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About the Role
The Government Affairs Head for SAP in Japan is a senior leadership position responsible for developing and executing strategies for government and regulatory engagements in Japan, aligning with SAP's business objectives. The role involves anticipating and engaging on policies and regulations impacting SAP operations, identifying beneficial political and social developments, and amplifying the SAP brand.
Responsibilities
- Engage strategically with Governments in Japan on key initiatives, programs, and projects to ensure proactive coverage for SAP as a trusted technology partner.
- Maintain long-term relationships with key Government stakeholders, including strategic engagements for SAP senior management on Government initiatives.
- Engage, lead, and manage relationships with industry associations to present SAP's point of view.
- Sensitize internal stakeholders on relevant ethics rules, legislative, and regulatory processes in Japan and other countries.
- Provide strategic insights to sales teams on the status and progress of key Government programs and potential business opportunities.
- Advise internal teams on navigating governmental structures and policy impacts throughout go-to-market cycles and business operations.
- Coordinate with internal organizations to shape and execute effective development strategies within the public sector.
- Act as a liaison with government entities during crises to ensure SAP's interests are represented and protected.
- Maintain strategic relationships with key influencers and Government nodal agencies.
- Participate in program committees as an industry representative.
- Develop and maintain a network within the IT and Consulting industry to address common interest areas.
- Engage continuously, proactively, and strategically on policy issues with Governments in the region to ensure a favorable regulatory environment for SAP.
- Prepare policy papers, respond to policy statements, and develop points of view on key policies including IT, taxation, trade, and IPR.
- Work with industry associations on larger industry issues.
- Create knowledge content on policies based on global experiences and lead thought leadership engagements with stakeholders.
- Represent SAP on key consultative groups on policy issues.
- Collaborate on SAP's partnerships with the Government on areas like sustainability, digital skilling, innovation, and cyber-physical systems.
- Amplify SAP initiatives on Government platforms.
Requirements
- Enterprise-level expertise spanning government affairs strategy, public policy, political risk governance, crisis communications, and the design of scalable stakeholder engagement frameworks.
- Define SAP's government affairs strategy in Japan, establishing governance standards and engagement frameworks.
- Counsel SAP Japan senior leadership on political risk.
- Lead strategic policy advocacy.
- Represent SAP at different levels of government.
Skills
- Government affairs strategy
- Public policy
- Political risk governance
- Crisis communications
- Stakeholder engagement
- Policy advocacy
- Thought leadership
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- More than 18 years of work experience in Government Affairs/Public Affairs/ Public Policy / Strategic Business Support / Consulting
Education Level
- Postgraduate in Business Administration/ Public Administration / Public Policy / Law / Economics
About the Company
- With a global network of customers, partners, employees, and thought leaders, SAP helps the world run better and improves people’s lives.
- As a leader in enterprise applications and business AI, SAP stands at the nexus of business and technology.
- For over 50 years, organizations have trusted SAP to bring out their best by uniting business-critical operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience.
- 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 world.
Equal Opportunity
- SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.
- Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy and childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.