Senior Legal Counsel

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What you’ll do
The position works on company policies and procedural change.  It liaises with multiple areas including but not limited to Legal, Finance, Customer Success to align compliance policies. The position reports to the Manager, OEC Partner Ecosystem, and enjoys excellent exposure within the business.  
The successful candidate will be expected to take ownership in managing a dynamic global partner landscape, with support and guidance from the Manager, OEC Partner Ecosystem and Global OEC Leadership. The successful candidate’s key responsibilities will be:

• Directly support the anti-bribery and corruption law compliance aspects of managing third party relationships in SAP’s sales/go to market processes (hereinafter Partners)
• Provide advice on compliance matters related to SAP’s Partner ecosystem, so that SAP acts in accordance with best-in-class compliance standards
• Review and provide compliance input on newly proposed organization structures, sales models, go to market activities and incentive programs as they relate to SAP Partners
• Review and provide compliance input on existing and proposed processes tied to Partners of SAP
• Support developing and administering policies and 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, etc. 
• Review and analyze Due Diligence requirements for differing Partner types, with the objective of increased effectiveness and efficiency
• Interact with employees, including senior leaders, to clarify questions regarding SAP policies related to Partner management
• Manage global projects for Partner oversight 
• Manage process improvement and system enhancements to Partner processes 
• Monitor changes to legal and regulatory climate/guidelines applicable to the company and proactively develop solutions
• Effectively channel inquiries and complaints related to SAP Partners; provide clarification & advice; assist in effective response mechanism. 
• Monitor compliance trends regionally, including compliance initiatives, industry compliance failures and other internal and external Compliance trends 

   
What you bring

• Full proficiency with English is required; candidates with secondary language skills are a nice-to-have
• Track record in compliance field (such as a lawyer, professional accountant, risk manager or auditor) is required 
• Minimum 12+ years of work experience, especially experience in a legal, compliance, organizational governance, risk management and/or audit type role
• Work experience at SAP or in the IT industry is preferred 
• Experience designing and maintaining compliance programs over third-parties is preferred
• Hands-on with extreme attention to detail and written documentation
• Ability to do in-depth research and to interpret written guidelines and documents
• Proactive, dynamic and result driven individual
• Strong grasp of code of conduct, business ethics policies and current compliance practices
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex issues
• 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 required
• Very good communication and collaboration skills
• Comfortable in MS office tools and IT business environment
• Experience designing and/or documenting business processes and analyzing related gaps

Meet your team
The Partner Ecosystem and Audit Team is part of SAP’s Office of Ethics and Compliance (OEC). OEC is part of the Office of the CEO Board area, and reports to both SAP SE’s Global CEO and the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board. In line with the mandate of SAP’s OEC, the focus is on compliance with the FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act), UK Bribery Act, and other global anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws.

We build breakthroughs together

SAP innovations help more than 400,000 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 200 million users and more than 100,000 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, we build breakthroughs, together.

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.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 385221  | Work Area: Legal  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.