Ddss Compliance Specialist

**We help the world run better**

**PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES**:
**Compliance DD SS Team** is part of **Office of Ethics and Compliance (OEC) Department.**

**OEC **is responsible for various SAP compliance initiatives, including oversight and support of the SAP Code of Business Conduct, employee compliance training and communications, and the global governance document framework. We also monitor and enforce compliance. Our primary focus includes compliance with the FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act), UK Bribery Act, and other global anti-corruption and bribery laws and competition law compliance (in tandem with field legal).

**EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS**:
Key tasks to be performed by this role include:

- Gather information to validate SAP partners legitimacy, commitment to compliance, and substantial value-added in sales cycles.
- Gather and analyze potential red flags tied to doing business with potential sales’ partners.
- Analyze SAP system and third-party data to identify potential red flags of doing business with specific partners and with specific sales’ transactions.
- Escalate red flags to suitable OEC Field Officers and business management for mitigation and approval or rejection, as deemed appropriate.
- Validate adequate partner involvement in sales’ transactions with SAP end customers.
- Monitor compliance trends in the Americas and globally, including compliance initiatives, industry compliance failures and other internal and external Compliance trends to provide insight for leadership knowledge forums, newsletters and employee groups.
- Track and report productivity statistics to OEC management and supported market units on a periodic basis.

The position reports to the Compliance Due Diligence Manager for the Americas, based in Buenos Aires.

**EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES**:

- Full proficiency with English is required; secondary language skills in Portuguese will be given preference.
- Minimum 3 years of Professional experience.
- Hands-on with extreme attention to detail and written documentation.
- Ability to do in-depth research and to interpret written guidelines and documents.
- Proactive, dynamic and results driven individual.
- Strong grasp of code of conduct, business ethics policies and current compliance practices.
- Demonstrated ability to work with international, virtual teams with sensitivity to cultural differences.
- Very good collaboration skills.
- Full proficiency with Microsoft office tools and an IT business environment.

**We build breakthroughs together**

**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.

**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.

Requisition ID: 380606 | Work Area: Administration | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.