SAP SuccessFactors Analyst

In support of this mission, the SAP SuccessFactors Analyst:

Provides the daily support for the HR systems which includes facilitating workshops with business users to understand issues, gathering requirements, designing, testing, and implementing solutions. The role requires strong analytical and organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks with excellent attention to detail, be adaptive to various competing demands and demonstrate the highest level of communication and responsiveness with team members and external resources. The SAP SuccessFactors Analyst will be expected to use their knowledge of business processes and SAP SuccessFactors functionality to propose, design, and deliver value added solutions.

• Liaison to business users and key stakeholders to understand and evaluate current business processes, facilitate business process improvement discussions, identify solutions for complex business problems, and translate business needs into system requirements.

• Perform support for both maintenance and minor enhancement requests as well as aid system integrators on large projects and major enhancements.

• Lead the creation and implementation of new/enhanced SAP functionality including the following:

  • Identify, gather, and document clear and complete functional requirements including impacts and changes to business processes and procedures.

  • Analyze options and design potential solutions which may include integrating various modules and third-party systems to alignment with stakeholder’s needs and industry best practices.

  • Prepare or update functional specifications for proposed changes including configuration, RICEFW (reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, workflows), and security.

  • Perform functional configuration tasks.

  • Maintain security role mappings and segregation of duties and functional workflow administration.

  • Plan, perform, and monitor unit, system, and integration testing and facilitate user acceptance testing.

  • Conduct refresher training and related documentation and develop job aids.

  • Plan and deploy releases into production system environments including the rollout of new processes and procedures.

  • Update technical system documentation and business process documentation.

  • Provide system support including the management of change requests, reporting of business metrics, and assistance to business users.

• Troubleshoot problems, conduct root cause analysis, and help facilitate the correction and resolution of defects with internal support teams and operations groups and/or with vendors.

• Research and make recommendations to promote and implement best-practice solutions that leverage SAP functionality to continuously improve business processes.

• Support organizational change management and training to ensure application solutions are adopted and fully utilized.

• Provide mentoring for less experienced colleagues and power users as required.

• Strive to continually learn new SAP functionality while deepening knowledge in assigned functional areas by participating in SAP user community and continuous learning opportunities.

Skills and Experience (Required)

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a technical, analytical, or specialist role supporting HR systems.

• Minimum 2 years’ experience supporting SAP Employee Central (EC) core HR and Payroll Central.

• Minimum 2 years’ experience with one or more other modules (Recruiting, Onboarding, Compensation, Learning, Performance & Goals, Time Management, and Benefits Administration).

• Minimum 2 years’ experience with business process mapping and requirement definition.

• Minimum 2 years’ experience performing configuration tasks and writing RICEFW functional specs.

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in planning and developing test plans, managing and executing testing, and verifying test results.

• Experience using SuccessFactors reporting tools like People Analytics, People Stories, Tiles, and Report Center.

• Experience using SAP Solution Manager or SAP Cloud Application Lifecycle Management (ALM).

• Experience with eliciting and creating consensus on requirements across different organizational units and describe business designs in terms that can be turned into functional and technical designs.

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

• Highly effective time and project management skills, including ability to coordinate design, testing and implementation.

• Team player with the ability to develop effective working relationship.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Education (Required)

• 4-year college degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related field.

Skills and Experience (Preferred)

• SAP SuccessFactors Certifications on EC Modules.

• Experience with SuccessFactors integration center, report center, and role-based permissions.

• SAP HANA and Fiori experience.

• SAP BI experience.

• Experience with at least 1 full cycle SAP SuccessFactors implementation.