Senior SuccessFactors Systems Specialist

Job Title: Senior Success Factors Systems Specialist
Location: Farnborough
Contract: 6 Months with possible extension
Rate: Up to £700 per day via an approved umbrella company
Security Clearance: Must be willing and eligible to go through the SC Clearance process

• Act as the technical and functional lead for SAP Success Factors, ensuring the platform meets business, security, compliance, and operational requirements.
• Own the administration, configuration, maintenance, and optimisation of Success Factors modules in accordance with business requirements and SAP best practice.
• Define and maintain the Success Factors roadmap in partnership with HR stakeholders, Enterprise Architecture, and service owners.
• Lead system enhancements, continuous improvement initiatives, and adoption activities across the Success Factors platform.
• Manage Success Factors releases, evaluating new functionality and coordinating testing, communication, and deployment activities.
• Support integrations between Success Factors and associated enterprise applications, ensuring data integrity and operational resilience.
• Lead data migration, validation, reconciliation, and data quality initiatives across the HR technology landscape.
• Act as an escalation point for complex incidents, service requests, and problem investigations.
• Administer role-based permissions and security models, ensuring compliance with audit, governance, and data protection requirements.
• Support internal and external audits and maintain evidence of compliance with relevant policies and regulations.
• Develop and maintain system documentation, knowledge articles, training materials, and support procedures.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to HR teams, managers, employees, and system administrators.
• Manage relationships with SAP and third‑party support providers, escalating issues and influencing service improvements.
• Lead testing activities including unit testing, system integration testing, user acceptance testing, and regression testing.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to capability development within the wider IT Operations function.
• Support HR transformation programmes, acquisitions, divestments, and organisational change initiatives affecting HR systems.
• Identify opportunities for automation, process standardisation, and employee experience improvements.

• Minimum 5 years' experience supporting and administering SAP Success Factors in a complex enterprise environment.
• Demonstrable expertise in Success Factors configuration, administration, support, and continuous improvement.
• Experience working across one or more Success Factors modules, preferably Employee Central and Talent Management solutions.
• Proven experience managing Success Factors releases, upgrades, testing, and deployment activities.
• Experience of HR system integrations, data migration, and data quality management.
• Experience engaging with HR stakeholders and translating business requirements into system solutions.
• Experience working with external vendors, implementation partners, and SAP support services.
• Good understanding of HR processes and employee lifecycle management.
• Experience operating within regulated or governance‑driven environments.
• Degree‑level qualification or equivalent professional experience.

• Deep technical and functional expertise in SAP Success Factors and HR technology platforms.
• Strong understanding of Success Factors architecture, security models, role‑based permissions, business rules, workflows, MDF objects, and…