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SuccessFactors HR Senior Manager

KPMG International Cooperative, Birmingham

SuccessFactors HR Senior Manager

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KPMG International Cooperative, Birmingham

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 6 days ago, 14 Nov | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Full Job Description

  • As an Engagement Manager, lead the delivery of high quality SuccessFactors deployment projects
  • Provide specialist SuccessFactors advice and work closely with the client leads to optimise processes and maximise the benefits of SuccessFactors, through optimal solution design and configuration.
  • Advise clients on the transformational aspects of SuccessFactors in relation to HR operating model, service delivery, and relevant HR process execution, e.g. Employee Central, Onboarding, Absence Management, Payroll, Offboarding etc
  • Contribute to business development and sales initiatives including bid, proposal and contract / commercial negotiations with our SuccessFactors clients
  • Lead the growth of the HR practice through sharing knowledge, developing thought leadership and supporting the career aspirations of team members
  • Advise on technical integration of the SuccessFactors application with other client and 3rd party applications such as payroll, benefits and finance systems
  • Advise on data migration and data integrity as part of the deployment engagement
  • Experience integrating SuccessFactors with eco-system partners, such as phenom, eightfold.ai, or others.
    • Role dimensions: Leadership & Management:
  • Expected to be a role model to the wider team by showcasing our values and principles, leading from the front and by example.
  • Assisting with goal development and coaching of staff to enable the growth of the junior management team within our practice.
    • Stakeholder Interaction & challenges:
  • Liaise with stakeholders across the People practice, cross collaborating with other teams, ensuring opportunities are shared and explored to maximise our offering to clients.

    Our candidates should have strong commercial acumen, strong desire to learn and develop and be able to thrive in a fast-paced working environment.
  • Proven experience successfully delivering SuccessFactors programmes for 5+ end-to-end deliveries.
  • Advanced functional understanding of SuccessFactors product, including configuration experience of Employee Central and other modules.
  • Experience in HR leading transformation projects, leading workstreams and managing teams, having held Delivery, Functional or Team Lead roles for 5+ end-to-end deliveries.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of HR processes, and how they map to all key SuccessFactors modules - hire to retire. Additionally with newer HR processes/capabilities in skills and AI.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills owned key client leadership relationships during previous deliveries.
  • Comfortable with agile and waterfall methods of working, including leverage SAP tools/accelerators to support deliveries. Preferably with awareness and experience using non-SAP tools to streamline delivery. For example, configuration, data migration.
  • Excellent documentation, reporting and presentation skills
  • Well-developed analytical skills and the ability to provide clarity to complex issues, and synthesize large amounts of information
  • Experience in a functional and/or technical role in a business or systems delivery environment preferably in the HR sector, experienced solution architecting including all technical aspects - environments, data, integration, module phasing, reporting/analytics cutover and go-live planning.
  • Experience producing project deliverables (business requirements, functional specs, configuration document, process flows, use cases, requirements traceability matrices etc.)
  • Ability to effectively transfer knowledge and flex the approach according to the situation
  • Ability to learn technology quickly through instruction and experience
  • Proven ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with varying team members
  • Strong functional knowledge of HR, Recruitment (incl. Onboarding), Payroll, Time Tracking, Talent hub, Performance and Talent or Case Management business applications an advantage
  • Experience as a configuration expert and/or project manager of enterprise software deployments
  • Travel required (up to 80%)
    • Qualifications
  • Educated to degree level
  • SuccessFactors Certifications
    • #LI-AP1

    Technology is one of the KPMG's priority investment areas - Connected Technology services the whole of the KPMG client-side business portfolio through delivery of core technology, transformational processes and managed services capabilities, collaboration and innovation development services and building of our Alliances network. Our integrated capability teams design, build and operate flexible technology enabled solutions for clients to help them solve the most complex business problems and transform their operations. As our HR technology practice continues to grow we are seeking talented individuals with experience of SuccessFactors implementations. This is a high-profile role within the team, requiring a balance of business development / sales origination and client delivery, including deep solution/configuration experience across Employee Central.

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