SAP Authorization Specialist

Essity

SAP Authorization Specialist reviewing user access compliance and facilitating access management. Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure proper governance of SAP roles and authorizations.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeLisbon • 🇵🇹 PortugalMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Review, analyze and approve access to SAP systems in compliance with Essity’s security standards and user access/SoD controls.
Challenge and support users to ensure access is aligned with job roles and responsibilities and to reduce the number of SoD conflicts.
Interaction and co-ordination with different Business stakeholders.
Facilitate the timely execution of user access and SOD reviews by reviewers.
Analyze SU53/Trace system error logs and identify user access and authentication issues.
Work with SAP security related tables, SUIM etc.
Design, build and test SAP roles.
Collaborate with internal SAP tech services team, GAET Team, and other business stakeholders to ensure proper controls are in place for SAP roles and authorizations, and that ongoing governance is in place.
Work and support on SAP GRC Access Control, including user provisioning analysis/approvals, segregation of duty management, emergency access, and role management.
Incident management and troubleshooting.
Direct interactions with business stakeholders and end users.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A hand-on experience of SAP (ECC and S/HANA) security/authorization roles and profiles, minimum 5 years’ experience.
SAP security and authorizations technical skills and understanding.
Knowledge about SOD risks and mitigating controls.
Experience in SAP GRC support (Access Control Modules), if configuration and maintenance experience then that will be a plus.
Experience of supporting user access across multiple SAP modules and SAP systems (S/4, EWM, ECC, BW, SRM, Ariba, Portal, PO, Gateway).
Awareness of basic Information Security principles.
Good working knowledge of authorization reporting and troubleshooting transaction codes / tools.
Solving security incidents tickets.
Excellent organizational, analytical skills.
Good communications skills.
Fluency in English - All Applicants are requested to deliver their CV in English language.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Collaborative and Inclusive Culture
Empowering & Engaged Leaders
Working with Powerful Purpose & Sustainable Impact
Learning and Growing in your Career
Supporting Well-being & Sustainable Working Life
Life-changing Innovations
Competitive Total rewards

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Hard Skills & Tools

SAPSAP ECCSAP S/HANASAP GRC Access Controluser provisioningsegregation of duty managementauthorization reportingtroubleshootingSU53SUIM

Soft Skills

organizational skillsanalytical skillscommunication skills