Senior Manager HR Solution Architect

Working with a Large IT Consultancy who are on the search for a Senior Manager SAP HR Solution Architect on a permanent basis.

• Salary - Up to £100,000 + Additional benefits
• Remote with occasional client visits
• Candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance

What our client is looking for:

• Experience working in a major Consulting firm, and/or in industry but having a Consulting background with proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.
• Delivered 5 full lifecycle experience SAP SuccessFactors implementations or similar (Oracle HCM and / or Workday) as a HR Tech consultant and / or Solution Architect.
• Experience of sales, capability and proposition building and delivery

An overview of the role:

In an era of digital transformation, novel operating models, and the post-pandemic new normal, organizations are encountering significant disruptions. These disruptions necessitate HR's role in transforming mindsets and actions. Our Employee Experience & HR team is dedicated to assisting our clients in reimagining the employee experience and instituting a data-driven digital HR function, all while utilizing emerging technologies to realize our clients' collective vision.

In this role, you will collaborate with a diverse clientele to foster sustainable business results through Digital HR Transformation, utilizing SAP SuccessFactors capabilities. You will partner with clients from various industries, applying your expertise in SAP SuccessFactors and HR Technology to spearhead the design of solutions that enhance the people experience through HR technologies and tools. By empowering clients to achieve success, you will contribute to sustaining our status as a frontrunner in Digital Transformation consulting.

Why this role?

Overall, the ideal candidate for the role of HR Technology Solution Architect should possess a strong functional and technical background, extensive experience in HR technology, and the ability to provide architectural leadership in complex, agile environments, ensuring that technical solutions align with business objectives and best practices.

As a HR Solution Architect (with focus on SAP SuccessFactors) in the business youll help set the direction, driving forward the business, model our values and behaviours, and coach and develop junior members of the team.

Key expectations from this role include:

• Lead the SAP SuccessFactors and HR Technology solution design aspects as part of wider HR Transformation programmes, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical requirements.
• Provide functional and technical leadership and guidance to teams, ensuring that the architecture aligns with best practices and industry standards.
• Lead and manage multiple project workstreams such as functional design, testing, data migration and integration to deliver high quality results.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into functional and technical solutions, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
• Build and enhance relationships with internal stakeholders, clients and external vendors such as SAP, Oracle and Workday.
• Manage the governance of solution design and technical architecture, including the development of artefacts such as Technology Roadmaps and Architecture Decision Logs.
• Develop HR Technology thought leadership, working closely with colleagues in Workforce & Organisation and PBS.
• Taking responsibility for development of junior colleagues.
• Stay updated on the latest HR technology trends and best practices, and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.

As part of your role you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:

1. Business Development Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
2. Internal contribution Campaign development, internal think-tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
3. Learning & development Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

We'd love to meet with someone with:

• Experience working in a major Consulting firm, and/or in industry but having a Consulting background with proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.
• Delivered 5 full lifecycle experience SAP SuccessFactors implementations or similar (Oracle HCM and / or Workday) as a HR Tech consultant and / or Solution Architect.
• Experience of sales, capability and proposition building and delivery.
• SAP SuccessFactors certifications (desirable).
• UK Security Clearance (desirable).

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