SuccessFactors Enablement Manager (m/f/d)

Simon‑Kucher; Bonn; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Daycare allowance

Wellbeing support (Headspace)

Job summary

Simon-Kucher in Germany seeks an HRIS expert to lead SAP SuccessFactors implementations across international HR processes, including Employee Central, Time Off and Compensation.

You will translate business needs into system requirements, coordinate regional readiness, and deliver training to HR teams while collaborating with IT and partners. Fluent English is required; German is a plus. Four to five years in HR and a relevant university degree are expected.

Qualifications

• Four to five years of broad HR experience in international environments.
• Hands-on experience with SAP SuccessFactors across multiple modules (Employee Central, TimeOff, Compensation).
• Experience across stages: UAT, migration, training, deployment, go-live, hypercare.
• You understand HR processes, systems and data interactions and can translate HR needs into tech requirements.
• Interest in digital HR solutions, including AI and its HR applications.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration across HR, IT and partners.
• A university degree in HR, Business Admin, Information Systems, or comparable field; relevant experience may be considered.
• Fluent in English (C1+); German is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs and IT topics into clear HR implications and actions.
• Ensure SAP SuccessFactors solutions are practical from global and regional HR perspectives (Employee Central, Time Off, Compensation, Reporting).
• Lead the intake, clarification and structuring of regional HR requirements and localization needs.
• Identify cross-module dependencies and advise on trade-offs for decision making.
• Coordinate UAT preparation and regional readiness for SuccessFactors validation.
• Lead SAP SuccessFactors training and enablement activities with stakeholders.

Skills

HR process knowledge

International experience

Communication skills

English fluency

German language (advantage)

Education

University degree in HR / Business or IS

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

In Germany - Berlin | Bonn | Cologne | Frankfurt/Main | Hamburg | Munich

What Makes Us Special

• Advance your career with exciting professional opportunities in our thriving company with an entrepreneurial and startup spirit.
• Add to your experience with our projects that focus on growth, have a positive impact, and truly matter.
• Voice your unique ideas in a corporate culture defined by openness and integrity.
• Enjoy the opportunity to work from abroad (workation).
• Feel at home working with our helpful, enthusiastic colleagues who have great team spirit.
• Broaden your perspective with our extensive training curriculum and learning programs (e.g. LinkedIn Learning).
• Speak your mind in our holistic feedback and development processes (e.g. 360-degree feedback).
• Satisfy your need for adventure with our opportunities to live and work abroad in one of our many international offices
• Enjoy our benefits, such as hybrid working, daycare allowance, corporate discounts, and wellbeing support (e.g. Headspace).
• Unwind in our break areas where you can help yourself to the healthy snacks and beverages provided. See another side of your coworkers at our frequent employee events and highly anticipated World Meeting and Holiday Party.

How You Will Create An Impact

• You act as a key interface between global HR, regional HR, IT and implementation partners, translating business needs and technical topics into clear HR implications, responsibilities and actions.
• You ensure that SAP SuccessFactors solutions are practical and workable from a global and regional HR perspective, bringing strong operational HR expertise into solution and process design across Employee Central, Time Off, Compensation, and Reporting.
• You lead the intake, clarification, and structuring of regional HR requirements, feedback, and localization needs, translating them into clear processes, responsibilities, and implementation actions.
• You identify cross-module dependencies and practical HR implications, support functional recommendations and impact assessments, and ensure material design choices and trade-offs are prepared for decision in the appropriate governance forums.
• You coordinate business-side preparation and regional participation for UAT, ensuring HR teams are enabled to validate SuccessFactors against practical HR processes and operational requirements.
• You coordinate the HR-side of migration, deployment and go-live readiness, translating technical requirements into clear HR actions and supporting data validation, cutover, hypercare and stabilization
• You lead SAP SuccessFactors training and enablement activities, coordinating training needs, relevant materials and user guidance, while incorporating stakeholder feedback.
• You support SuccessFactors‑specific change and adoption measures, helping translate system and process changes into clear communication, gathering stakeholder feedback and supporting regional readiness in coordination with HR and the Transformation Office.
• You contribute to the continuous development of the HR systems and process landscape, identifying opportunities for SAP SuccessFactors, AI, and emerging technologies to improve HR processes, user experience, and operational efficiency beyond the initial deployment.

About You

• You have at least four to five years of broad HR experience, with a strong understanding of HR processes and day-to-day HR operations in an international environment.
• You have hands‑on experience with the international implementation or deployment of SAP SuccessFactors and have worked across multiple SuccessFactors modules (e.g., Employee Central, TimeOff and Compensation).
• You have practical experience across key implementation stages, including UAT, migration, training, deployment, go‑live, and hypercare.
• You understand how HR processes, systems, and data interact and are confident translating HR business needs into technology requirements and practical solutions.
• You are technology‑savvy and have a strong interest in digital HR solutions, including a good understanding of AI and its potential applications in HR.
• You have excellent communication and facilitation skills and effectively collaborate with regional stakeholders across HR, IT, and implementation partners.
• You have a service‑oriented, hands‑on, and solution‑focused mindset, combined with strong delivery discipline, ownership, and the ability to lead effectively across different stakeholder groups.
• You have a university degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a comparable field; equivalent relevant professional experience may also be considered.
• You are fluent in English (C1 or above); German is an advantage.

About Simon‑Kucher

As a trusted commercial advisor focused on unlocking better growth, we combine deep consulting expertise, growth specialization, and technology to scale lasting impact. We optimize every lever of commercial strategy – product, pricing, innovation, marketing, and sales – based on what customers want and value. With over 40 years of monetization experience, we are recognized as the world’s leading commercial growth and pricing specialist. simon‑kucher.com

We believe in building a culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating an environment in which our people feel valued, are able to be themselves and feel their contribution matters. If we get that right, remarkable things will happen; people will grow faster, innovate, feel valued, and create better outcomes for everyone – our people, our clients and, of course, our business.

Better growth starts here. With you.