Security & Compliance Chief Advisor (f/m/d) for SAP Cloud Solutions

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YOUR FUTURE ROLE

Cyber security and compliance with privacy law and industry-specific regulations is of paramount importance to our customers when investing in SAP business applications, platforms and infrastructure in the Cloud. The Security & Compliance Chief Advisor (f/m/d) for MEE acts as a primary point of contact for security and compliance related topics and will be a member of the Sales team assigned to major SAP Cloud engagements with customers. You will demonstrate your competencies for example in the following areas:

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  Managing of complex Sales cycles from security, privacy and compliance perspective in a customer facing role and in close collaboration with the Sales team
• Data Protection & Privacy in SAP Cloud solutions (GDPR, DSGVO (and related TOMs), BS10012 and the SAP DPMS)
• Security standards for SAP Cloud solutions (ISAE 3000/ISAE 3402 (SOC 1/SOC 2), ISO 27001, ISO22301, PCI DSS, C5, TISAX etc) and SAPs unified IISMS framework and policies
• Security and Privacy related frameworks, policies and procedures of SAP
• Compliance standards for regulated industries such as Financial Services (e.g. MaRisk, KAMaRisk and international standards)
• Specific requirements for Public Sector customers (e.g. data residency and confidentiality, Bundesbeamtengesetz (BBG) and other country-specific regulations relevant for SAP customers in MEE)

In this position, you will be working closely with other internal teams including Sales, Customer Advisory or Field Legal. You are trusted advisor and subject matter expert for major customers on SAP security and privacy standards for both Cloud and Hybrid solutions and ensure that their security and compliance requirements and related risk assessments are effectively supported by SAP. Internal teams will collaborate with you during complex sales cycles from initial engagements to the finalization of contracts for SAP Cloud solutions to ensure that upcoming topics related to your role are adequately and early addressed and issues are being solved.

If required, you will be liaising with the SAP Privacy, Security and Compliance organizations to determine options for potential customer specific concessions. It is expected that you will be able to finally negotiate such concessions with customers in line with SAP guidelines and in close collaboration with SAP Field Legal. The goal is to ensure that upcoming security, privacy and compliance challenges raised by our customers are effectively handled during Cloud Sales engagements in a timely manner.

On a programmatic level, the Security & Compliance Chief Advisor (f/m/d) shall represent various corporate departments such as SAP Global Security, Data Protection and Privacy Office, Field Legal, Cyber Security Legal and security teams of SAP Cloud LoB’s in DSAG meetings, customer events, conferences etc.

The Security & Compliance Chief Advisor (f/m/d) shall also form and lead the security and compliance community in MEE to ensure a common approach, a clear governance and unified customer facing processes. The individual experiences of the community members from customer engagements shall be collected and consolidated by the Security & Compliance Chief Advisor and provided as input for the improvement of SAPs security and privacy standards and related policies and procedures.

YOURPROFILE

Master’s Degree in a discipline relevant for the position.

8+ years of professional work experience in customer facing roles relevant for the position.

Proven experience in the following domains:

• Contribution to sales processes for complex Cloud solutions and management of Cloud customers lifecycles in customer facing roles
• SAP Security and Data Privacy processes, policies and contractual framework
• Data Privacy regulations (preferably proven by CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT or DPO certifications)
• Data Security standards and technologies (preferably proven by CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CRISC or CISA certifications)
• Compliance standards and other requirements relevant for our customers in diverse industries, especially in Financial Services and/or the Public sector

You have excellent communication and presentation skills and have been dealing with C-Level executives, security and compliance officers, auditors and lawyers.

You are fluent in English, excellent German language skills are preferred.

We are SAP

SAP innovations help more than 400,000 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 200 million users and more than 100,000 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, we build breakthroughs, together.

Our inclusion promise

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 and more equitable world.

SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide 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: Americas: Careers.NorthAmerica@sap.com or Careers.LatinAmerica@sap.com, APJ: Careers.APJ@sap.com, EMEA: Careers@sap.com.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

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.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID:304259 | Work Area: Presales | Expected Travel: 0 - 30% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time |