Senior SAP SuccessFactors Consultant

Senior SAP SuccessFactors Consultant Talent

Location: Hungary or Brazil or India.

Position Summary

The Senior SAP SuccessFactors Consultant Talent & Experience Lead is responsible for the design, configuration, implementation, integration, and support of SAP SuccessFactors Talent Management solutions.

The consultant will partner with HR, Compensation, Talent, IT, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, standardized, and globally aligned solutions.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong solution ownership, stakeholder management, business communication, and accountability for delivering outcomes throughout the solution lifecycle.

Success Profile

The ideal candidate is a senior SuccessFactors Talent consultant with deep expertise driving Seasonal Compensation Cycles and has strong configuration expertise across Performance Management, Compensation, Variable Pay, Succession, and related Talent modules. They combine strong configuration skills with excellent ownership, communication, and stakeholder management capabilities, and can independently lead solution design, drive decisions, and deliver scalable global SuccessFactors Talent solutions across complex multinational environments.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design & Configuration

• Lead requirements gathering, fit-gap assessments, and solution design workshops.
• Translate business requirements into scalable SuccessFactors solutions aligned with SAP best practices.
• Configure and support SuccessFactors Talent and Experience solutions.
• Develop functional specifications, solution designs, configuration workbooks, and testing documentation.
• Drive process standardization, simplification, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Project Delivery & Support

• Lead functional activities for global implementations, enhancements, and optimization initiatives.
• Design, implement, and support integrations between SuccessFactors Talent modules, Employee Central, and third-party applications.
• Execute SIT, UAT, deployment, cutover, and hypercare activities.
• Partner with HR, Talent Acquisition, Learning, Compensation, IT, and Integration teams to resolve issues and deliver solutions.
• Evaluate and support quarterly SuccessFactors releases and feature adoption.
• Provide production support, issue resolution, and continuous improvement recommendations.
• Conduct administrator training, knowledge transfer, and documentation updates.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• 10+ years of HR Technology or HRIS consulting experience.
• 7+ years of SAP SuccessFactors experience.
• Minimum four full-cycle global SAP SuccessFactors implementations.
• Extensive hands-on configuration experience across multiple Talent modules.
• 5+ years of Talent Module Integrations Design, implementation and Support
• Experience supporting multinational organizations and global talent processes.
• Strong understanding of recruiting, onboarding, performance management, succession planning, learning, career development, and compensation processes.

Required Expertise

Strong experience in:

• Compensation
• Variable Pay
• Performance & Goals (PMGM)
• Succession & Development

In addition, expertise in at least one of the following:

• Recruiting Management
• Onboarding
• Learning
• Career Development Planning
• Recruiting Marketing

Preferred Certifications

• SAP Certified Associate Compensation
• SAP Certified Associate Variable Pay
• SAP Certified Associate Performance & Goals
• SAP Certified Associate Succession Management
• SAP Certified Associate Career Development Planning
• SAP Certified Associate Learning
• SAP Certified Associate Recruiting
• SAP Certified Associate Onboarding

Preferred Skills

• Talent Intelligence Hub
• SAP Work Zone
• SAP Joule
• Integration Center
• OData APIs
• Career Site Builder
• ServiceNow HRSD Integration
• Global Onboarding Programs
• Learning Integrations
• Agile Delivery Methodologies

Competencies

Ownership & Accountability

• Technical Ownership for driving end to end Compensation Cycles with hands on Configuration of Comp. and Variable Pay modules and Change Control.
• Demonstrates strong ownership and accountability for assigned solutions and deliverables.
• Takes end-to-end responsibility for solution design, configuration quality, testing, deployment, and production stability.
• Proactively identifies risks, issues, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Drives issues to resolution and follows through on commitments.

Business Partnership & Communication

• Builds trusted relationships with HR, Talent Acquisition, Learning, Compensation, IT, and business stakeholders.
• Communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Facilitates workshops, drives decision-making, and manages stakeholder expectations.
• Provides clear recommendations and promotes SAP best practices.

Continuous Improvement

• Acts as a functional subject matter expert for Talent Management processes.
• Promotes standardization, simplification, and operational excellence.
• Supports data quality, governance, and platform optimization initiatives.
• Contributes to SuccessFactors roadmap planning and continuous improvement efforts.