Job Description

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

The

HCM Technology and Cybersecurity Advisor

is a key member of the SAP SuccessFactors Solution Advisory team, . This customer-facing role supports the

pre-sales and early adoption lifecycle

of SAP SuccessFactors, with a focus on ensuring secure, scalable, and technically sound deployment architectures for HCM cloud solutions.


Acting as a trusted advisor to customers, the role blends

HCM domain knowledge

,

cloud architecture expertise

, and

cybersecurity leadership

. You will help customers understand the technical implications and best practices for deploying SAP SuccessFactors in complex enterprise environments.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

In this role, you will:

Act as a technology and security subject matter expert for SAP SuccessFactors during pre-sales, solutioning, and early implementation phases. Conduct customer-facing workshops to assess existing HCM technology landscapes and define secure, scalable future-state architectures for SAP SuccessFactors deployment. Provide guidance on integrating SAP SuccessFactors with existing HR, payroll, identity management, and security platforms. Advise customers on non-functional aspects such as

data privacy, cloud security, access governance, identity management, and compliance

(e.g., GDPR). Collaborate with sales, customer success, and implementation teams to align customer needs with product capabilities and roadmap. Coordinate with SAP global security, compliance, and platform teams to ensure regional and industry-specific security requirements are addressed. Support the sales cycle by contributing to solution design, RFx responses, and pricing activities in partnership with solution and commercial teams. Represent SAP's point of view on cybersecurity, cloud governance, and risk mitigation as it relates to the SuccessFactors platform. Ability to provide functional overview of the SAP SF HCM products is an additional plus.

What you bring

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field. High proficiency in presenting to business and technical audiences, including HR IT, CISOs, and cloud architects. Reasonable understanding of

SAP SuccessFactors modules

, including architecture, extensibility, and integration options. Knowledge of

HR domain processes

across Hire-to-Retire is a plus Strong grasp of

cloud infrastructure

,

networking

,

data protection

, and

identity and access management (IAM)

. Familiarity with compliance and regulatory requirements relevant to HCM systems (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001). Experience with or knowledge of one or more hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) is highly desirable. Certifications in cybersecurity (e.g., CISSP, CISM), cloud architecture, or SAP technologies are an advantage. Fluency in English is required

WORK EXPERIENCE

10+ years of experience in

SAP consulting, presales, or solution architecture

roles, preferably in HCM or cloud security domains. Strong exposure to customer-facing engagements involving SAP SuccessFactors or other HCM cloud platforms Hands-on experience with

cloud platform services

and their security models. Experience supporting large-scale digital transformation projects in HR/People Technology. Prior exposure to

SAP BTP

,

Integration Suite

, or

Identity Authentication Services (IAS)

is a plus.

Meet your team

Your team will be of highly collaborative SuccessFactors Solution Advisors (presales) & technology architects who come from different product backgrounds / experiences and have mastered the production solution knowledge and customer engagements

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: Careers@sap.com

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.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.


Requisition ID: 427530 | Work Area: Presales | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.