Senior Security Risk Specialist

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from. 

COMPANY DESCRIPTION 

SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done. Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That’s why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures. 

SAP values the entrepreneurial spirit, fostering creativity and building lasting relationships with our employees. We know that a diverse and inclusive workforce keeps us competitive and provides opportunities for all. We believe that together we can transform industries, grow economics, lift up societies and sustain our environment. Because it’s the best-run businesses that make the world run better and improve people’s lives.

YOUR FUTURE ROLE       

Our mission of the SAP Global Security and Cloud Compliance (SGSC) organization is to strengthen the security foundation for SAP, fitting for a world class enterprise software company. Security and Compliance is a critically necessary requirement for the success at SAP's transformation in the areas of cloud, Al, and sustainability, both internally and externally for SAP's customers. The Role within Security Risk Management is part of the Global Security Compliance and Risk unit which encompasses Governance, Compliance and Certification, as well as Security Risk Management.  

Security Risk Management aims to proactively safeguard our organization's assets, reputation, and stakeholders by improving the risk culture for behavior towards, risk taking, negative outcomes, and policy compliance by enhancing trust and risk mitigation while protecting the core values of our organization at all times​. 

This position as Risk Management Expert offers the unique opportunity to contribute to and shape key processes within the "Security Risk Management" unit, providing significant value to our business stakeholders. You'll be part of an international, diverse team, working in a role that's pivotal to our continued security and compliance posture.  

What you’ll do

• Collaborate and support the Security Risk Management leadership team to develop and continuously improve the existing risk quantification practice enabling risk-informed decision-making.
• Develop tools, models, and/or processes to gather, cleanse, leverage, and combine industry data and relevant SAP data.
• Develop processes to increase the use of relevant industry and SAP data in quantitative risk analysis.
• Drive the risk quantification process by building scalable tools, products, and processes which identify and make relevant data useable in risk quantification.
• Collaborate with security risk teams across SAP to build scalable, repeatable, automated processes which enable delivery of quantitative risk assessments.
• Manage simultaneous project work streams.

What you bring

• Ability to lead, train, and mentor junior analysts in risk quantification topics
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to quickly build rapport.
• Ability to understand and interpret information security, IT, and risk management terminology.
• Ability to leverage mathematical or statistical methods to build quantitative models/tools. 
• Analytical expertise, attention to detail, logic, and the ability to think creatively.
• Proactive, self-managed, and able to interface well with inter-disciplinary teams across an organization.
• Security certification: CISSP, CRISC, or OpenFAIR preferred

• At least ten years experience with information security, risk management, or audit is required.
• At least seven years experience with quantitative modeling is required.
• Experience with quantitative modeling of information security or risk management is a strong plus.
• Development skills a plus; or the ability to work with developers to build products.
• Experience with one or more of the following a strong plus: Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR), SIPmath, Applied Information Economics, Bayesian modeling

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Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand 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 two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand 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, you can bring out your best.  

We win with inclusion

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: Careers@sap.com.
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

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.

Compensation Range Transparency: SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 127100 - 216000(USD) USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits.

Requisition ID: 419046 | Work Area:Administration  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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