Change Manager – HR Transformation, SuccessFactors

Jobtailor; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Change Management professional to lead and execute the HRIS transition for SuccessFactors across multiple regions. You will develop strategic change plans, assess impacts, and drive stakeholder engagement with HR, IT, and leadership teams to ensure smooth adoption.

Responsibilities include training design, communications, governance, and post-implementation hypercare. A strong background in HR processes and proven SuccessFactors experience are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in Change Management, HR Transformation, or HRIS programmes.
• Proven experience supporting SuccessFactors or similar HR system implementations (e.g. Workday, Oracle HCM).
• Experience delivering change across multiple projects or medium-to-large programmes.
• Strong understanding of HR processes, including core HR, talent, performance, and employee lifecycle.
• Experience across the full project lifecycle (design through deployment and hypercare).

Responsibilities

• Lead organisational change management for the SuccessFactors HRIS implementation
• Develop and execute the change strategy aligned to programme milestones and deployment phases
• Conduct change impact assessments and define business readiness criteria across regions, functions, and user groups
• Drive stakeholder engagement across HR, IT, Payroll, Finance, Compliance, and business leadership teams
• Develop and deliver targeted communications, including executive briefings, deployment updates, and FAQs
• Design and deliver training and enablement programmes, including: Role-based training eLearning modules User guides and job aids Train-the-trainer sessions
• Support cutover, go-live readiness, and post-go-live hypercare
• Identify and manage adoption risks, resistance, and business concerns, implementing mitigation strategies
• Monitor adoption, training completion, and readiness KPIs, providing regular reporting and insights
• Ensure smooth adoption of HR processes, including: Employee lifecycle management Performance and talent processes Payroll integrations Data governance and compliance
• Contribute to programme governance, including RAID logs, status reporting, and stakeholder updates

Skills

Change management

HR transformation

HRIS implementations

Stakeholder engagement

Governance & reporting

Training & enablement

Risk mitigation

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Post-graduate qualification

Certification in Change Management

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead organisational change management for the SuccessFactors HRIS implementation
• Develop and execute the change strategy aligned to programme milestones and deployment phases
• Conduct change impact assessments and define business readiness criteria across regions, functions, and user groups
• Drive stakeholder engagement across HR, IT, Payroll, Finance, Compliance, and business leadership teams
• Develop and deliver targeted communications, including executive briefings, deployment updates, and FAQs
• Design and deliver training and enablement programmes, including: Role-based training eLearning modules User guides and job aids Train-the-trainer sessions
• Support cutover, go-live readiness, and post-go-live hypercare
• Identify and manage adoption risks, resistance, and business concerns, implementing mitigation strategies
• Monitor adoption, training completion, and readiness KPIs, providing regular reporting and insights
• Ensure smooth adoption of HR processes, including: Employee lifecycle management Performance and talent processes Payroll integrations Data governance and compliance
• Contribute to programme governance, including RAID logs, status reporting, and stakeholder updates

Qualifications

• Undergraduate Degree or equivalent work experience
• Desirable: Additional certification in Change Management (e.g. APMG, Prosci/ADKAR)
• Related Post-graduate qualification
• 5+ years’ experience in Change Management, HR Transformation, or HRIS programmes
• Proven experience supporting SuccessFactors or similar HR system implementations (e.g. Workday, Oracle HCM)
• Experience delivering change across multiple projects or medium-to-large programmes
• Strong understanding of HR processes, including core HR, talent, performance, and employee lifecycle
• Experience across the full project lifecycle (design through deployment and hypercare)