We are looking for an experienced SAP SuccessFactors Project Manager with strong functional expertise in Employee Central (EC), Time Off, and Employee Central Payroll (ECP/Payroll) to lead end-to-end SuccessFactors implementation and transformation projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of HR business processes, SAP SuccessFactors architecture, project governance, stakeholder management, and delivery across complex enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end SAP SuccessFactors implementation, rollout, migration, and transformation projects.
- Manage project planning, scope, timelines, milestones, risks, dependencies, resources, and overall delivery.
- Provide strong functional oversight across SuccessFactors Employee Central, Time Off, and Payroll/ECP.
- Lead requirements gathering, solution design, workshops, configuration, integration, testing, UAT, cutover, and go-live activities.
- Work closely with HR, Payroll, IT, Finance, business stakeholders, vendors, and implementation partners.
- Coordinate integration between SuccessFactors EC/Time Off/Payroll and other SAP/non-SAP systems.
- Manage data migration activities, including employee master data, organizational data, time-off balances, payroll-related data, validation, and reconciliation.
- Drive SIT, UAT, defect management, cutover, deployment, and post-go-live stabilization.
- Establish project governance, status reporting, RAID management, steering committee updates, and delivery metrics.
- Identify project risks and issues and drive timely resolution across functional and technical teams.
- Manage implementation partners, consultants, offshore/onshore teams, and third-party vendors.
- Ensure project deliverables meet agreed scope, quality, timeline, and business objectives.
- Support change management, user training, documentation, and business adoption.
Required Skills & Experience
- 8+ years of SAP SuccessFactors experience, with significant experience in project delivery/leadership.
- Strong hands-on functional expertise in SuccessFactors Employee Central (EC).
- Strong experience with SuccessFactors Time Off configuration and business processes.
- Good experience with Employee Central Payroll (ECP) / SAP Payroll.
- Experience managing end-to-end SuccessFactors implementations and rollouts.
- Strong understanding of HR processes including employee lifecycle, organizational management, leave/time management, payroll, and HR master data.
- Experience with SuccessFactors integrations, data migration, interfaces, and third-party systems.
- Strong experience in testing, UAT, cutover, go-live, and hypercare/post-production support.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and geographically distributed teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA integration and SAP HCM/Payroll.
- Knowledge of SAP Integration Suite/CPI and SuccessFactors integration technologies.
- Experience with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, Time Off, ECP, and related modules.
- SAP SuccessFactors certifications are preferred.
- Experience working in large-scale/global HR transformation programs is highly desirable.