Lead Senior Legal Counsel Export Control Legal Team

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PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

• SAP Export Control is a central function responsible for ensuring SAPs compliance with applicable export control and sanctions laws and regulations. It defines SAPs export control and sanctions compliance policy advises the company on legal requirements and best practices and monitors SAPs software and services deliveries.
• SAP Export Control further supports the company in analyzing and meeting export control and sanctions related requirements and in dealing with customers partners authorities and policymakers worldwide.
• SAP Export Control includes teams with an operational focus responsible for ensuring compliance through appropriate export control compliance processes and measures and a legal team that supports operations and other functions at SAP with legal advice and the implementation of new or changing regulatory requirements.
• SAP Export Control is based at SAPs headquarters in Germany with employees in Brazil Germany Greater China/Taiwan India Ireland Netherlands Philippines Turkey United Kingdom and the United States of America. It closely interacts with global and local functions such as Data Protection Global Legal Office of Ethics and Compliance Sovereign Cloud and SAP Global Security.

The Export Control Legal Team is looking for a Lead Senior Legal Counsel to support the global team as Regional Export Control Coordinator for the APAC region.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

The Regional Export Control Coordinator is the main driver for export control and sanctions compliance in SAPs Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and acts as a regional representative of the Export Control Team. The role requires building and leading a network of export control and sanctions champions providing clear and actionable legal advice and collaborating with impacted business units in their compliance efforts all in an agile manner and within the complex and constantly changing export control and sanctions compliance environments.

TheRegional Export Control Coordinatorsmain tasksinclude:

• Providelegal advicefor activities relating to exportcontrol and sanctionscomplianceof software and servicesrelevanttotheAPACregion.
• Interpret and explain complex export control and sanctionsrelated compliance requirements and regulationsapplicable to theregion in a business-friendly manner andassistin resolving related issues.
• Work closely with other members of the SAP Export Control Team regional legal teams local commercialteamsand other functions at SAP asrequiredto ensure compliancewithapplicableregulations.
• Assist with relevant export control and/or sanctions incidents and investigations within the APAC region.
• Cultivate a network of localexport controlexperts in the variousjurisdictionswithin theAPACregion.
• Promoteknowledgecreation and sharingwithintheAPACregion.
• Increaseawareness ofexport control and sanctionscomplianceon managementlevel.
• Analyzechanges in local lawsand supportlocal implementation projects.
• Help strengthentheglobalexport control and sanctions compliancecommunity within SAP.
• Supportthe Export Control Teamin caseofsupervisory authority requests withintheAPACregion.
• Monitorthelocal processes withinthe APACregion.
• Monitor export control and sanction legislation in collaboration with SAPs Government Affairs team.
• Provideeducationand trainingsessions.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Education and Qualifications

Graduation from accredited law school; further technical degrees or certificationsarea plus.

Required skills

• Richexpertiseinexport control and sanctionscomplianceregulations or rich expertise in complianceandstrong desiretodeepen understanding ofexport control and sanctionscompliancelaws for assignedregion
• Strongorganizational and preferably project management skills
• Excellent/Fluent written and spoken Chinese and English and oralproficiencyinotherlanguagesspoken in the assignedregionwould enhancethecandidacy.
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey processes policies and advice in an understandable manner
• Strong C-level communication skill
• Assertive and convincing personality high level of commitment and flexibility
• Good team-work skills
• Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with peers internal clients and external customers across different geographies cultures and time zones.
• Ability to work and collaborate in an international environment

WORK EXPERIENCE

Minimum10years of work experiencein the area ofexport controlsand sanctions either in the export control department in the compliance department or in the legal department of an international company in a law firm or consulting company specialized in export control and sanctions compliance or equivalent.Experience in cloud businessesis a plus.

LOCATION

Taiwan Hong Kong Singapore Philippines

EXPECTED TRAVEL

10-20%

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• An inclusive environment in which people have options of work models: work from home at the office or hybrid* based on what fits best employee preferences and business requirements - employees discuss with their managers the possibilities and align together the best work setup.
• Flexible work schedules so employees can adapt their personal needs with their professional activities in a productive and satisfactory way.
• A 100% trust-based workplace as the norm not the exception.

*Subject to legal requirement

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Requisition ID: 458651 Work Area: Administration Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: Taiwan Hong Kong Singapore Philippines

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1