SAP Success Factors Functional Consultant Project Based (S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition)

Key Requirements:

• Ideal candidates should hold self-sponsored UAE visa. Work permit will be provided.
• 1 year project based assignment, extendable subject to project requirements.
• Should be willing to work on-site based in Abu Dhabi.

Job Purpose:

Provide hands-on SAP Success Factors functional expertise for ALFAHIM Group's HR transformation program. The consultant will configure and validate assigned Success Factors modules, support end-to-end implementation delivery, and act as the company-side HR Design Authority representative to assure the quality and suitability of the implementation partner's work.

The role will bridge HR process owners, Payroll, IT and the implementation partner, ensuring that decisions balance SAP standard capabilities, company policies, employee experience, regulatory requirements and operational needs. The consultant will facilitate and document agreed resolutions and support the project from discovery through go-live and stabilization.

Key Accountabilities:

• SAP Solution Leadership & Architecture – Lead end-to-end techno-functional solution definition across assigned SAP workstreams; challenge proposed designs, ensure cross-module integrity, enforce SAP best practices and ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable and fit for business purpose.
• End-to-End Implementation Delivery – Own senior-level involvement across requirements, discovery, fit-gap, solution design, configuration oversight, development coordination, data migration, System integration test, UAT, cutover, go-live, hypercare and stabilization, ensuring deliverables meet approved scope, quality and timelines.
• Business Process Transformation – Partner with senior business stakeholders and process owners to redesign processes, identify standardization and automation opportunities, minimize unnecessary customization and translate business requirements into effective SAP-enabled operating models.
• Integration, Data & Technical Governance – Lead functional-technical integration discussions covering SAP-to-SAP and SAP-to-third-party interfaces, APIs, middleware, data migration, master data and reporting; review integration and technical specifications and ensure dependencies and data flows are properly governed.
• Program Stakeholder & Partner Leadership – Act as a senior escalation point between business, IT, implementation partners and vendors; review partner deliverables, challenge estimates and solutions, drive issue resolution, manage dependencies and risks, and provide clear recommendations to program leadership.
• Quality, Governance & Knowledge Transfer – Establish and maintain solution documentation, design decisions, testing standards, cutover readiness and knowledge-transfer activities; ensure sustainable handover to internal support teams and continuous improvement after go-live.

Job Specific Information:

• Employee Central: Foundation objects, legal entities, business units, departments, locations, job structures, position management, workflows, events/reasons, employee lifecycle and HR master data.
• Time and Payroll Integration: Time-off/time-sheet requirements and integration with payroll, Finance and third-party services; support payroll validation and reconciliation where included in scope.
• Talent Modules: Recruiting, Onboarding, Performance & Goals, Succession & Development, Compensation and Learning, according to the approved program scope.
• Security and Workflows: Role-Based Permissions, approval workflows, delegated access, privacy, auditability and segregation of responsibilities.
• Integration and Data: Integration Centre/APIs or approved middleware, identity/user provisioning, data migration, data quality, interfaces with S/4HANA Cloud and external HR platforms.
• Reporting and Experience: People analytics/reporting, notifications, templates, mobile/user experience, localization and adoption requirements.

Implementation Lifecycle Leadership:

• Discovery, process assessment, fit-to-standard workshops and requirements confirmation
• Solution design, hands-on configuration, design reviews and decision documentation
• Integration and data-migration mapping, validation and reconciliation
• Test scenario preparation, System Integration Testing, UAT support and defect management
• Security, controls, audit and compliance validation within the assigned domain
• Cutover planning, mock cutovers, go-live readiness and deployment support
• Hyper care, stabilization, root-cause analysis, support transition and knowledge transfer

COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal

• HR leadership and HR Operations
• Payroll, Time, Talent, Recruitment and Learning teams
• Finance and business process owners
• Internal Audit, Risk, Legal and Data Privacy

IT, SAP PMO, Integration, Data migration, Security and access control.

External

• SAP Success Factors implementation partner
• SAP and specialist Success Factors consultants
• Payroll, benefits, recruitment and learning providers

Communications with other third-party vendors needed for integrations

Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Current SAP Success Factors certification in Employee Central is strongly preferred; certification in one or more additional in-scope modules is an advantage.
• Knowledge of HR controls, data privacy and UAE/GCC HR or payroll practices is an advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant SAP Success Factors experience, including substantial hands-on configuration and delivery responsibility.
• Participation in at least one end-to-end Success Factors implementation, preferably covering Employee Central plus one or more talent, time or payroll-related work streams.
• Hands-on experience in fit-to-standard workshops, configuration, Role-Based Permissions, workflows, testing, defect resolution, data migration, cutover and hyper care.
• Demonstrated ability to review and challenge an implementation partner's design, configuration and deliverables using evidence and SAP best practices.
• Strong understanding of HR master data, employee lifecycle, organizational structures, approvals, security/privacy and cross-module integration.
• Experience in multi-company or multi-business-unit environments and working with sensitive employee data

Core Competencies:

• Success Factors configuration and HR process expertise
• Design assurance and analytical judgement
• HR data, security, privacy and workflow controls
• Business process facilitation and conflict resolution
• Vendor management and constructive challenge
• Clear documentation, presentation and stakeholder communication
• Ownership, empathy and delivery focus