Job Summary

SuccessFactors Variable Pay (STI) Specialist, someone who specializes in annual bonus/incentive programs, calculations, proration rules, and payroll handoff. This is a functional role with a strong analytical and compensation background

Key Responsibilities

The candidate should have:

- 6+ years hands-on SuccessFactors Variable Pay experience
- Experience managing at least 2-3 annual bonus cycles
- Solid understanding of bonus calculations and incentive plans
- End-to-end ownership from configuration through payroll handover

Skill Requirements

Must-Have SuccessFactors Skills

Variable Pay Expertise

Strong experience in:

- Variable Pay configuration
- Bonus plans and templates
- Eligibility rules
- Business goals & weightings
- Individual goals
- Assignment groups
- Bonus calculation rules
- Payout curves
- Proration logic
- Route maps and permissions

Employee Central Knowledge

Should understand:

- Bonus-related EC fields
- Compensation data
- Job changes
- Hire and termination dates
- Organizational changes
- Rating imports from Performance & Goals

Compensation & Bonus Domain Knowledge (Critical)

Candidate should understand:

- Target bonus calculations
- Bonus percentages
- Company/business/individual weightings
- Achievement curves
- Thresholds
- Caps & floors
- Proration
- Mid-year transfers
- Promotions
- Leave impacts
- Executive bonus plans





This is more important than generic SF knowledge.

Strong Excel Skills Required

The JD heavily emphasizes:

- VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP
- Complex formulas
- Pivot tables
- Data validation
- Large-scale reconciliation
- Audit checks
- Data analysis

A candidate who cannot demonstrate advanced Excel should not be shortlisted.

Testing & Reconciliation Skills

Look for candidates with experience in:

- Test scripting
- UAT support
- Regression testing
- Control totals
- Reconciliation reports
- Validation frameworks
- Payroll output verification

The role is highly numbers-driven and audit-focused. [03_JD_STI_Specialist | Word]

Payroll Exposure

Good candidates should have worked on:

- Payroll handover files
- Payroll cut-offs
- Bonus payout processing
- Country-specific payment deadlines
- Validation before payroll release

They don't need to be payroll experts but should understand payroll timelines and dependencies.

Nice-to-Have Skills

Additional value if candidate has:

- SuccessFactors Variable Pay Certification
- SuccessFactors Compensation experience
- VBA knowledge
- Power Query
- Power BI
- Executive compensation programs
- SOX/Audit-controlled environments
- Multi-country payroll exposure

Must Have Skill

SAP SuccessFactors Compensation

Good to Have Skill

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