Senior SAP GRC Consultant
Kuala Lumpur, W.P. Kuala Lumpur
|Remote, Hybrid
|Contract
|Job ID 7904|Posted Sep 2, 2025JOB DESCRIPTION
Senior SAP GRC Consultant
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
About Horizontal: Established since 2003 in the US, Horizontal solves complex challenges across two distinct businesses: Horizontal Digital and Horizontal Talent. We are consistently recognized for being a top workplace and one of the fastest-growing private companies. Horizontal Talent specializes in staffing for IT, Digital & Creative, and Business & Strategy markets. We have global offices in the US, UAE, India, Malaysia & Australia.
About the Role: We are seeking a highly experienced SAP GRC Consultant with deep expertise in authorisations, access control, and risk management. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of hands-on experience in SAP Security & GRC, with proven capabilities in designing, implementing, and governing enterprise-level access management frameworks. This role requires strong analytical skills, stakeholder management, and the ability to translate business and compliance requirements into secure and scalable GRC solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
Requirements:
The above description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
About Horizontal: Established since 2003 in the US, Horizontal solves complex challenges across two distinct businesses: Horizontal Digital and Horizontal Talent. We are consistently recognized for being a top workplace and one of the fastest-growing private companies. Horizontal Talent specializes in staffing for IT, Digital & Creative, and Business & Strategy markets. We have global offices in the US, UAE, India, Malaysia & Australia.
About the Role: We are seeking a highly experienced SAP GRC Consultant with deep expertise in authorisations, access control, and risk management. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of hands-on experience in SAP Security & GRC, with proven capabilities in designing, implementing, and governing enterprise-level access management frameworks. This role requires strong analytical skills, stakeholder management, and the ability to translate business and compliance requirements into secure and scalable GRC solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end delivery of SAP GRC projects, focusing on Access Control and Authorisations.
- Define, design, and implement role-based access controls (RBAC), SoD (Segregation of Duties) rules, and access risk management frameworks.
- Administer, configure, and optimise SAP GRC modules, including Access Control (ARA, ARM, BRM, EAM).
- Conduct risk analysis, remediation, and mitigation activities for access-related risks.
- Manage GRC integrations with SAP and non-SAP systems.
- Perform role design, role testing, and role maintenance in compliance with internal and external audit requirements.
- Partner with business and IT stakeholders to ensure alignment of security design with business objectives and compliance mandates.
- Develop and enforce governance standards, security policies, and best practices.
- Support audit, compliance, and regulatory reporting requirements.
- Mentor junior team members and guide clients on GRC strategy and best practices.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in SAP Security, Authorisations, and GRC Access Control.
- Strong expertise in GRC Access Control modules (ARA, ARM, BRM, EAM).
- In-depth knowledge of SAP authorisation concepts, role design, and SoD risk management.
- Experience in GRC implementation, configuration, and support projects.
- Strong understanding of compliance frameworks (SOX, GDPR, ISO, ITGC).
- Ability to manage risk assessments, remediation plans, and audit interactions.
- Hands-on experience with integration of GRC with ECC, S/4HANA, and cloud environments.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and documentation skills.
- Preferred: SAP GRC Certification(s) and experience with S/4HANA security.
The above description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Horizontal is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
We seek to provide employment opportunities to talented, qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex/gender including gender identity and/or expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.
In addition, Horizontal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application or interview process, please contact us.
All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.