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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

As People Compliance Officer you will work in close partnership with the existing People Compliance Officers to manage discrimination, workplace harassment, conflict of interest and retaliation matters within the respective region. Together, the Officers act as an objective review and evaluation body to ensure that people compliance concerns are being appropriately evaluated, investigated, and resolved. As part of this role, Officers do the following:

  • Investigate concerns which are sent to People Compliance regarding discrimination, harassment (including mental, physical, or sexual harassment), retaliation, mobbing, bullying and conflict of interest.
  • Collaborate and coordinate local/regional People Compliance activities with HR and Legal leads within the Region, as necessary and legally possible to come to a recommendation of the investigations in line with the local legal framework.
  • Act as advisors for HR and PR Partners, managers, and employees regarding issues related to the Global Anti-Discrimination Policy.
  • Collaborate with People Compliance Officers to review and align Global People Compliance global policies and processes and identify how to adapt them to the local region.
  • Prepare and regularly communicate trend analyses and mitigation plans to the GPC Office as well as local/regional HR and Legal Partners.
  • Create and deliver trainings and communications to Center of Excellence, LoB’s, managers and employees.

What you bring

As People Compliance Officer, you have:

  • Solid experience and expertise in the field of labor law, human resources/psychology, or business
  • Deep insights into SAP’s internal processes and functions (e.g., HR/People, OEC, IT, Security, Audit, Legal), first practical knowledge of workplace investigation practices for allegations of workplace harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and/or mobbing.
  • A strong ability to work in a highly confidential and discrete environment
  • An approachable and trustworthy personality combined with a strong resilience, emotional intelligence, and cultural sensitivity
  • Superior verbal and written English communication skills on all hierarchy levels, enabling you to balance empathy and professional distance as required by the role

Meet your team

SAP’s Global People Compliance function (GPC), oversees global and regional standards for the prompt, objective, and thorough handling of GPC matters and investigations. GPC’s focus is to contribute to a positive company culture, reduce legal risk for SAP, and communicate with organizational leadership regarding behaviors inconsistent with GPC policy.

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.

Compensation Range Transparency: SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 142,500 - 327,100 USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits.

Requisition ID: 417390 | Work Area:Human Resources | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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

As People Compliance Officer you will work in close partnership with the existing People Compliance Officers to manage discrimination, workplace harassment, conflict of interest and retaliation matters within the respective region. Together, the Officers act as an objective review and evaluation body to ensure that people compliance concerns are being appropriately evaluated, investigated, and resolved. As part of this role, Officers do the following:

  • Investigate concerns which are sent to People Compliance regarding discrimination, harassment (including mental, physical, or sexual harassment), retaliation, mobbing, bullying and conflict of interest.
  • Collaborate and coordinate local/regional People Compliance activities with HR and Legal leads within the Region, as necessary and legally possible to come to a recommendation of the investigations in line with the local legal framework.
  • Act as advisors for HR and PR Partners, managers, and employees regarding issues related to the Global Anti-Discrimination Policy.
  • Collaborate with People Compliance Officers to review and align Global People Compliance global policies and processes and identify how to adapt them to the local region.
  • Prepare and regularly communicate trend analyses and mitigation plans to the GPC Office as well as local/regional HR and Legal Partners.
  • Create and deliver trainings and communications to Center of Excellence, LoB’s, managers and employees.

What you bring

As People Compliance Officer, you have:

  • Solid experience and expertise in the field of labor law, human resources/psychology, or business
  • Deep insights into SAP’s internal processes and functions (e.g., HR/People, OEC, IT, Security, Audit, Legal), first practical knowledge of workplace investigation practices for allegations of workplace harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and/or mobbing.
  • A strong ability to work in a highly confidential and discrete environment
  • An approachable and trustworthy personality combined with a strong resilience, emotional intelligence, and cultural sensitivity
  • Superior verbal and written English communication skills on all hierarchy levels, enabling you to balance empathy and professional distance as required by the role

Meet your team

SAP’s Global People Compliance function (GPC), oversees global and regional standards for the prompt, objective, and thorough handling of GPC matters and investigations. GPC’s focus is to contribute to a positive company culture, reduce legal risk for SAP, and communicate with organizational leadership regarding behaviors inconsistent with GPC policy.

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.

Compensation Range Transparency: SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 142,500 - 327,100 USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits.

Requisition ID: 417390 | Work Area:Human Resources | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

Company benefits

25 (UK) 30 (Germany) 21 (India) days annual leave + bank holidays
Accrued annual leave – 1 day/year up to 30 days (UK)
Open to job sharing
Sabbaticals
Adoption leave – Up to 52 weeks (UK)
Open to part time work for some roles
Returnship
Equity packages
Shared parental leave
Enhanced maternity leave
Fertility benefits
Pregnancy support
On-site childcare
Share options
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Gym membership
Dental coverage
Health insurance
Private GP service
Mental health platform access
Life assurance
Life insurance
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Enhanced paternity leave
Travel insurance
Cycle to work scheme
On-site gym
Bike parking
Enhanced sick pay
Emergency leave
Enhanced sick days
Company car
Open to part-time employees
Work from anywhere scheme

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Company employees

107,000

Gender diversity (male:female)

65:35

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