Senior Systems Engineer - SuccessFactor Compensation

IKEA; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

IKEA is seeking a Senior System Engineer to help transform compensation and HR processes across its global teams. You will configure and optimize SAP SuccessFactors Compensation and Employee Central, and manage integrations with external systems.

The role requires deep HR tech knowledge, strong analytical skills, and proven ability to partner with stakeholders across HR, IT, and business units. Based in Bengaluru, the team values continuous learning and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Science, Human Resources, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Minimum 8+ years hands-on experience configuring and administering SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, preferably in complex multinational HCM environments.
• Certification in SAP SuccessFactors Compensation is required or highly preferred.
• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Gather business requirements within a global digital team and configure SuccessFactors Compensation & Employee Central modules.
• Support change requests, incidents, and enhancements to ensure system stability and timely resolutions.
• Collaborate with GBO, HR stakeholders, and country teams to review vendor services and maintain SLAs and governance.

Skills

SuccessFactors Compensation

SuccessFactors Employee Central

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Excel

System integrations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

Who you are

We are looking for a Senior System Engineer to join us in developing ways for IKEA to stay relevant for our customers.

Our diverse team is growing, and we would love to talk with you, if you recognize yourself in some of the following:

• Has a passion for understanding the end-to-end Compensation and Total Rewards lifecycle, combined with solid HR domain expertise.
• Takes a solution-focused approach and demonstrates creativity in solving problems and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Shows strong ownership, proactively drives initiatives to completion, and simplifies complex processes to achieve business outcomes.
• Possesses a solid understanding of SuccessFactors Compensation, system integrations, interfaces, and process development.
• Brings hands-on experience with SuccessFactors Compensation and Employee Central (EC) modules.
• Works effectively across diverse teams, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and collective success.
• Engages and manages stakeholders across HR, People & Culture, Global Business Operations, Data, Security, and external vendors to ensure seamless alignment between business and technology.
• Maintains a growth mindset and actively explores AI-driven opportunities to improve HR efficiency, reporting, and decision-making.

This is our wish list! If you don’t recognize yourself in all these points, you might still be an excellent candidate for the role.

The must-haves we see for this role is though:

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Science, Human Resources, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Minimum 8+ years of hands-on experience configuring and administering SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, preferably within complex multinational HCM environments.
• SAP SuccessFactors’ Compensation Certification is required or highly preferred.
• Additional experience with and certification in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central are considered an advantage.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, with the ability to analyze, validate, and present compensation-related data effectively.
• Solid understanding of SAP SuccessFactors data architecture, interfaces, integrations, and data flows, including inbound and outbound integrations with third-party systems.
• Experience supporting compensation structures, merit planning cycles, long-term incentive processes, and related business operations.
• Ability to troubleshoot configuration, integration, and data quality issues while ensuring compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the capability to translate business requirements into scalable system solutions.

A day in your life with us

You’ll be a vital part in the transformation of IKEA into a more front-line obsessed company by ensuring that we constantly understand what our co-workers are telling us

This means that you will:

• Work within a global digital team to gather business requirements, configure, support, and enhance the SuccessFactors Compensation & Employee Central modules, while delivering effective solutions for SAP SuccessFactors integrations.
• Oversee and manage change requests, incidents, and enhancement activities related to SuccessFactors Compensation & Employee Central, ensuring timely resolution, system stability, and minimal impact on business operations.
• Collaborate closely with Global Business Operations (GBO), HR stakeholders, and country teams to review services delivered by vendors, ensuring compliance with agreed service levels, KPIs, and governance standards.

Together as a team

You will work in Group Function Digital Area. The Digital Area - Group Functions is a new area built to strengthen digital partnership and delivery across all Group Functions and Global Business Operations (GBO). We develop and deliver digital capabilities across key areas like Finance, People & Culture, Procurement, Legal, Business Risk & Compliance, Communications, Real Estate, Business Steering in Ingkas global organisation.

• We are the Digital Compensation team within Total Rewards subdomain, dedicated to ensuring seamless system for compensation for our P&C stakeholders in the Ingka digital landscape.
• We are committed to providing efficient and reliable services, leveraging both our existing systems and new technologies to meet the needs of our global workforce.

IKEA has long been a global leader in home furnishing. We are proud of our vision to improve the everyday life of many people. But our industry is quickly changing, and we need to adapt to stay competitive.

We see so many opportunities for what we can accomplish and have the ambition to be a world-class team. At the same time, we believe that our work is not just about building models, but also about learning and having fun together.

We can offer you:

• Work on challenging and meaningful problems in the Compensation and HR domain, contributing to the design and evolution of future-ready processes for co-workers.
• Opportunity to make a global impact, influencing HR solutions across multiple countries and business units.
• Be part of a team of highly skilled and collaborative colleagues, with world-class expertise across diverse areas of technology.
• Enjoy a flexible, inclusive, and friendly work environment that supports collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.