
SAP Security and Access Controls Manager
San Jose, CAJob$99–232K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The SAP Security and Access Controls Manager leads client service work in PwC’s Advisory practice, guiding teams and project delivery across SAP security, access controls, role design, and compliance. The role analyzes client needs, develops access and segregation-of-duties controls, supports remediation, and delivers consulting services across SAP environments to support secure operations and regulatory alignment.
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The Opportunity
As a SAP Security and Access Controls Manager you will lead client service work focused on SAP security, access controls, role design, and compliance support within our Advisory practice. As a Manager you will motivate and develop team members, guide project delivery, and apply business judgment to complex issues while helping drive client workstreams and reviewing deliverables with care. In this role at PwC, you will analyze client needs, develop access and segregation of duties controls, support remediation efforts, and help deliver consulting services across SAP environments that support secure operations and regulatory alignment.
Responsibilities
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Leading SAP security and access control workstreams across client transformation initiatives
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Managing role design, segregation of duties analysis, and user provisioning controls for SAP environments
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Guiding teams in designing and implementing SAP GRC, compliance controls, and risk management capabilities
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Reviewing security architecture for SAP S/4HANA, Fiori, HANA, BTP, and cloud platforms
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Developing remediation plans for access risks, control gaps, and compliance findings
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Coordinating project planning, timelines, and deliverables across multiple client workstreams
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Applying analytical thinking to identify control dependencies, system interactions, and security vulnerabilities
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Coaching team members on SAP security design, control documentation, and audit readiness practices
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Building client relationships and advising stakeholders on compliance, governance, and control integration
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Supporting continuous monitoring, automated controls, and digital risk prevention across SAP solutions
What You Must Have
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At least a Bachelor's degree
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At least 5 years of experience of experience delivering SAP compliance, security, and governance solutions, including auditing, advisory, and implementation engagements
What Sets You Apart
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Preference for a Master's or Masters of Business Administration degree in at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Analytics/Data Science, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics/Statistics, Operations/Supply Chain, Project/Technology Management, Risk Management/Insurance
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Demonstrating SAP Security and GRC implementation experience in client-facing consulting
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Leading role-based access, segregation of duties, and provisioning control designs
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Managing security controls across SAP S/4HANA, Fiori, HANA, BTP, and cloud environments
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Applying experience with SOX compliance, continuous monitoring, and audit readiness
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Mentoring teams through remediation, governance, and compliance-focused delivery
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
How this job compares
Set against the 12,105 open Consultant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$99–232K/yr
- California median$100–210K/yr1,101 salary ranges
- US median$99–206K/yr10,584 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $166K, is close to the California median midpoint ($164K) — in the middle half of Consultant salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,179 open Consultant jobs in California and 12,105 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Consultant postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (10,840 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 8,739 of the 12,105 open Consultant jobs (72%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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