SAP Security Lead

Applied Industrial Technologies

$110K — $130K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or related field.
  • 7+ years of hands-on SAP Security experience, including lead or senior roles.
  • Experience managing or leading teams, including offshore members.
  • Deep expertise in SAP roles, authorizations, profiles, and user administration.
  • Experience with SAP ECC and S/4HANA environments.
  • Strong hands-on SAP GRC Access Control experience, including ARA, ARM, and EAM.
  • Proven troubleshooting skills for complex SAP security and authorization issues.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage the offshore SAP Security support team, mentoring and providing direction.
  • Own the SAP Security strategy across S/4HANA, ECC, and EWM environments.
  • Serve as the escalation point for complex security and access issues.
  • Direct SAP roles and authorizations, overseeing access provisioning activities.
  • Lead troubleshooting and resolution of security issues, including escalations.
  • Oversee role design and remediation efforts for SAP security.
  • Lead SAP GRC Access Control activities, including risk analysis and remediation.

Benefits

  • Full-time, hybrid work-from-home flexibility.
  • Leadership role in a critical security function.
  • Opportunity to work with a global offshore support team.
  • Engagement with cross-functional and cybersecurity teams.
  • Role critical to business compliance and risk management.
Full Job Description

We are seeking an experienced SAP Security & GRC Functional Lead to join our team at corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. This is a full-time, hybrid WFH leadership role responsible for the security and governance of an SAP environment spanning S/4HANA, ECC, and EWM. The Functional Lead will manage and direct our offshore SAP Security support team, serve as the primary U.S.-based point of accountability for SAP Security and GRC, and act as a key liaison between security, functional, technical, and cybersecurity teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage the offshore SAP Security support team, including assigning work, reviewing quality, and providing day-to-day direction and mentorship.

  • Own SAP Security strategy and operations across S/4HANA, ECC, and EWM environments.

  • Serve as the escalation point for complex security, authorization, and access issues raised by the offshore team or business stakeholders.

  • Direct and oversee SAP roles, authorizations, user access provisioning, and related security administration activities.

  • Lead troubleshooting and root-cause resolution of security and authorization issues, including production escalations.

  • Oversee role design, role changes, testing, and remediation efforts.

  • Lead SAP GRC Access Control activities, including risk analysis, access risk remediation, and mitigation control design using ARA, ARM, and EAM.

  • Partner with SAP functional, technical, and cybersecurity teams to ensure security requirements are integrated into projects and enhancements.

  • Drive continuous improvement of SAP Security and GRC processes, controls, and documentation.

  • Support audit and compliance activities related to SAP access and segregation of duties (SoD).

  • Manage priorities and resourcing for ongoing SAP projects and enhancements from a security perspective.

Required Experience & Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).

  • 7+ years of hands-on SAP Security experience, including experience in a lead or senior consultant/analyst capacity.

  • Demonstrated experience managing or leading a team, including offshore or distributed team members.

  • Deep experience with SAP roles, authorizations, profiles, and user administration.

  • Experience supporting SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA environments.

  • Strong hands-on SAP GRC Access Control experience, including Access Risk Analysis (ARA), Access Request Management (ARM), and Emergency Access Management (EAM).

  • Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex SAP security and authorization issues.

  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across functional, technical, and cybersecurity teams.

  • Ability to set priorities, manage competing demands, and provide clear direction to a support team.

  • Must be based in, or willing to relocate to, the Cleveland, Ohio area to support work at corporate headquarters.

  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship will not be provided for this position

Preferred Experience

  • SAP certification(s) in Security, GRC, or a related module (e.g., SAP Certified Technology Associate 6 SAP System Security).

  • SAP EWM security experience.

  • Experience working across ECC, S/4HANA, and EWM in an integrated landscape.

  • Experience with SAP GRC Process Control or Risk Management.

  • Prior experience in an SAP Security architect or people-management role.


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