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The Global Lead SAP Security, Identity & Authorisation Management owns the enterprise SAP security framework across BAU, transformation, separation and M&A activities, including role design, segregation of duties, privileged access, authentication, access lifecycle controls and security assurance.The role provides strategic leadership and a single point of accountability for SAP application security. It embeds security-by-design into S/4HANA and platform transformation, aligns SAP controls with enterprise cybersecurity and ISRC requirements, strengthens audit readiness, reduces access and compliance risk, and establishes reusable global security standards while retaining critical decision-making capability within Sandoz.\nJob Description\nGlobal Head SAP SIAM\nSandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!\nJob Summary\nThis role is accountable for defining and delivering the global SAP security, identity and authorisation strategy, ensuring that access to SAP systems, data and privileged capabilities is appropriately designed, governed, monitored and controlled. The Global Lead SAP Security, Identity & Authorisation Management owns the enterprise SAP security framework across BAU, transformation, separation and M&A activities, including role design, segregation of duties, privileged access, authentication, access lifecycle controls and security assurance.\nThe role provides strategic leadership and a single point of accountability for SAP application security. 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Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!\nWith investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.\nOur momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!\nJoin us!\n#Sandoz\nSkills Desired\nAgile Project Management, Business Partnering, Change Management, IT Service Delivery, Performance Management, Talent Development","description_format":"text","description_chars":7506,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":15,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Information Security","Pharmaceutical Distribution"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-22T02:29:11Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":30,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.538,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":17,"expected_fill_days":13,"reasons":["conf:4","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-29T05:49:05Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/sandoz-global-head-sap-siam","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/sandoz-global-head-sap-siam.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-29T06:33:48Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":9935,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-30T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":453557},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=453557"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsandoz-global-head-sap-siam"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsandoz-global-head-sap-siam"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsandoz-global-head-sap-siam"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/sandoz-global-head-sap-siam\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsandoz-global-head-sap-siam"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3051364}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"sandoz.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3051364},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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