Manager, SAP AI & Agent Governance

The KPMG Advisory practice is at the forefront of transformation, offering excellent opportunities for individuals to advance their careers and expertise with KPMG. Looking ahead, we anticipate continued evolution and success within the practice, fostering both personal and professional development, thereby creating new pathways for growth. In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world-class training facility, and leading market tools, we help our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you're looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Advisory. KPMG is currently seeking a Manager, SAP AI & Agent Governance to join our Advisory Technology Organization. Responsibilities: Lead the design and delivery of AI-enabled and agentic business processes across SAP Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, and other enterprise functions Apply SAP functional and business process expertise to define AI agent responsibilities, delegated authority, access models, approval thresholds, segregation of duties requirements, and governance controls Design governance frameworks for AI agents and other non-human actors, including identity, roles, lifecycle management, monitoring, controls, guardrails, and human oversight requirements Evaluate risks associated with AI-enabled business processes and design practical control frameworks, escalation mechanisms, exception handling, transaction limits, and runtime monitoring capabilities Collaborate with SAP BTP, integration, IAM/IGA, security, cyber, GRC, and AI teams to establish governed access to SAP applications, workflows, APIs, and enterprise data Facilitate client workshops and support engagement delivery while contributing to KPMG methodologies, accelerators, thought leadership, proposals, and go-to-market initiatives for Trusted Agents Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment Qualifications: Minimum five years of recent experience in SAP functional consulting, SAP business process transformation, S/4HANA programs, intelligent automation, AI-enabled transformation, enterprise architecture, identity, security, controls, or related technology initiatives Bachelor'sdegree in business, information systems, engineering, technology, or relatedfield preferred; or minimum of a high school diploma or GED required plus sevenyears of relevant SAP implementation experience Strong hands-on understanding of one or more SAP business process areas such as Finance/Controlling, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Asset Management, or Human Capital Management, including SAP processes, transactions, master data, workflow, integrations, and business requirements Experience with AI, intelligent automation, SAP BTP, SAP Build, workflow, APIs, integration platforms, copilots, AI agents, or other emerging automation technologies is strongly preferred Understanding of identity and authorization concepts including least privilege, role-based access, delegated authority, segregation of duties, privileged access, identity lifecycle management, and related governance controls Strong ability to translate business process requirements into practical AI, automation, governance, risk, and control solutions; project or team leadership experience within consulting or professional services is preferred Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills with the ability to work effectively with senior business and technology leaders Travel could be as high as 80% at times Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa) KPMG LLP and its subsidiaries (“KPMG”) complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. 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