Specialist - SAP-

Job Summary Lead SAP HCM functional team for an ECC to S/4HANA brownfield conversion. Provide expertise in Organizational Management, Personnel Administration, US Payroll, Benefits Administration, and compliance while ensuring data integrity and governance. Key Responsibilities Serve as functional lead for the SAP HCM workstream in an ECC to S/4HANA brownfield conversion. Assess existing SAP ECC HCM configurations and determine retain vs. remediate vs. retire decisions. Lead impact analysis for S/4HANA simplification items and HCM technical adaptations. Validate existing organizational structures, positions, jobs, and reporting relationships post-​conversion. Ensure personnel administration processes and infotypes function as‑is or with minimal remediation. Support testing and validation of personnel actions and cross‑module dependencies. Ensure end‑to‑end US payroll continuity with zero disruption during and after migration, including payroll schemas, PCRs, wage types, federal/state/local tax configuration, retroactive payroll, off‑cycle payments, and year‑end processing. Lead payroll parallel runs to confirm ECC vs. S/4HANA result parity. Maintain health, welfare, retirement, and insurance plans; oversee enrolment rules and life‑event processing; and ensure open enrolment and eligibility processing remain unaffected by the migration. Lead and coordinate unit testing, integration testing, payroll comparison and reconciliation cycles, and UAT with client HR and payroll teams. Ensure defects are analysed with a migration‑first mindset, avoiding unnecessary redesign. Validate HCM integrations with Finance for payroll postings, Time Management systems, and SAP SuccessFactors or third‑party HR applications. Support data consistency checks and reconciliation for master and transactional HCM data. Generate configuration validation reports, payroll reconciliation evidence, and test execution and sign‑off artifacts. Ensure compliance with US statutory, SOX, and internal audit requirements throughout the migration. Required Experience & Skills 10+ years of SAP HCM experience with a strong focus on Organizational Management, Personnel Administration, US Payroll, and Benefits Administration. Proven experience supporting ECC to S/4HANA brownfield conversions. In‑depth knowledge of US payroll statutory and tax compliance. Strong hands‑on experience with payroll schemas, PCRs, wage types, and posting logic. Experience validating payroll results across system conversions. Strong client‑facing skills with experience in program governance and migration assurance roles. Ability to communicate risks, impacts, and remediation strategies clearly to business stakeholders. Experience working under strict cutover timelines and compliance expectations. Preferred Experience HCM for S/4HANA and ECC to S/4 migration exposure. SAP Payroll Control Centre (PCC) experience. Experience supporting regulated or audit‑intensive environments. SAP HCM certification(s). Information Security Responsibilities Understand and adhere to information security policies, guidelines, and procedures, and practice them for protection of organizational data and information systems. Participate in information security training and act appropriately while handling information. Report all suspected security and policy breaches to the InfoSec team or appropriate authority (CISO). Understand and adhere to additional information security responsibilities as part of the assigned job role. Equal Opportunity Employer Bristlecone is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. #J-18808-Ljbffr Bristlecone