Team Lead – User Access Review & Segregation of Duties

We’ve been retained by a leading player in the automotive aftermarket sector , operating across Europe and North America, to appoint a Team Leader for User Access Review & Segregation of Duties (SoD) . This role is crucial in enhancing IT control consistency across a wide landscape of business systems and ensuring strong access governance frameworks.

Sitting within the Risk and Internal Control function , you will report to the European risk leadership team while also managing and mentoring a small team. You will contribute to strategic access control design, lead process optimization efforts, and play a vital role in team capacity planning and development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and rollout of internal control frameworks (SOX and non-SOX) for IT user access and SoD across enterprise platforms (e.g., Oracle, Coupa).
• Oversee the maintenance of risk rulesets and support mitigation planning to address access conflicts.
• Collaborate with business units to resolve user access conflicts and ensure compliance with governance standards.
• Lead and participate in key stakeholder discussions to continuously improve access governance processes.
• Manage exception handling, access reviews, and audit-readiness activities across key systems.
• Own the utilization planning for your team, including scheduling and aligning tasks with individual development needs.
• Administer tools such as Fastpath, and ensure alignment with corporate policy and control structures.
• Train business owners and control stakeholders on internal control topics and system compliance expectations.
• Support the creation and harmonization of access-related policies and procedures across regions.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Finance, Business or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing SoD and user access within enterprise systems
• Experience leading teams and managing resource planning or people development
• Practical knowledge of user access tools (Oracle, Coupa); familiarity with Fastpath is a plus
• Strong exposure to SOX compliance and internal audit practices
• Hands-on experience with GRC tools (preferably RSA Archer)
• Clear and confident communicator with senior stakeholders and auditors
• Structured, proactive, and capable of navigating large, complex system landscapes
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Leonid Group Corporate Governance is a talent acquisition consultancy that specialises in the placement of Legal, Compliance, Risk, ESG and Sustainability and Audit professionals on an international scale across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.These are global disciplines with teams worldwide, and our network reflects this. We work with multinational corporations to help structure their departments with the best people, from the Global Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel to the Compliance Analyst and Trade Compliance Specialist.