Remote SAP SuccessFactors Architect — Senior Solution & Roadmap

LA International; City Of London; Remote; GBP 114,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

LA International is seeking a SAP SuccessFactors Architect to provide senior architecture guidance and governance for a six-month engagement. The role includes acting as the design authority, driving service assurance, and coordinating across SAP SuccessFactors disciplines with a focus on run capability and platform evolution.

The role requires extensive hands-on SuccessFactors experience, strong integration knowledge with CPI/SAP Integration Suite, and the ability to engage with senior

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on SAP SuccessFactors experience at Lead Consultant, SME, Solution Architect or Enterprise Architect level.
• Experience acting as a SuccessFactors Solution Architect or Design Authority within a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong functional knowledge of SuccessFactors Employee Central and a broad understanding of the SAP SuccessFactors / HXM landscape.
• Ability to operate across multiple SuccessFactors functional areas and understand cross-module dependencies without needing to be the configuration specialist for every module.
• Proven experience supporting complex live SuccessFactors environments, including production issue diagnosis, problem management, architectural remediation and service improvement.
• Strong understanding of SuccessFactors integration patterns, APIs, SAP Integration Suite / CPI and integration with SAP ERP / S/4HANA and third-party platforms.
• Experience developing and reviewing solution architectures, design principles, roadmaps and architectural recommendations.
• Experience of SuccessFactors release management and assessing the impact of SAP's release lifecycle on enterprise solutions.
• Strong understanding of security, roles, data, integration and non-functional considerations across SuccessFactors.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale and/or global SuccessFactors estates.
• Ability to work effectively across application management, project/change, architecture and technical teams.
• Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder-management capability, including engagement with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior SAP SuccessFactors solution architecture, design authority and service assurance to the SAP Service.
• Govern across the SuccessFactors landscape and strengthen the run capability.
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex solution, integration and service issues.
• Augment the ADM team with architectural oversight and SME expertise for deeper product knowledge.
• Strengthen SAP capability within the service, address recurring issues and technical debt.
• Provide access to senior SuccessFactors expertise for immediate service needs and platform evolution.
• Lead architectural governance across releases, upgrades, patches and changes.
• Advise on roadmap, optimisation opportunities and future platform capabilities.
• Engage SAP product support and escalation channels as needed.
• Coach and transfer knowledge to the ADM team to reduce dependency on specialists.

Job description

LA International is seeking a SAP SuccessFactors Architect to provide senior architecture guidance and governance for a six-month engagement. The role includes acting as the design authority, driving service assurance, and coordinating across SAP SuccessFactors disciplines with a focus on run capability and platform evolution.

The role requires extensive hands-on SuccessFactors experience, strong integration knowledge with CPI/SAP Integration Suite, and the ability to engage with senior