SAP Security Manager — Hybrid/Leeds — Lead SAP GRC

Yorkshire Water; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £90k

Company car lease/allowance

Bonus up to 20% in later years

Private health care

Pension contribution up to 12%

Life assurance 4x pension

25 days annual leave + 2 wellness days

Benefits package (health cash plan etc

Retail savings scheme

Online GP + cycle to work

Job summary

Yorkshire Water in Leeds is seeking a SAP Manager – Security to lead the SAP security program and govern GRC across S/4HANA, Fiori, ECC and related modules. You will mentor a team, collaborate with IT project teams, and coordinate audits to ensure ongoing compliance.

This permanent role offers hybrid working (1 day in the office per week in Leeds), a competitive salary up to £90k, private healthcare, pension, life cover, and a broad benefits package.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of SAP Security and Authorisations experience.
• Experience with S/4HANA, Fiori, ECC, BW and SAP Public Cloud products from a security perspective.
• Hands-on SAP GRC (Access Control and Process Control).
• Deep understanding of SAP security auditing tools.
• Deep understanding of internal and external audit processes including compliance knowledge, controls frameworks and risk management.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical risks to non-technical business stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and maintain the SAP Security roadmap aligned with information security policies.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of internal SAP security consultants.
• Own the SAP GRC module, managing SoD analysis, mitigation controls, and emergency access (Firefighter).
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external audits, ensuring continuous compliance.
• Work with IT SAP project teams to embed security requirements/design into all new SAP implementations, upgrades, and rollouts.
• Work with an offshore AMS security team on incidents, problems, role assignment.

Skills

SAP Security

Leadership

S/4HANA / Fiori / ECC / BW security

SAP GRC

Auditing tools

Communication

Tools

SAP GRC

Job description

Yorkshire Water in Leeds is seeking a SAP Manager – Security to lead the SAP security program and govern GRC across S/4HANA, Fiori, ECC and related modules. You will mentor a team, collaborate with IT project teams, and coordinate audits to ensure ongoing compliance.

This permanent role offers hybrid working (1 day in the office per week in Leeds), a competitive salary up to £90k, private healthcare, pension, life cover, and a broad benefits package.