ERP User Access Management Lead

Job title: ERP User Access Management Lead Location: Hyderabad Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally. Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting. At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan. B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com. About the job: We are seeking to construct a best-in-class digital organization, where the ERP will be a solid, adaptive backbone of our systems and our supporting functions applications are innovation technology solutions that give our business the (digital) wings to fly everyday! Interested to know more? Contact us! We are looking for SAP User Access Management Lead, reporting to ERP Operations and tooling Lead to support complex business transformations and programs in the area of SAP security and access while helping to implement and sustain future Access Control and GRC tooling. SAP User Access Management Lead will manage the entire SAP User Access Management domain, leading a team of three UAM experts, and focusing on employee growth and development. Main responsibilities: Strategic Leadership & Roadmap Execution End-to-End Domain Ownership: Own and govern all User Access Management (UAM) activities for both project deployments and Run operations across the SAP ecosystem (S4HANA, Fiori, BW) and integrated Identity Management platforms (e.g., Saviynt). Roadmap & Strategy Implementation: Lead the strategic UAM solution roadmap, with implementation of Saviynt as replacement of SAP GRC, evaluating costs, benefits, and value creation while aligning with Enterprise Architecture, Internal Control policies, and emerging industry standards. Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Partner with cross-functional digital teams (Infra, Security, Platform), business stakeholders, and external partners to translate complex business needs into secure, scalable technical solutions. Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) & Security Controls GRC & IdM Architecture: Design, configure, and implement end-to-end SAP GRC Access Control (including BRM and Emergency Access Management/Firefighter) to facilitate seamless, compliant UAM operations. Audit & SOX Ownership: Act as the IT Control Owner for ERP systems, leading regulatory compliance campaigns, annual User Access Reviews (UAR), and external/internal audits (specifically annual SOX campaigns).