SuccessFactors Employee Central Architect
SuccessFactors Employee Central Architect - £750 - 800 - London/Hybrid
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Architect to support a customer through a critical October go-live. The candidate is expected to have overarching knowledge of other SuccessFactors modules in terms of breadth, especially integration. The architect will act as a trusted advisor to the customer's HR IT leadership, providing guidance on cutover planning, production readiness, risk management, and go-live execution.
Following go-live, the architect will support hypercare activities, help stabilise the solution, and contribute to post-go-live initiatives such as historical data migration and future Employee Central enhancements.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the HR IT Head and project leadership team.
- Review and guide cutover planning and execution activities.
- Assess go-live readiness and identify risks and mitigation actions.
- Provide architectural oversight during production deployment and go-live.
- Support issue resolution and decision-making during hypercare.
- Support planning and execution of historical data migration activities post go-live.
- Assist with solution enhancements and roadmap initiatives following stabilisation.
Required Experience
- 10+ years of SAP HCM/SAP SuccessFactors experience.
- Extensive hands-on experience with SuccessFactors Employee Central implementations.
- Breadth of knowledge in other SuccessFactors areas, especially integration
- Proven experience supporting cutover, go-live, and hypercare phases.
- Strong knowledge of Employee Central configuration, data migration, integrations, workflows, business rules, MDF, and role-based permissions.
- Experience engaging with senior business and HR IT stakeholders.
- Strong advisory, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Certification.
- Experience with global Employee Central deployments.
- Experience with large-scale HR transformation programmes and data migration projects.
Duration
Initial engagement through go-live and hypercare, with potential extension for historical data migration and post-go-live enhancement activities.