Field Compliance Officer

About SAP and the Role

At SAP, we strive to help the world run better by enabling businesses to operate more efficiently. As a Field Compliance Officer, you'll play a crucial role within the Office of Ethics and Compliance (OEC), contributing to a culture of integrity and mitigating legal risks for SAP's North America operations. This position offers a challenging yet rewarding opportunity within a global leader, fostering continuous learning and growth.

Purpose and Objectives

The OEC, part of the Office of the CEO Board area, reports directly to the CEO and the Audit Committee. Its core mission is to advance SAP’s business goals by fostering an ethical culture and mitigating defined legal risks. The OEC oversees the SAP Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, employee compliance training, and the global governance framework. A key focus involves monitoring and enforcing compliance with critical anti-corruption laws such as the FCPA and UK Bribery Act.

Expectations and Tasks

The successful Field Compliance Officer will take ownership of a dynamic compliance landscape, supported by North America and Global OEC Leadership. Key responsibilities include:

• Administering policies related to bribery and corruption avoidance, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, government contracting, and general fraud.
• Directly supporting legal compliance aspects of managing third-party relationships.
• Reviewing and analyzing donation, sponsorship, and membership requests for compliance.
• Ensuring proper administration of the SAP Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, serving as a primary contact for related inquiries.
• Interacting with employees to clarify questions regarding SAP policies.
• Managing the adoption and localization of global compliance projects.
• Monitoring changes in legal and regulatory guidelines applicable to SAP and proactively developing solutions.
• Effectively channeling inquiries and complaints, providing advice, and assisting in response mechanisms.
• Monitoring global compliance trends, including industry failures and internal trends, to inform leadership, newsletters, and employee groups.
• Tracking and reporting compliance issues to OEC management periodically.

This role involves working on company policies and procedural changes, liaising with multiple areas to ensure policy alignment. The position reports to the Regional Compliance Officer, Americas, offering excellent exposure within the business.

Education, Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies

• Full proficiency in English is required.
• A US-trained accredited lawyer or other experienced compliance professional is required.
• Minimum of 8 years of work experience, particularly in a legal, compliance, or organization governance setting.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering virtual and in-person compliance training is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on approach with extreme attention to detail and written documentation skills.
• Ability to conduct in-depth research and interpret written guidelines and documents.
• Proactive, dynamic, and results-driven individual.
• Strong grasp of codes of conduct, business ethics policies, and current compliance practices.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex issues.
• Experience in detecting and preventing fraud or corruption is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with international, virtual teams, with sensitivity to cultural differences.
• Project Management experience is necessary.
• Very good communication and collaboration skills.
• Comfortable with MS Office tools and working within an IT business environment.
• Previous experience in the IT industry is preferable.
• Experience designing and documenting business processes and analyzing related gaps.

Bring out your best at SAP

SAP is a cloud company with 200 million users and over 100,000 employees globally. We are purpose-driven and future-focused, committed to collaboration and personal development. At SAP, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves, empowering you to bring out your best.

We Win with Inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models ensure everyone feels included and can perform optimally. We believe in strengthening our company through diverse capabilities and qualities, investing in our employees to realize their full potential and create a better world.

Compensation and Benefits

The targeted combined compensation range for this position is 129,000 - 284,400 USD, inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target. The actual offer will depend on education, skills, experience, and location. SAP provides comprehensive benefits, details of which can be found via the SAP North America Benefits link.

Key skills/competency

• Compliance Administration
• Ethics and Business Conduct
• Anti-Corruption Laws (FCPA, UK Bribery Act)
• Fraud Detection and Prevention
• Policy Development and Interpretation
• Legal Research and Analysis
• Project Management
• Communication and Collaboration
• Risk Mitigation
• Stakeholder Engagement