Senior Project Consultant (f/m/d) - Compliance & Certification

Posted on July 19, 2025
Walldorf
Posted on July 19, 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.

What you`ll do:
Summary:
The main objective of the Senior Project Manager – Compliance & Certification is to accompany the security compliance governance of cloud products within the scope of our Information Security and Business Continouty Management Systems having a holistic approach end-to-end. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, Legal, and Finance, to address technology and security compliance needs.
The Role:
Taking over responsibilities in prioritising security compliance issues together with the respective operations or development teams will be part of your main activities. As in cloud computing technical security, security controls, and technical and organisational measures are converging, a broad and holistic view on all aspects of compliance and governance is necessary.
Your role will contribut to manage compliance initiatives, including gap assessments and consult of implementation and governance of controls to address regulatory requirements. You will consult and coordinat cross-functional especially in the area of legal, contractual and reglutroy compliance and obligations. You are the main contact to translate these into controls and transfer those into governance activities, i.e for SOC, C5, and PCI-DSS.
Advising on framework and governance activities while providing a holistic overview of the strategic positioning of compliance and information security to the business units will be your day-to-day responsibility.

What you bring:
REQUIRED

  • Master’s / Bachelor’s degree in computer /natural science, economics, engineering or related proficiency in business economics and process analytics.
  • Deep knowledge of ISO, SOC and PCI-DSS related certifications and audits
  • Passion for compliance and background in consulting (SODL, IT Security Concepts, Product Security, Data Governance).
  • Strong analytical and communication skills.
  • Profession in English - verbal and written.
  • Agility, openness, and ability to adapt to a dynamic environment.

PREFERRED

  • Strong project management skills and records in external compliance and obligations
  • Strong know how about cloud platform technologies like Infrastructure Management, Management System, Information Security, Virtualization, Container, Network

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 6+ years project management and/or program management
  • 4+ years of professional compliance, certifications, and software consulting experience
  • 2+ year of professional PCI-DSS compliance knowledge
  • Working experience in international and virtual projects

Meet your team:
The Governance, Compliance & Certification Office is responsible for the governance of compliance of all customer-facing cloud development and operations of our stakeholders.
We offer the possibility to be a key player within our highly motivated Office by translating compliance and legal language into tangible good practices, while supporting and consulting stakeholders along the cloud value chain.

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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