SAP SuccessFactors Consultant

Black Pearl; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Pearl Consult is hiring an experienced SAP SuccessFactors Functional Consultant in the UAE to support a major transformation programme, providing functional expertise across configuration, HR process transformation and stakeholder engagement.

You will play an important role throughout the transformation journey—from requirements and solution design through testing, migration, go-live and stabilization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on SAP SuccessFactors experience.
• Experience in at least one end-to-end SuccessFactors implementation.
• Strong Employee Central experience.
• Experience across Talent, Time, Payroll integration or other modules.
• Practical experience with configuration, workflows and testing.
• Understanding HR master data and employee lifecycle processes.
• Experience handling sensitive employee information and HR privacy requirements.
• UAE/GCC HR or payroll experience is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Participate in discovery sessions, process assessments and fit-to-standard workshops.
• Translate HR requirements into SAP SuccessFactors solutions.
• Configure and validate assigned SuccessFactors modules.
• Support solution design and ensure configurations are scalable and SAP-aligned.
• Review designs and provide functional challenge where appropriate.
• Work with HR leadership, Payroll, IT and other stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Support data migration, validation, reconciliation and HR master-data activities.
• Assist with SI Testing, UAT, defect resolution and release readiness.
• Support cutover planning, go-live and post-go-live stabilization.
• Contribute to role-based permissions, workflows, privacy and access-control requirements.
• Support integrations between SuccessFactors, SAP S/4HANA, payroll platforms and HR systems.
• Produce functional documentation and knowledge transfer to internal teams.

Skills

SAP SuccessFactors

HR transformation

Stakeholder engagement

Requirements analysis

Solution design

HR master data

Security/privacy

GCC experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, IS or CS

Employee Central certification

Job description

Black Pearl Consult is hiring an experienced SAP SuccessFactors Functional Consultant in the UAE to support a major SAP SuccessFactors HR transformation programme, providing functional expertise across SuccessFactors configuration, HR process transformation and stakeholder engagement.

You will play an important role throughout the transformation journey-from requirements and solution design through testing, migration, go-live and stabilization.

Key responsibilities include:

• Participate in discovery sessions, process assessments and fit-to-standard workshops.
  


• Translate HR requirements into practical SAP SuccessFactors solutions.
  


• Configure and validate assigned SuccessFactors modules.
  


• Support solution design and ensure configurations are scalable, maintainable and aligned with SAP standards.
  


• Review implementation-partner designs, configurations and deliverables and provide functional challenge where appropriate.
  


• Work with HR leadership, Payroll, IT and other stakeholders to resolve process, system and integration issues.
  


• Support data migration, data validation, reconciliation and HR master-data activities.
  


• Assist with System Integration Testing, UAT, defect resolution and release readiness.
  


• Support cutover planning, go-live and post-go-live stabilization.
  


• Contribute to Role-Based Permissions, workflows, approvals, privacy and access-control requirements.
  


• Support integrations between SuccessFactors, SAP S/4HANA, payroll platforms and other HR systems.
  


• Produce functional documentation and support knowledge transfer to internal teams.
  

Requirements

We are looking for professionals with:

• 5+ years of hands-on SAP SuccessFactors experience.
  


• Experience participating in at least one end-to-end SuccessFactors implementation.
  


• Strong Employee Central experience.
  


• Experience across one or more additional areas such as Talent, Time, Payroll integration or other SuccessFactors modules.
  


• Practical experience with configuration, workflows, Role-Based Permissions, testing, defect resolution and data migration.
  


• Strong understanding of HR master data, organizational structures and employee lifecycle processes.
  


• Experience working with sensitive employee information and HR security/privacy requirements.
  


• UAE/GCC HR or payroll experience is an advantage.
  


• A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science or a related discipline is preferred
  


• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central certification is highly desirable, while additional SuccessFactors certifications will be an advantage.