EMEA SAP Solution Architect

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

• stable live service operations

• well-designed and governed enhancements

• secure and scalable integrations

• an effective roadmap for ongoing system evolution

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

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.