SAP Governance Manager

Our client is seeking a highly experienced and strategic SAP Governance Manager to lead the development, implementation, and oversight of governance frameworks and policies supporting SAP environment compliance, security, and risk management. The ideal candidate will collaborate across cross-functional teams to ensure SAP systems align with organizational objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. This role requires strong leadership in SAP governance, risk mitigation, and process optimization to safeguard enterprise assets and improve operational integrity.

What You’ll Do

• Develop, implement, and maintain SAP governance frameworks, policies, and standards aligned with overall corporate IT governance strategies.
• Lead SAP security and access management, including user provisioning, role design, and segregation of duties to ensure appropriate authorizations.
• Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to define governance requirements, including risk assessments, audit requirements, and compliance standards.
• Manage internal and external audits related to SAP security, IT General Controls, and compliance, ensuring timely resolution of findings.
• Manage day-to-day SAP user access needs, including the FFID (firefighter) business access and basis management working with external consultants.
• Assess and mitigate security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks within SAP applications through proactive controls and monitoring.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance SAP governance processes and security posture.
• Provide leadership and guidance on SAP policy development, compliance programs, and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Partner with SAP functional teams, and external consultants to align governance practices with business objectives and industry standards.
• Define and oversee policies and processes for application lifecycle management, change management, and release controls within the SAP environment, including SAP 4/HANA Upgrade in 2026
• Manage the process design of new S/4HANA enhancements and business processes that will improve operational efficiency across client organizations.
• Support the existing SAP blueprint and landscape, changes in design, ensure all changes, projects, enhancements and fixes are applied according to the company’s business design.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into SAP solutions.
• Lead the day-to-day delivery of SAP S/4HANA enabled finance transformation engagements for company, including finance process and operating model design, package design, implementation support, deployment, and post-implementation support.
• Oversee resources in system integration support including requirements gathering, application configuration and testing/reports/interfaces/conversions/extensions/forms/ workflow development and testing for SAP transformations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field; advanced certifications preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in SAP governance, security, or risk management roles.
• Proven expertise in SAP GRC modules, security design, access control, and compliance frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of IT governance frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ISO 27001) and regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, GDPR).
• Experience in managing audit process, risk assessments, and compliance reporting within SAP environments.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate complex governance, security, and compliance requirements into actionable strategies and controls.
• Minimum of 5 years of SAP experience in implementation and ongoing support of SAP operations.
• Willingness and ability to travel
• Internal or External Audit experience, especially in the area of IT General Controls is preferred.

Expected Compensation

Annual salary bonus and stock awards benefits