SF EC Payroll Lead

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We are seeking an experienced SAP Success Factors EC Payroll Lead to join our Reinvention Services team at Manager level. In this role, you will serve as the principal Functional Subject Matter Expert across SAP Success Factors Employee Central Payroll and SAP HCM Payroll, leading end-to-end delivery or defined components of complex payroll transformation engagements.

You will be accountable for meeting operational, contractual, and financial delivery commitments while ensuring service quality, stakeholder alignment, and the identification of opportunities for follow-on value. You will take ownership of team decisions, engage across multiple cross-functional work streams, and provide solutions to challenges that span delivery teams — combining deep technical proficiency with the influencing and advisory skills required at Manager level.

Functional SME Leadership & Delivery Accountability

• Act as the primary Subject Matter Expert for SAP Success Factors Employee Central Payroll and SAP HCM Payroll, ensuring functional correctness and alignment with real operational payroll business needs throughout all project phases.

• Lead end-to-end delivery or a defined component of a contract, meeting all operational, contractual, and financial commitments with accountability and rigour.

• Apply deep knowledge of payroll business processes and expected system behaviour to validate requirements, configurations, and workflows with client stakeholders.

• Ensure solutions are functionally sound, compliant, and aligned to both HR/Payroll objectives and broader business goals across the project lifecycle.

• Drive the adoption of delivery best practices, quality standards, and governance frameworks across all engagements.

Solution Design & Process Improvement

• Identify project scope and define detailed, structured requirements to support business and technology transformation initiatives.

• Create clear and comprehensive functional and technical specifications to guide development, configuration, and integration teams.

• Develop and support proof of concepts, solution estimates, and conceptual designs to validate approaches and build stakeholder confidence.

• Lead the analysis and refinement of payroll business processes, aligning them with SAP Success Factors and HCM system capabilities and project objectives.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying functional gaps, anticipating delivery challenges, and proposing innovative, scalable payroll solutions.

Stakeholder Engagement & Strategic Advisory

• Engage directly with client business leads, HR Directors, Finance, and project sponsors to align delivery objectives with business goals and ensure high-quality service standards throughout.

• Communicate effectively…