Senior Associate, SAP AI & Agent Governance

About the role

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 Senior Associate, SAP AI & Agent Governance to join our Advisory Technology Organization.

Responsibilities

• Support 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 knowledge to help define AI agent responsibilities, delegated authority, access models, approval thresholds, segregation of duties requirements, and governance controls
• Assist in the development of 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 support the design of 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 help establish governed access to SAP applications, workflows, APIs, and enterprise data
• Participate in client workshops, contribute to engagement delivery, prepare project deliverables, and support KPMG methodologies, accelerators, proposals, thought leadership, and go-to-market initiatives related to Trusted Agents
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of recent experience in SAP functional consulting, business process transformation, SAP S/4HANA, AI-enabled transformation, intelligent automation, security, controls, or related technology programs
• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred, or minimum of a high school diploma or GED required plus five years of relevant SAP implementation experience
• Experience in one or more SAP functional areas such as Finance, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Asset Management, or Human Capital Management, including process design, workflow, integrations, and business requirements
• Experience with AI, intelligent automation, SAP BTP, SAP Build, APIs, copilots, AI agents, integration platforms, or related emerging technologies is preferred
• Understanding of identity, access management, segregation of duties, delegated authority, privileged access, and governance controls
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical AI, automation, governance, risk, and control solutions while supporting client engagements and project workstreams
• Strong communication, facilitation, analytical, and presentation skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with business and technology stakeholders
• Travel up to 80%
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future

Pay

California salary range: $95,855 – $208,265 per year. Salary ranges for other locations are available at KPMG pay transparency page.

Benefits

KPMG offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package with options designed to help you make the best decisions for yourself, your family, and your lifestyle. Available benefits are based on eligibility. The Total Rewards package includes a variety of medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support mental health. Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Additionally, each year KPMG publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides eligible employees two breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday.

Schedule

Travel up to 80%.