SAP Technical Lead

Who We Are

At Corebridge Financial, we believe action is everything. That’s why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives, for today and tomorrow.

We align to a set of Values that are the core pillars that define our culture and help bring our brand purpose to life:

• We are stronger as one: We collaborate across the enterprise, scale what works and act   decisively for our customers and partners.
• We deliver on commitments: We are accountable, empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders.
• We learn, improve and innovate: We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future.
• We are inclusive: We embrace different perspectives, enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work.

Who You’ll Work With:

The Information Technology organization is the technological foundation of our business and works in collaboration with our partners from across the company. The team drives technology and digital transformation, partners with business leaders to design and execute new strategies through IT and operations services and ensures the necessary IT risk management and security measures are in place and aligned with enterprise architecture standards and principles.

About the Role:

As part of the Enterprise IT team, this leader manages/oversees the technical delivery of the SAP platform including:

• Platform/application-level security

• Vulnerability management

• Related IT Control oversight

• Infrastructure management for Corebridge’s SAP finance platform in collaboration with our PaaS partner (SAP ECS) and our AMS provider

• Oversight of technical production support activities and any related root cause analyses

The Finance Technical Leader is responsible for comprehensive management of SAP landscape, including implementation, deployment, support, critical updates and administration of SAP systems. The leader will supervise a globally disbursed team of Basis administrators and collaborate with various application management teams to maintain and ensure the SAP environment is optimized and secure.  Additionally, will manage the SAP security team overseeing security access management and ensuring compliance with internal policies and industry regulations.

As an SAP Audit Control owner oversees the design, implementation, and maintenance of SAP system controls, ensuring adherence to internal policies, regulatory requirements (like SOX), and their alignment to industry best practices. This leader will also manage risks and actively participates in internally directed and external audits. 

The Finance Technical Leader also supports the SAP change management team in executing change management strategies and plans to ensure successful implementation of SAP changes and improvements.

Responsibilities:

This is a senior level role that will interact with key IT and operations leader along with risk & compliance on strategic finance transformation projects.

• Manage end-to-end SAP Environment including implementation, deployment, support, and administration.

• Manage onshore and offshore SAP Basis Administrators to support SAP operations.

• Enforce company change control policies, patch management, and information security standards.

• Lead a team of Basis administrators to deliver ongoing maintenance and support for SAP systems.

• Participate in production support activities and resolve technical issues with clear communication and thorough root cause analysis.

• Keep up to date with the latest SAP security trends, patches, and vulnerabilities to ensure the protection of SAP environments. 

• Manage the SAP Security team to maintain the safety and security of SAP Financial applications and the HANA database.  

• Provide guidance to the security team on security provisioning, role-based access control, user administration, and supporting all security related audit and compliance activities.

• Oversee and manage SAP controls assessment initiatives, ensuring they are conducted effectively and efficiently. 

• Ensure SAP systems comply with internal controls, regulatory requirements, identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to SAP system controls.

• Prepare SAP environments for audits, ensuring all SOP documentation and controls are in place. 

• Ensure compliance with company Information security office standards and requirements.

• Assist with managing software