IT Technology Services Senior Specialist (f/m/d) for Project Management

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What you' do

We look for an experienced Project Manager (f/m/d) in the CPIT IT Operations, Security System Operations Center of Excellence (CoE), who will lead upcoming cybersecurity-projects across the business system landscapes run by CPIT IT Operations.

You will be responsible to drive enhancing our cybersecurity posture, in which we follow the NIST Cybersecurity (CSF) Framework. You will act as single point of contact (SPOC) for all NIST CSF related topics across all teams within CPIT IT Operations. This includes the coordination of internal and external assessments/interviews as well es steering of activities out of NIST CSF.

You will rely on your strong communication and negotiation skills to guide and collaborate with other departments to gain documents that serve as evidence, establish and improve processes in an agile environment.

• Manages cybersecurity-projects out of the NIST CSF initiative
• Coordinate and execute external assessments
• Serves as primary point of contact for audit and security-related topics
• Consolidate all NIST relevant information and transform into a streamline process
• Enforces work standards and reviews/resolves work discrepancies to ensure compliance with security requirements.

As part of this role, it is expected that you can work in a very dynamic and complex global environment. You should also focus on driving optimization measures such as increasing the value and quality of IT Operations services. Collaboration with other teams in SAP-IT and SGS to deliver effective solutions is key for success.

What your bring

• Experience in the NIST framework
• Relevant experience in the field of audit and/or regulatory background
• Ability to work well in a multicultural and multinational environment
• Experience in agile frameworks e.g. SCRUM
• Excellent communication and moderation skills, strong team spirit
• Proven project management skills with experience in IT-security environment (e.g. prince2, PMP, IPMA)
• Experience with SAPs basis technology
• Fluent English and German language skills oral and written
• Ability for Complex thinking, strong analytical skills and creativity in solving complex challenges required
• Strong Conceptual and structured work style with a strong sense for prioritization; result and execution oriented
• Customer focus and strong interpersonal, verbal, presentation and writing skills
• High level of motivation, flexibility and agility
• Self-driven workstyle
• 6+ years professional work experience

Meet your team

As the digital backbone of SAP, the Corporate Processes & Information Technology (CPIT) organization serves as the core of SAP's strategy execution, driving efficiency and streamlined operations by harnessing the potential of cutting-edge Business AI solutions. Our objective is to shape SAP's transformation to enable scale and operating leverage by promoting excellence through a customer-centric cloud operating model that prioritizes customer adoption, satisfaction, process optimization and automation.

Within CPIT, IT Operations is the backbone of Corporate Processes & IT providing rock-solid operations and safeguarding of SAP’s internal business, customer, and web systems. End to end management and execution of IT-related tasks which include system landscape provisioning, change management in on-Premise, and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) landscapes and maintenance of Database and operating systems round up our profile.

IT Operations integrates SAP’s innovations to the existing business system landscapes and provides stable system operations. System Operations CoE, where many cross topics like Security are consolidated, will be key for the efficient cloud transformation of our internal SAP business systems. We have a great team with high team spirit, motivation and collegiality.

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: 406126  | Work Area: Information Technology  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid