Business Processes Senior Consultant (Defense & Security)

SAP

SAP

Tokyo, Japan
Posted on May 12, 2025

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SAP’s vision is to help the world run better and improve people’s lives.

As a cloud company, SAP is a market leader in enterprise application software, helping companies of all sizes and industries run better. SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. SAP applications and services enable our customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably.

At SAP, we believe in the power of collaboration and empower our employees to perform at their best in an environment that encourages free and open expression of ideas. You’ll work alongside creative thinkers who share your interests, while turning big ideas into reality for our customers. With innovative job training, mentors to help you grow, and the flexibility to balance your work and personal life, you’ll be able to get more out of your career. It’s no wonder that some of the sharpest minds from around the world are working for a company that is consistently recognized as a global top employer.

Now it’s your turn to take the next step and help make the world Run Simple.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

To strengthen Public Services Global Practice, we have an open position for a Business Process Consultant for Defense & Security.

SAP’s Adoption Services Center is a global organization recognized around the world for SAP solution expertise and customer empathy, which is expressed by helping businesses transform successfully while moving to cloud. This global unit of ~11,000 highly qualified professionals delivers business value to SAP customers and the entire SAP ecosystem by fueling the engine of innovation with industry content, automation, and cutting-edge technology.

The “Public Services Global Practice'' is part of the Adoption Services Center and is a dedicated team with the mission to deploy innovative and potentially breakthrough software solutions for high-value and strategic customers in Public Sector and Defense organizations. To achieve this, we collaborate closely with our customers and partners.

Key activities for the role:

  • Application-specific solution consulting: advisory, business blueprint, solution design, build and test, key user training, go-live support, post go-live support, configuration execution, and creating development specification documents.
  • Support on escalated projects.
  • Feasibility studiesand solution reviews.
  • Support on pre-sales activities, showcasing of SAP functionalities in specific client contexts.
  • Support on internal activities: creating pre-engineered services, giving internal trainings / webinars, etc.
  • Occasionally taking responsibility for workstream / team lead role on a project.

WORK EXPERIENCE / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

  • Excellent Analytical skills.
  • 5+ years of working experience as a consultant or solution architect.
  • Good Knowledge of SAP Defense & Security solution. Alternatively, SAP Logistic solutions (Supply Chain or Plant Maintenance) + understanding of Organization Management.
  • Understanding of the specific business processes of Defense & Security organizations (Armed/police Forces, Ministry/Department of Defense, etc.) is a strong plus.
  • Military service or working as a contractor for the military is a plus.
  • Proven working experience in cross-cultural and mixed teams (i.e., Japanese and non-Japanese).
  • Proven experience in remote work with non-Japanese teams is a plus.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Japanese.
  • Highest level of flexibility, integrity, and confidentiality.
  • High ambition, drive for and focus on results and execution.
  • Ability to multi-task and deliver the highest quality work under time constraints and in complex environment.
  • Project / product management skills.
  • Strong team player with the mindset to work in a high-impact team.
  • Ability to work with colleagues on all levels of the organization and from various locations.
  • Agility, proactiveness, and ability to ramp-up quickly on new solutions.
  • Willingness to receive Security Clearance.
  • Basic knowledge of programming is a plus.

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 417227 | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.