Regional Investigations Manager for North America & Latin America

Job Description

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
The Office of Ethics and Compliance (OEC) is a part of the board area of SAP’s Office of the CEO (OCEO), and the Group Chief Compliance Officer (GCCO) and Head of OEC Vivianne Gordon-Pullar reports directly to SAP CEO Christian Klein as well as the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board. Our mission is to advance SAP’s business goals by promoting a culture of integrity. OEC focuses on helping SAP to ‘Win the Right Way’ by providing the guidance and training that enables employees to reject bribery, corruption, and fraud. OEC helps to protect SAP’s business by mitigating the risks of non-compliance, and this includes investigating all instances of potential or suspected bribery, corruption, or substantial fraud. The role of Regional Investigations Manager for North America & Latin America (NA/LATAM) will report to the Global Head of Investigations who reports to the GCCO. The Regional Investigations Manager NA/LATAM will actively work towards ensuring operational excellence, e. g. Senior Management reporting, process improvements, and strive for quality concerning investigations in the area of but not limited to substantial fraud, bribery, and corruption and will work closely with the regional Field Compliance Officers, the other investigations regions teams, their managers and the entire OEC team, as well as external counsel conducting investigations at OEC’s direction.

EDUCTION AND QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent education
• Demonstrated experience in conducting and managing complex compliance-related corporate investigations
• Demonstrated experience in managing regional or global portfolio of corporate investigations, including multi-jurisdictional investigations
• Strong grasp of a corporate code of conduct, business ethics policies, and current compliance practices
• Outstanding writing and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex issues
• Substantial experience in managing international, diverse, and virtual teams with sensitivity to cultural differences is desirable
• Excellent collaboration skills
• Fluency in English is imperative; fluency in Portuguese or Spanish is also imperative.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

• Conducts, leads, and supervises complex and comprehensive investigations into bribery, corruption and significant fraudulent activity.
• Monitors and supervises the NA/LATAM team
• Responsible for all region-related investigation matters and special tasks.
• Executes all management responsibilities and people management tasks for his/her area.
• Builds strategic partnerships with key decision makers internally and externally in the region and globally.
• Responsible for all operation-related matters per area of responsibility.
• Investigation plan review and investigation assignments per area of responsibility.
• Overall accountability of quality assurance and timelines per area of responsibility especially for investigation reports and keeping the case management system up to date on investigations.
• Provides advice and supports in investigations and team specific areas as needed.
• Interacts, communicates, and cooperates with internal and external parties and provides advice and support in specific areas as needed; and executes functional and business strategies.
• Provides timely responses to requests for information from the Investigations Operations Team.
• Promotes the process identifying and documenting root causes contributing to the underlying misconduct and reporting such to relevant stakeholders.

As a people manager, you are responsible for supporting the success of not only your direct reports, but the success of all employees within the larger team. You are a part by helping to identify development opportunities and supporting team members to achieve their goals. You are expected to know about the members of your extended team and share insights with your peer managers and manager. You will look for opportunities to coach and recognize employees directly and provide justin-time feedback so that employees can reflect on your input immediately. You report to the Global Compliance Officer - Head of Investigations.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• At least 5 years of work experience in legal and/ or compliance organizations
• Solid investigation experience, including deep end-to-end knowledge of investigative processes and techniques
• Legal experience a plus
• CFE certification a plus

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 world.

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Requisition ID: 441753 | Work Area: Administration | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Management | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid