SAP Success Factor Payroll Architect

VE3; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

VE3 is seeking a SAP Success Factor Payroll Architect to lead migration from SAP ECC Payroll to SAP Employee Central Payroll. The role requires 5+ years of experience in complex payroll solutions and strong expertise in payroll architecture and compliance.

The ideal candidate will collaborate closely across departments to define and ensure alignment in payroll processes, providing architectural guidance and supporting all project phases.

Certifications in SAP SuccessFactors and project management are preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in SAP payroll architecture and migration.
• Extensive experience with payroll solutions in complex environments.
• Proven capability in designing scalable SAP payroll solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll solution architecture for migration to SAP Employee Central Payroll.
• Conduct assessments of existing payroll environment.
• Define target-state payroll architecture aligned with SAP best practices.
• Collaborate with various teams to ensure alignment across project phases.

Skills

SAP ECC Payroll

SAP Employee Central Payroll (ECP)

Payroll architecture

Statutory payroll compliance

UK payroll regulations

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central integrations

Stakeholder management

Middleware integration patterns

Education

SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll

SAP Activate Project Manager certification

Tools

SAP Integration Suite

SAP Security certifications

Job description

Job Title

SAP Success Factor Payroll Architect

Location

Pune, India

Position Type

Full-time

Experience Level

5+ years

Technical Skills

• Extensive experience delivering SAP ECC Payroll and SAP Employee Central Payroll (ECP) transformation and migration programs within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in payroll architecture, payroll schemas, PCRs, wage types, retro payroll processing, payroll control centre, payroll reconciliation, and statutory payroll compliance.
• Deep understanding of UK payroll regulations, HMRC reporting, pension processing, BACS integrations, and payroll auditing requirements.
• Proven capability in designing scalable SAP payroll solutions involving multi‑contract employees, hybrid SAP landscapes, and cloud integrations.
• Strong technical understanding of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central integrations, SAP CPI, SAP Cloud Identity Services (CIS), role‑based security architecture, middleware integration patterns, and payroll‑related data migration strategies.
• Experience reviewing BADIs, custom payroll enhancements, payroll interfaces, and custom operational processes.
• Familiarity with structured SAP delivery methodologies, governance frameworks, cutover management, and payroll parallel run execution.
• Strong stakeholder management, solution governance, risk assessment, and documentation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall payroll solution architecture for migration from SAP ECC Payroll to SAP Employee Central Payroll.
• Conduct detailed assessments of the existing payroll environment including payroll configuration, schemas, interfaces, custom payroll logic, BADIs, operational dependencies, and reporting structures.
• Define the target‑state payroll architecture aligned with SAP best practices, compliance standards, operational support requirements, and enterprise integration principles.
• Collaborate with payroll, HR, finance, infrastructure, security, and integration teams to ensure technical and functional alignment across all project phases.
• Provide architectural guidance for payroll configuration, electronic payslips, payroll control centre deployment, integrations, security design, and data migration activities.
• Support governance forums, architecture assurance reviews, risk management discussions, testing cycles, payroll parallel runs, cutover planning, and hypercare activities.
• Ensure solution deliverables, technical documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge transfer materials are completed to agreed quality standards.
• Support issue resolution, dependency management, and strategic decision‑making throughout discovery, implementation, go‑live, and transition phases.

Certifications

• SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll.
• SAP Activate Project Manager certification preferred.
• SAP Integration Suite, SAP Security, or SAP Technology certifications desirable.