SAP Security & Authorization Lead

Quintall; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB Robotics is seeking an experienced SAP Security & Authorization Lead to shape the global role model for our SAP landscape. You will define task-based and persona-based roles, drive governance, and ensure SoD alignment across regions in a cloud-first ERP transformation.

You will partner with global teams to secure access, support audits, and guide secure provisioning across SAP systems, with a focus on scalability and compliance in a dynamic robotics environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of SAP Security & Authorization experience.
• Deep knowledge of task-based and business roles, identity lifecycle and SAP authorization concepts.
• Strong understanding of SoD frameworks, GRC/IAG, audits and compliance.
• Experience with SAP Cloud Identity Services and Public Cloud.
• Experience in global rollout programs with complex role models.
• Strong documentation skills for governance, risk and baseline controls.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Cybersecurity or Business Information Management.
• SAP certification.
• Experience in global industrial/engineering environments (manufacturing).
• Exposure to automation with SAP GRC rulesets, role analysis scripting and tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain global SAP Public Cloud authorization model using task- and persona-based templates.
• Collaborate with IcoFR lead to define design principles.
• Own end-to-end lifecycle of Business Roles across SAP systems.
• Ensure baseline security requirements are met.
• Embed SoD in design and governance.
• Coordinate with functional teams to map processes to role assignments compliantly.
• Ensure consistent user provisioning and cross-region lifecycle processes.
• Evaluate SAP Public Cloud releases for security impact and redesign needs.

Skills

SAP Security

Roles & Authorizations

SoD & GRC

SAP Cloud Identity Services

Global Rollouts

Documentation

Education

Bachelor degree in IT/Cybersecurity

SAP Certification

Tools

SAP GRC

Public Cloud

Identity Management

Job description

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

This Position reports to:

IS Manager

We are building a new global ISIT organization for our Robotics company, creating a modern cloud‑driven ERP landscape that will support our global sales, service and production operations. To help shape this future, we are looking for an experienced S/4HANA Roles and Authorization Functional Analyst who wants to be part of a major transformation and contribute to a world‑class digital foundation.

You will join a senior Global Operations team responsible for establishing a scalable and standardized ERP operating model across all regions. In buildup of Operational team,we search the SAP S/4HANA Security & Authorization Lead. The role ensures secure, compliant, and scalable access control aligned with a governance frameworks, SAP Public Cloud restrictions, and global business processes across all regions. This position is central to defining global role templates, managing compliance controls, supporting audits, and safeguarding and broader ERP transformation.

Main responsibilities:

• Design and maintain the global SAP Public Cloud authorization model, leveraging task‑based and persona‑based role templates.
• Collaborate with IcoFR lead to design principles.
• Own end‑to‑end lifecycle of Business Roles in all SAP system.
• Ensure Minimum Baseline Security requirements are met.
• Ensure segregation of duties (SoD) is embedded in design.
• Coordinate with functional teams to ensure business processes map correctly to role assignments while staying compliant.
• Ensure consistent user provisioning and account lifecycle processes across all regions
• Evaluate SAP Public Cloud releases for security impact, role/catalog changes, new apps, and mandatory redesign.

The position can be based in India, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Portugal, Mexico or the United States, following a hybrid working model, depending on country.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years of SAP Security & Authorization experience
• Deep knowledge of task-based roles, business roles, identity lifecycle, and SAP authorization concepts.
• Strong understanding of SoD frameworks, GRC/IAG, and audit & compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in SAP Cloud Identity Services as well as Public Cloud.
• Experience supporting global rollout programs with complex role models.
• Strong documentation skills for governance, risk, and baseline control requirements.
• Bachelor degree in IT, Cybersecurity, or Business Information Management.
• SAP certification.
• Experience working in global industrial or engineering environments (e.g., manufacturing)
• Exposure to automation (e.g. using SAP GRC rulesets, scripting for role analysis, automation tools).

We are building something new, ambitious and global. If you want to be part of shaping the IS/IT foundation for a next‑generation robotics company, we would be happy to meet you.

What’s in it for you?

At ABB Robotics, you’ll be part of a global leader in automation and innovation. We offer a dynamic and inclusive environment where your ideas and leadership make a real impact. You’ll work with cutting‑edge technologies, visionary teams, and have the opportunity to shape the future of robotics on a global scale.

We empower you to take the lead, share bold ideas, and shape real outcomes. You’ll grow through hands‑on experience, mentorship, and learning that fits your goals. Here, your work doesn’t just matter, it moves things forward.

Our benefits? Competitive, comprehensive, and crafted with you in mind.