Senior Legal Counsel_Regulatory Counsel

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PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES 

SAP and SAP’s customers are faced with an increasingly complex global environment in which to operate their businesses. This is especially true in the rapidly progressing area of Cloud compliance. The Regulatory Affairs department at SAP Legal is responsible for providing a coherent, consistent, and reliable approach to Cloud compliance at SAP. 

Global Regulatory Legal (GRL) is a team within Regulatory Affairs, Tech Law & Operations in SAP Legal with the mandate to build a regulatory network across SAP and drive a cross-functional, multi-jurisdictional and end-to-end approach to regulatory compliance at SAP for products, services and internal operations.  This role will be part of the China Cybersecurity Compliance setup that addresses regulatory requirements that are part of China’s cyber framework, including the China Cybersecurity Law, the Personal Information Protection Law, and the Data Security Law. 

The primary responsibility of the China Regulatory Counsel is to help provide legal analysis on regulatory compliance topics and help drive compliance activities that support the application of the legal / regulatory requirements to the business. This role reports to the Head of the GRL and will work closely and in a collaborative fashion with colleagues in Security, Data Protection & Export Control, Government Relations, as well as Product Development, Cloud Operations, and Operating Lines of Business.   

Every team member is expected to be a self-starter with a high degree of internal customer focus, service attitude, and critical thinking with a solution focus. You will work in a strong, supportive team environment and must also be capable of working independently, shaping your approach to successfully deliver on your defined responsibilities. You will collaborate and support other teams who are working together to deliver on SAP’s Cloud compliance needs and those related to our SAP customers. You are a change agent for SAP Cloud compliance with the opportunity to influence the shape of your own work and simplify the path to compliance for other SAP teams - and have some fun along the way. 

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS 

• Directly support compliance activities in the interpretation and application of regulatory requirements. 

• Participate in the regulatory compliance activities under the CCSL Program supporting the appropriate integration of regulatory requirements into the compliance activities. 

• Engage with outside parties, including regulators, standard bodies, and peer organizations to understand and prioritize relevant regulatory topics. 

• Ensure that regulatory compliance processes are followed. 

• Help drive priorities and decision making with the compliance related workstreams. 

• Monitor & track compliance related risks as well as resulting remediation measures  

• Maintain an expert level knowledge on compliance topics 

• Work with related teams, especially Government Affairs, SGS, Corporate Legal, Data Privacy and Export Control, Field Legal, and Strategic Business Services, to integrate with existing and emerging compliance practices and tools. 

REQUIRED SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES 

• Proven ability to interpret regulatory source materials and translate into requirements that are meaningful to the SAP business, in both English and Chinese. 

• Ability to integrate knowledge of non-Chinese regulations that may be relevant to application of Chinese regulations to SAP business 

• Ability to facilitate workshops and team activities 

• Structured problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to analyze and define technical and business requirements 

• Ability to grasp technical information technology concepts, for the Cloud, mobile, and on-premise, and translate them for legal, regulatory, and compliance subject matter experts 

• Ability work with and articulate legal concepts and business compliance requirements  

• Direct experience with regulatory compliance work 

• Demonstrates strong interpersonal and communication skills. Partners well with clients, maintaining frequent and open communication, to understand their business requirements and the impact regulations have or will have on the relevant product and/or service. 

• Has good project coordination skills. In particular, experience with product counseling, compliance projects and leadership in cross-functional teams is valued.   

•  Ability to lead without formal authority across various organizations, regions/countries, cultures 

• Strong team player and networker, able to connect and integrate people with different skills and backgrounds  

• Internal stakeholder-focused and service orientated 

WORK EXPERIENCE 

• 3-5 years working as an attorney or in-house counsel, with 1-3 years supporting matters related to regulatory compliance. 

• Experience in cloud businesses and/or information security is a plus. 

EDUCATION  

• J.D. or equivalent law degree from an accredited university.  

• Further technical degrees or certifications (e.g., from IAPP) is a plus. 

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Requisition ID: 422653  | Work Area: Legal  | Expected Travel: 0 - 20%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.

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