HR Business Analyst – SAP SuccessFactors

Pauwels Consulting; Anderlecht; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pauwels Consulting seeks an HR Business Analyst to ensure HR applications and master data align with evolving organizational needs within a Belgian public sector context. You will optimize HR processes, oversee data quality, and lead implementations in a complex digital environment.

Responsibilities include coordinating HR application changes, translating requirements into functional specs, maintaining HR master data, monitoring data quality, and leading UAT with end-to-end test scenarios.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in end-to-end HR process digitalization across multiple organizations.
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst and Lead Consultant for SuccessFactors Employee Central and SuccessFactors Time, including integrations with peripheral systems.
• Practical experience with the implementation of SuccessFactors modules such as Onboarding, Performance & Goal Management, Learning Management, or Succession Management.
• Demonstrated experience as a lead consultant for UAT within a SuccessFactors Employee Central project environment.
• Extensive background as an HR Business Analyst within the Belgian public sector, specifically managing HR for statutory and contractual workers.
• Functional knowledge of SAP HR data models and complex HR data structures.
• Strong expertise in functional analysis, including the ability to translate business needs into functional requirements and use cases.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to break down high-level business requirements into detailed designs.
• Fluent in Dutch or French (minimum C2) with at least B1 level in the other language and C1 level in English.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate changes to HR applications by analyzing business needs and designing solutions that streamline internal processes.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications and handover assignments to technical teams for implementation.
• Maintain and expand HR master data structures, including organizational models and job catalogs.
• Monitor the quality of operational HR data and implement improvement actions such as updated guidelines or system adjustments.
• Oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by defining end-to-end test scenarios and validating final solutions.
• Manage the go-live of specific application modules such as digital leave requests and performance management cycles.

Skills

SuccessFactors Employee Central

SuccessFactors Time

UAT leadership

HR process digitalization

Requirements gathering

Functional analysis

Data quality management

Languages: Dutch/French/English

Tools

SAP HR data models

SuccessFactors modules

Job description

Our client, a prominent organization in the Belgian public sector, is seeking an HR Business Analyst to ensure that HR applications and master data align with evolving organizational needs. The role focuses on optimizing HR processes and overseeing data quality to provide a solid foundation for digital operations. The selected professional will lead implementations and coordinate application changes within a complex digital environment.

• Coordinate changes to HR applications by analyzing business needs and designing solutions that streamline internal processes.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications and handover assignments to technical teams for implementation.
• Maintain and expand HR master data structures, including organizational models and job catalogs.
• Monitor the quality of operational HR data and implement improvement actions such as updated guidelines or system adjustments.
• Oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by defining end-to-end test scenarios and validating final solutions.
• Manage the go-live of specific application modules such as digital leave requests and performance management cycles.

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in end-to-end HR process digitalization across multiple organizations.
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst and Lead Consultant for SuccessFactors Employee Central and SuccessFactors Time, including integrations with peripheral systems.
• Practical experience with the implementation of SuccessFactors modules such as Onboarding, Performance & Goal Management, Learning Management, or Succession Management.
• Demonstrated experience as a lead consultant for UAT within a SuccessFactors Employee Central project environment.
• Extensive background as an HR Business Analyst within the Belgian public sector, specifically managing HR for statutory and contractual workers.
• Functional knowledge of SAP HR data models and complex HR data structures.
• Strong expertise in functional analysis, including the ability to translate business needs into functional requirements and use cases.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to break down high-level business requirements into detailed designs.
• You are fluent in Dutch or French (minimum C2 level) with at least B1 level in the other language and C1 level in English.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with specific integrations between SuccessFactors and external payroll or time-tracking systems.

• Start date: 30/11/2026.
• Duration: until 31/12/2027.
• Work regime: Full-time.
• Location: Brussels.
• Working model: Hybrid (onsite presence up to 5 days per week may be required depending on project needs).
• Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers.