignment.

Summary

  • Opportunity Marketplace (OMP) enables employees to explore personalized growth opportunities aligned with their career aspirations.
  • OMP offers various assignments, including short-term work, fellowships, projects, and internships, for skill development.
  • Employees can access internal job openings, learning opportunities, and mentoring programs to advance their careers.