Assoc. Dir. DDIT APD Shared Services

Summary About this role: The Associate Director will play a relevant role and will have an impact on multiple Novartis DDIT (DATA, DIGITAL & IT) ERP projects and beyond, which will greatly contribute to the success of many business/organization Goals. The Associate Director will be responsible for the definition processes, methods and tools for a Security & Authorization / Role Design services area. Drives service assurance, continuous improvements, process simplification, standardization, automation, and efficiency improvement. Ensures that processes, methods, and tools for the domain of responsibility are fit for purpose, consistent and integrate seamlessly with other interfacing areas of the DDIT organization. About the Role Your Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Role design authority – act as advisory to technical teams responsible for delivery of role design solution for projects and operational improvements. Governance delivery to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and best practices; accurate segregation of roles without SoD conflict & align with the least privileges principles.
• SME in SAP authorization and GRC solution design. Working on new technologies around security in SAP (S4/HANA, SAP BTP, GRC/IAG, Fiori, SAP Analytics etc) and non-SAP (SaaS apps like ARIBA and other apps integrating with SAP)
• Working closely with multi-functional teams to define Security & Authorization Design concept, connecting business, IT functional, compliance and ISC teams aligning the requirement & goals for success service deliveries.
• Lead & governance strategic vendors to deliver SIAM solutions implementation, along with SIAM Operations definition and oversight.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science/Information Technology, or its equivalent with security related certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM etc).
• Excellent level of functional and technical knowledge of SAP security,
• Security experience in SAP ECC, Fiori, S4/HANA, SAP S4 Finance, SAP MDG, SAP GRC, SAP BW.
• > 6 years of hands-on experiences and consistent record in delivery identity and access lifecycle management project services
• Experience with SAP Cloud identity management, secure coding, and data security a strong plus.
• Experience with other identity lifecycle management products is a good to have.
• Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and project management skills

Why Novartis?
Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us!
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Division Operations Business Unit CTS Location Malaysia Site Selangor Company / Legal Entity MY01 (FCRS = MY001) Novartis Corporation (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (19710100054) Job Type Full time Employment Type Regular Shift Work No