Senior Internal Compliance Investigator (f/m/d)

Posted on July 17, 2025
Walldorf
Posted on July 17, 2025

About this role

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

Summary

We are looking for an experienced internal compliance investigator to conduct investigations in the area of, but not limited to, bribery, corruption and fraud.

The candidate will be part of the Office of Ethics and Compliance (OEC). The OEC helps to protect SAP’s business by mitigating the risks of non-compliance, which includes investigating all instances of potential or suspected non-compliance that are considered substantial and criminal in nature.

In this position, you will report to the Regional Compliance Officer Investigations for EMEA/MEE and conduct internal investigations in the area of, but not limited to, bribery, corruption and fraud. You will work closely with Field Compliance Officers or other colleagues inside or outside of OEC.

The Role

  • Independently plan and lead internal investigations, including conducting interviews, data reviews, eDiscovery
  • Prepare investigation results clearly and in a timely manner in a report and define measures to improve process deficiencies
  • Liaise and effectively collaborate with the OEC team and other stakeholders
  • Serve as trusted advisor and functional peer to other teams within the organization

Role Requirements

  • Overall 5+ years of experience in compliance or related field and extensive experience in compliance investigations
  • Graduation from accredited law school or accounting body or equivalent work experience
  • Experience in forensic reviews, esp. using eDiscovery tools and other investigative tools
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in German and English
  • Integrity and responsibility for your work
  • Team player

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.
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: [email protected].
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.

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