Senior S/4Hana IAM Specialist

Function

We are seeking an experienced SAP IAM Specialist to enhance and stabilize our client's SAP security and access management function during a pivotal transformation phase. This opportunity focuses on addressing structural capacity challenges, elevating governance maturity, and enhancing the design and testing quality within a high-demand S/4HANA environment, where the workload has significantly increased. You will play a crucial role in mitigating audit risks, improving role design quality, and facilitating scalable access management in alignment with S/4HANA components.

Key Responsibilities

• Role Design & Quality Improvement:
  • Design and refine business roles in accordance with S/4HANA best practices and organizational guidelines.
  • Ensure a high-quality authorization baseline is established early in project phases.
  • Maintain and enhance role documentation for both Fiori and GUI environments.
  • Support the stabilization of immature S/4 role models requiring continuous enhancements.
• Governance & Operating Model Implementation:
  • Extend and enforce a comprehensive access governance and ownership model.
  • Clarify ownership for roles, approvals, and access reviews.
  • Define and implement a standardized role catalog along with a governance framework.
  • Support risk-based and ownership-driven access reviews.
• Process Standardization & Efficiency:
  • Drive the implementation of a single access request channel and harmonized workflow for projects.
  • Simplify and streamline complex, multi-party approval processes.
  • Reduce operational inefficiencies stemming from fragmented processes and tools.
  • Align access processes across SAP GUI and Fiori.
• Testing, Cutover & Project Support:
  • Enforce stringent authorization testing under realistic conditions during SIT/UAT phases.
  • Enhance SIT/UAT readiness and testing quality.
  • Prepare cutover and hypercare authorizations in advance.
  • Assist projects in minimizing late-stage changes and rework cycles.
  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert in SAP Security during go-lives and hypercare phases.
• Tooling & Automation Enablement:
  • Rationalize and align disparate service management tools.
  • Enhance the usability of user access and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tools.
  • Support the automation of access provisioning and reviews.
  • Improve reporting and monitoring mechanisms for roles, access, and compliance.

Required Skills & Experience

• Core Expertise:
  • 6+ years of experience in SAP Authorizations and Security.
  • Demonstrated expertise in SAP S/4HANA authorizations (Fiori and GUI).
  • Strong background in role design and build, including single, composite, master, and derived roles.
  • Knowledge of SU24 / SU25, PFCG, AGR tables, and Fiori catalogs.
  • Experience with Segregation of Duties (SoD) and SOX controls.
• Functional & Governance Skills:
  • Experience in implementing Identity and Access Management (IAM) and access governance models.
  • Deep understanding of access lifecycle processes.
• Project & Delivery Experience:
  • Hands-on experience in S/4 transformation programs and testing cycles.
  • Support for cutover and hypercare activities.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with IAM tools (e.g., Saviynt) and GRC tools.
  • Familiarity with SuccessFactors integration and HR-driven provisioning.
  • Experience in complex multi-vendor environments.

Profile Requirements

• Excellent communication skills to align business, IT, and external partners.
• Able to thrive in high-pressure delivery environments with peak workloads.
• Proactive, structured, and governance-focused approach.
• Skilled in minimizing rework, inefficiencies, and dependencies on key individuals.

Key Outcomes Expected

• Improved authorization design quality and a reduction in rework.
• Ensured adherence to role design delivery timelines.
• Stabilized operations during high-demand project phases.
• Reduced audit risk and remediation efforts.
• Scalable access management supporting S/4HANA growth.

Practical Information

• This is a long-term consulting opportunity requiring a hybrid work arrangement with significant on-site presence in Ghent.
• Fluent English is a must. Dutch is preferred.

Contactperson & Reference

• Reference #: INCA26945
• Maxime Campe
• maxime.campe@i4m.be