Lead Engineer 2 - Platforms & Solutions

PepsiCo; India; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo GHROps is seeking an Operations Analyst to support HR systems and platforms. You will handle incident management, mass data loads, and security/configuration tasks within SuccessFactors and related integrations, collaborating with IT and global teams.

The role emphasizes detailed analysis, governance compliance, and delivery of effective solutions, reporting to the GBS AMS Assoc Manager. A strong SDLC background and SuccessFactors expertise are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or HR.
• 7–9 years total experience.
• 5+ years SAP SuccessFactors implementations and support.
• Global large-scale systems implementation and project management.
• Experience with SuccessFactors Employee Central or SAP HCM.
• SuccessFactors certification required.
• Strong SDLC and HR processes knowledge.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Global HR Operations System & Platforms team to manage incidents and service requests.
• Actively work on global Change Control Board (CCB) configuration requests with project plans.
• Handle IdM and security queue requests and escalate when needed.
• Execute EC configuration updates as part of SAP/SuccessFactors releases.
• Contribute to the global Release Management process for configuration requests.
• Lead resolution of escalated configuration and security issues with cross-team collaboration.
• Maintain configuration/security workbooks and global naming standards.
• Support and track global metrics and scorecards for EC system changes.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or HR

Job description

Overview

This is a newly created role within the Global Systems & Platforms Team in GHROps. GHROps is a complex organization with global scope over both operational and innovation activities. This role will report to the GBS AMS, Assoc Manager and will provide operations support and fulfill HCM system requests in accordance with the established global governance process.

The objective of this role support including acitivities related to:

• Operations Support/Environment
  • Incident management – systems and integrations (BOOMI, CPI, Integration Center) – partnership with PepsiCo IT
  • Employee data mass loads (including load validation)
  • Ticket trend analysis
• Configuration & Security
  • Application configuration design and execution including -
  • Reorganizations, acquisitions, divestitures
  • Break/Fix, CR, CCB & Special Project support
  • Performance management, learning, succession planning
  • Annual process configuration updates (salary plans, performance goals, PDR forms, etc.)
  • Translation Management
  • Application security design and execution - including
  • Annual process security support
  • Configuration, security workbook and Separation of Duties documentation maintenance
• Testing
  • Operations testing (BAU) – Break/Fix, CCB, CRs & special projects
• SuccessFactors release testing support
  • SuccessFactors release testing support

The incumbent will work under the direction of an HR Operations Assoc Manager, HBS Global System Support who will guide and help manage escalations and stay focused on delivery effective solutions. This role will be responsible for EC configurations, fixing the RBP issues, executing mass loads, work on solving incident tickets within the Success Factors ecosystem. The incumbent will also partner with other team members to identify problems and bring to leadership for further review.

The GHROps HR Systems & Platforms –Operations Analyst, GBS AMS role requires the ability to collaborate with multiple teams and being focused and solving issues and proactively search and create analysis on root-causes.

This requires a highly analytical and detail-oriented technical profile

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Global HR Operations System & Platforms team to manage the queue of incidents and service requests – Accountable & Execution
• Actively work on the assigned global Change Control Board (CCB) configuration requests (including the development of project plans and timelines)
• Focus on the assigned global IdM and security queue security requests and communicate back to management for proper escalations
• Work on the assigned EC configuration updates required as part of SAP/SuccessFactors Releases - Execution
• Provide input into the global Release Management process for configuration requests – Execution
• Lead the resolution of escalated configuration and security issues by collaborating across all internal and external team members to ensure quality implementation execution and delivery, escalating to Sr Manager as necessary
• Maintenance of the configuration and security workbooks and manage global system naming conventions and standards – Execution

Support and execute the assigned global metrics and scorecards for all EC system configuration and security changes and provide status to stakeholders and senior leadership – Execution

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree, preferably in IT or Human Resources
• 7-9 Years of total experience
• 5+ years of experience in SAP SuccessFcators system implementations and support
• Global large-scale systems implementation, project management, and support experience
• Detailed system configuration experience in large scale HCM ERP/Cloud solutions: SuccessFactors Employee Central or SAP HCM preferred,
• SuccessFactors certification required
• Detailed understanding of HR business processes, IT, and the System Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience collaborating with business teams, subject matter experts, IT and integration partners in creating optimized system solutions to meet business requirements
• Must be highly organized, with strong follow-up and results-oriented with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Effective problem-solving skills, high degree of initiative and creativity with a quality focus and a strong attention to detail
• Experience in managing multiple simultaneous projects on time and budget
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders and conflicting priorities
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize, anticipate and independently address issues