Helen Oakley

Helen Oakley is an accomplished cybersecurity professional with extensive experience at SAP since January 2014, where Helen currently serves as the Director of Secure Software Supply Chain and Secure Development. In this role, Helen enhances security principles across SAP's engineering teams, focusing on software supply chain security, AI technologies, and CI/CD pipeline safety. Helen's prior positions at SAP include Lead Security Architect, Senior Product Security Architect, and Product Security Architect, where responsibilities ranged from defining software security strategies to managing application security in the Financial Services portfolio. In addition to their ongoing contributions to SAP, Helen is a founding partner of the AI Integrity & Safe Use Foundation and holds advisory roles with multiple organizations, including SecTor, REHUMAN, and Humint. As a co-founder of Leading Cyber Ladies, Helen promotes women in cybersecurity through community engagement and education. Helen’s foundational background includes roles at Camilion Solutions, where project management and quality assurance were pivotal to ensuring software delivery excellence.