SAP Product Lead — HCM & Cloud Modernization

shannex incorporated; Halifax; On-site; CAD 88,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Engaging workplace

Countless career paths

Dynamic office environment

Job summary

The Government of Nova Scotia is seeking a SAP Product Lead to support ongoing operation and modernization of the Province’s SAP HCM, Payroll, and SuccessFactors landscapes. The role provides product leadership for reliable day-to-day service delivery, continuous improvement, and the design and implementation of modern, cloud-based solutions.

The Product Lead works closely with business stakeholders, operational support teams, project teams, implementation partners, and technical specialists to

Qualifications

• Experience supporting Human Resources and Payroll functions through business transformation, enterprise technology implementation, or modernization projects.
• Experience working with business stakeholders, systems integrators, vendors, or external service providers to define priorities, resolve issues, and support decision‑making.
• Experience gathering, analyzing, documenting, and validating business and system requirements.
• Experience managing project requirements, product backlogs, priorities, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions.
• Experience supporting solution design, business process transformation, testing, implementation, and deployment activities.
• Knowledge of systems development lifecycle, Agile delivery methodologies, and IT service management principles.
• Demonstrated strength in problem‑solving, decision‑making, verbal and written communication, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in business transformation and cloud adoption initiatives, including the implementation of SAP SuccessFactors and related workforce management solutions, while supporting continuity of existing solutions.
• Provide product support across project and operational lifecycles, including discovery, requirements definition, solution design, configuration validation, testing, cutover, deployment, stabilization, and operational support.
• Support business stakeholders and project teams in defining future-state processes and translating business needs into product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and implementation priorities.
• Manage and prioritize product backlogs across steady-state and modernization, including enhancements, service requests, requirements, design decisions, defects, dependencies, risks, issues, and implementation deliverables.
• Coordinate business participation in project activities including migration, integration, testing, payroll validation, reconciliation, and implementation-readiness activities.
• Support product governance, roadmap development, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and project decision‑making to ensure modernization outcomes align with the Province’s priorities.
• Collaborate with implementation partners and internal teams to monitor deliverables, resolve project issues, manage risks and support organizational readiness.

Skills

HR & Payroll

Stakeholder collaboration

Requirements gathering

Backlog management

Agile delivery

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/CS

Tools

SAP ERP

S/4 HANA

SuccessFactors

Excel

ITIL v3

Job description

The Government of Nova Scotia is seeking a SAP Product Lead to support ongoing operation and modernization of the Province’s SAP HCM, Payroll, and SuccessFactors landscapes. The role provides product leadership for reliable day-to-day service delivery, continuous improvement, and the design and implementation of modern, cloud-based solutions.

The Product Lead works closely with business stakeholders, operational support teams, project teams, implementation partners, and technical specialists to