Senior SAP SuccessFactors & HCM Delivery Lead

Technology Innovation Institute; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Technology Innovation Institute in Abu Dhabi seeks a senior, hands-on SAP HR professional to lead delivery of HR solutions across SAP SuccessFactors, SAP HCM and related platforms.

You will own HR requirements from validation through configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support, collaborating with HR process owners to deliver production-ready solutions for UAE payroll, time management, recruiting, onboarding and analytics.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of SAP HR experience, including at least two full-cycle SuccessFactors implementations.
• Deep Employee Central configuration experience.
• Hands-on capability in at least four additional HR areas.
• Practical experience with SAP HCM PA/OM, integrations, reporting, permissions and HR-finance processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the HR functional backlog and deliver assigned requirements end to end.
• Configure and enhance SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, including MDF, business rules, workflows, position management, event reasons and data models.
• Lead delivery across UAE payroll, time management, recruiting, onboarding, performance, compensation, succession, learning, workforce planning and reporting.
• Take ownership of complete HR sub-functions, including integrations, reporting, permissions, cutover and hypercare.
• Support UAE payroll and time-management processes, including payroll controls, wage types, PCRs, time evaluation, absences and accruals.
• Manage integrations using Integration Center, SFAPI, OData and SAP Integration Suite/CPI.
• Build or specify reports using Story, People Analytics, Online Report Designer and SAP Analytics Cloud.
• Support SuccessFactors release assessments and the HR workstream of the S/4HANA 2025 upgrade.
• Identify opportunities to replace legacy customizations with standard SAP functionality.
• Work with SAP Work Zone, Joule, SAP BTP and workflow automation to improve the employee experience.
• Evaluate HR AI and agentic use cases, ensuring appropriate controls for privacy, fairness, security, human review and auditability.
• Lead workshops, explain technical constraints clearly and challenge requirements when necessary.
• Own testing, business acceptance, cutover planning, documentation and production support.

Skills

SAP HR

SAP SuccessFactors

Employee Central

HCM

HR Analytics

Privacy & security

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Integration Center

SFAPI

OData

SAP Integration Suite/CPI

Story

Online Report Designer

SAP Analytics Cloud

Joule

BTP

SAP Work Zone

Job description

Technology Innovation Institute in Abu Dhabi seeks a senior, hands-on SAP HR professional to lead delivery of HR solutions across SAP SuccessFactors, SAP HCM and related platforms.

You will own HR requirements from validation through configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support, collaborating with HR process owners to deliver production-ready solutions for UAE payroll, time management, recruiting, onboarding and analytics.