Lead Expert, Enterprise Functions - HR Hyderabad Skyview, India IT

DSM Nutritional Products; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

DSM Nutritional Products seeks a Lead Expert in Enterprise Functions - Human Resources to lead HR technology across SAP SuccessFactors, payroll interfaces and related apps. You will drive automation, data governance and experience improvements in a global, multi-country setup.

You will shape the digital strategy, align with business priorities, and work with vendors and partners to deliver scalable, compliant HR services. Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years delivering enterprise HR technology platforms.
• Deep expertise in SAP SuccessFactors and cloud-based HCM.
• Experience with Agile, Product-Centric, and DevSecOps delivery models.
• Knowledge of Hire-to-Retire, Talent Management, Compensation and Learning.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end HR Technology landscape across SAP SF and HR apps.
• Own SAP SuccessFactors suite and payroll interfaces.
• Drive automation and digital employee experience initiatives.
• Govern HR master data, security, and compliance across countries.
• Manage global payroll providers, tech vendors, and partners.
• Champion Agile, CI/CD and product-centric delivery.

Skills

SAP SuccessFactors

HR Technology

Agile

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Data governance

Global HR processes

Vendor management

English

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT/CS/HRIS or related field

Tools

SAP HCM

SAP BTP

SAP S/4HANA

Payroll providers

APIs/middleware

Job description

Lead Expert, Enterprise Functions - Human Resources

Location; Hyderabad, India

Join our Digital & Technology - Enterprise Functions team at Animal Nutrition & Health - Solutions and help drive the digital transformation of the HR domain.

ANH-Solutions is a customer-focused, innovation-driven solutions company dedicated entirely to animal nutrition, operating globally across 55 countries. It brings together products, services, data, and expertise into one integrated offering - enabling customers to improve performance, manage complexity, and make more sustainable choices. With a strong regional presence and teams embedded in local markets, ANH-Solutions works closely with customers to deliver practical, science-based solutions that create real impact on farms and across production systems.

In this context, you will lead end-to-end HR Technology as a strategic capability by owning SAP SuccessFactors and related HR applications, governing payroll providers and service partners, driving automation and digital employee experience initiatives, ensuring HR data integrity and regulatory compliance, and delivering integrated, high-quality HR services with continuous improvement across all HR process domains.

You will also define and execute a value-driven digital strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business priorities and enabling scalable, customer-centric innovation across the value chain.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve the end-to-end HR Technology landscape, ensuring secure, scalable, resilient, and high-performing services across SAP SuccessFactors and the broader HR application ecosystem.
• Own SAP SuccessFactors and related HR platforms, including Employee Central, Recruiting, Onboarding, Learning, Talent Management, Compensation, Workforce Analytics, SAP BTP, integrations, identity services, and payroll interfaces.
• Drive HR digitalization and transformation by simplifying, standardizing, automating, and enhancing processes and user experiences across the Hire-to-Retire lifecycle, leveraging AI, workflow automation, and self-service capabilities.
• Govern HR master data, integrations, security, compliance, reporting, and analytics, ensuring data quality, privacy, regulatory adherence, and reliable workforce insights to support business decisions.
• Manage global payroll providers, technology vendors, implementation partners, and managed services, ensuring service excellence, contractual compliance, innovation, and value realization.
• Champion Agile, DevSecOps, and product-centric ways of working by driving application lifecycle management, CI/CD, observability, automation, testing, and continuous improvement to ensure reliable and efficient HR services.

We Offer

• A promising future as we are the number one provider of advanced feed additives, and premixes, supercharged by AI-driven precision services
• An eagerness to go above and beyond customer needs, driven by a vital purpose: making animal farming more sustainable
• A collaborative culture where your ideas and voice matter.
• A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome
• Recognition and celebration of your efforts and accomplishments
• Opportunities for growth and advancement for those who embrace innovation and take initiative.

You Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, HR Information Systems, Business Information Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience delivering and supporting enterprise HR Technology platforms, with deep expertise in SAP SuccessFactors, cloud-based HCM solutions, and Agile, Product-Centric, and DevSecOps delivery models.
• Strong knowledge of global HR processes and technologies, including Hire-to-Retire, Talent Management, Compensation, Learning, Payroll, SAP HCM, SAP SuccessFactors, SAP BTP, SAP ECC HR, and SAP S/4HANA.
• Proven experience managing HR integrations, payroll providers, identity services, APIs, middleware, data governance, security, compliance, and multi-country regulatory requirements.
• Experience driving application roadmaps, digital transformation, workflow automation, AI-enabled HR solutions, CI/CD, observability, and continuous platform optimization.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder, vendor, and communication skills, with the ability to translate business needs into scalable technology solutions and deliver results in global, multicultural, and multi-vendor environments
• Fluent English required; additional languages are considered an asset.

About Animal Nutrition & Health

ANH, in the process of separating from dsm-firmenich, is a global leader in animal nutrition and health, as well as vitamins, carotenoids, and aroma ingredients - driven by its strong purpose: feeding the planet without costing the earth. Together, we make it possible. www.dsm-firmenich.com/ANH

Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work - and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds - no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help - just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.

Agency statement

We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.