Field Compliance Officer (f/m/d) for SAP Germany, SAP Austria and SAP Switzerland

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. 

YOUR FUTURE ROLE

The successful candidate will be expected to take ownership in managing this dynamic landscape, with support and guidance MEE and Global OEC Leadership. 

His/her key responsibilities will be:

• Provide advice on Compliance matters relating to SAP’s entities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and ensure compliance principles are adhered to in Management decision-making, so that SAP acts in accordance with best-in-class compliance standards;
• Serve as trusted advisor to Senior Leadership;  
• Administer, prepare, run & follow up on local Compliance Committees;
• Support the drafting of policies and conduct training on compliance topics including avoidance of bribery and corruption, competition law concerns, handling confidentiality and conflicts of interest, doing business with government customers, fraud in the contracting process, general fraud, etc.;
• Provide compliance oversight on sales activities: work with business to vet and validate sale, marketing, third-party transactions and presales opportunities, serve as trusted advisor and gatekeeper;
• Review and analyze Due Diligence for Partners and third parties;
• Review sponsorships, donations and memberships;
• Support Compliance Investigations & manage Consequence Management: formulate consequence options with the guidance of Global Compliance leadership, build consensus with relevant HR, Legal, and Business executives, and execute;
• Serve as Liaison to Global Compliance leadership: receive and respond to the regional Compliance inquiries and complaints, monitor response mechanism, liaise with relevant regional stakeholders;
• Stay substantively up to date on relevant laws and regulations;
• Follow up on risk mitigation processes;
• Track and report compliance issues and KPIs to OEC management on a periodic basis;
• The position reports to the Regional Compliance Officer MEE and will preferably be based in SAP´s offices in Germany;
• Occasional international travels might be required. 

 
YOUR PROFILE

• Multiple years of relevant work experience, especially experience in compliance in an international environment or sales environment
• Corporate compliance department and/or law or audit firm experience highly desired.
• Accredited lawyer or other experienced compliance professional (preferably with legal background)
• Previous experience in the IT industry is preferable.

• Fluent business and legal English and German language skills
• Hands-on with extreme attention to detail and written documentation
• Ability to do in-depth research and to interpret written guidelines and documents
• Strong grasp of codes of conduct, business ethics policies and current compliance practices
• Experience handling compliance investigations highly desirable
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex issues and ability of risk-based decision making
• Demonstrated ability to manage senior leadership in dynamic environments
• Experience in the areas of detection and prevention of fraud or corruption preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work with international, virtual teams with sensitivity to cultural differences
• Project Management experience is highly desirable
• Very good communication and collaboration skills
• Comfortable in MS office tools and IT business environment

ABOUT THE TEAM

The SAP´s Office of Ethics and Compliance (OEC) is responsible for developing and operating SAP Compliance programs, including support for the SAP Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related compliance practices and policies. We focus on applicable bribery and corruption laws as well as serious fraud and conflicts of interest.

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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.
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Requisition ID: 394756  | Work Area: Administration  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
 

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