Description

The EMEA SAP Solution Architect will work closely with Product Owners, HR stakeholders, implementation partners, and support teams to ensure:

- reliable live service operations

- well-designed and governed enhancements

- secure and scalable integrations

- an effective roadmap for ongoing system evolution

Responsibilities
SuccessFactors & Payroll Solution Design

- Own and support solution design across SAP SuccessFactors, with particular focus on:

- Employee Central

- Employee Central Payroll

- Time and attendance integrations

- organisational management and position structures

- workflow and approvals

- employee lifecycle processes

- Provide architectural guidance on system configuration, data structures, security roles, and process design

- Ensure all changes align with SAP best practice and global design principles

- Support solution decisions relating to localisation requirements across multiple EMEA countries

Payroll Architecture & Integration

- Lead solution design for Employee Central Payroll

- Support payroll process design, including:

- pay components

- pay structures

- country-specific payroll requirements

- interfaces to local payroll vendors where applicable

- payroll controls and reconciliations

- Work closely with HR, Finance, and external payroll providers to ensure accurate data flow and process integrity

- Support integrations between SuccessFactors and downstream payroll / finance applications

Product & Change Support

- Partner with Product Owners to shape the HR systems roadmap

- Translate business requirements into solution designs and functional specifications

- Support backlog refinement and impact assessments

- Participate in release planning and change governance

Live Service & Continuous Improvement

- Support complex BAU issues and escalations

- Provide design input into root cause analysis and long-term fixes





- Support bi-annual SAP releases and payroll upgrades

- Identify opportunities for process simplification and automation

Stakeholder & Vendor Collaboration

- Work closely with:

- HR leadership

- Finance teams

- in-country HR/payroll teams

- AMS partners

- implementation partners

- Support knowledge transfer and governance with third-party vendors

- Ensure technical documentation and solution designs are maintained

Qualifications
Technical Skills & Experience Essential

- Strong hands-on experience with SAP SuccessFactors, particularly:

- Employee Central

- workflows and business rules

- foundation objects

- role-based permissions

- integrations and data architecture

- Strong experience with SAP Employee Central Payroll

- Good understanding of:

- payroll schemas

- wage types / pay components

- payroll control processes

- country-specific payroll requirements

- Experience designing and supporting HR system integrations

- Strong understanding of HR master data structures and governance

- Experience working in a multi-country or global SAP environment

Highly Desirable

- Experience with:

- SAP CPI / Integration Suite

- middleware and API integrations

- HR reporting and analytics

- SuccessFactors release management

- testing strategy (UAT, regression, payroll parallel runs)

- Experience supporting M&A; onboarding or legal entity changes within SAP HR systems

Personal Attributes

- Strong functional and technical problem-solving capability

- Able to bridge business requirements with technical design

- Collaborative and stakeholder-focused

- Detail-oriented with strong data governance mindset

- Comfortable working in a fast-evolving SAP landscape

Development Opportunity

This role offers a clear progression route into:

- Senior Solution Architect

- SAP Product Architect

- Platform Architect

with increasing ownership across wider SAP HR and Finance solutions.

📌 ESaaS - SAP - Functional - FTM - Project Systems (India)
🏢 Zensar Technologies
📍 India