Chief SAP Security Strategist

Company Overview

LyondellBasell, a leading global chemical company, seeks an experienced professional to join its team as a Chief SAP Security Strategist. This role will play a critical part in driving the company's strategic security initiatives and ensuring the protection of its SAP systems and data globally.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced individual to lead our SAP security efforts. The successful candidate will have at least 15 years of experience in SAP security and leadership roles, with a proven track record of driving best practices and strategies to optimize the value, cost, and risk of applications security.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, and execute SAP security initiatives
• Provide leadership and direction to the SAP Security organization to ensure it contributes to the company achieving its goals
• Lead planning and budgeting and mobilize and manage IT engagement teams
• Manage Risk and Access Controls within the SAP landscape
• Define and develop security standards and best practices
• Facilitate change, drive operational excellence, and strive for continuous improvements for current models
• Manage the global SAP Security team, developing their skills and capabilities to meet the needs of the organization, as well as building on existing recruiting capabilities to address new needs and skills gaps
• Develop and implement security strategies, policies, and procedures for SAP systems
• Manage relationships with major application vendors and service providers to ensure they cost-effectively meet the needs of the organization
• Manage the design, implementation, and maintenance of security measures to protect our organization's SAP systems and data globally
• Collaborate with other departments and stakeholders to ensure security measures are integrated into business processes and systems
• Monitor and assess security risks, and implement measures to mitigate them
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information technology, Computer Science, or related discipline
• At least 15 years of professional experience in SAP security and leadership roles
• Proven leadership ability
• Demonstrated executive presence and influence, ability to build client relationships and create client satisfaction throughout the application lifecycle
• Ability to set and manage priorities judiciously
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Exceptionally self-motivated and directed
• Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
• Exceptional service orientation
• Ability to motivate in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Drives change and accountability

Estimated Salary: $170,000 - $200,000 per year

Location: Global, with travel approximately 20 percent, domestically and internationally