Systems Engineer - SucessFactor Compensation

Mployee.me; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

IKEA is seeking a System Engineer to join our Digital HR function, focusing on SAP SuccessFactors Compensation and Employee Central. You will work within a global digital team to configure, support, and optimize compensation processes while ensuring seamless integrations with third-party systems.

The role requires hands-on SF Compensation experience, strong HR domain knowledge, and the ability to manage stakeholders across regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field is required.
• 5+ years hands-on experience configuring SAP SuccessFactors Compensation.
• SAP SuccessFactors Compensation Certification is required or highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Configure, support, and enhance SAP SuccessFactors Compensation & Employee Central modules and integrations.
• Oversee change requests, incidents, and enhancements for SF Compensation and EC to ensure stability.
• Collaborate with Global Business Operations, HR stakeholders, and country teams to review services and KPIs.

Skills

Compensation & Total Rewards

Solution-focused mindset

Ownership

AI in HR

Stakeholder management

HR domain expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Science, HR, Information Systems

SAP SuccessFactors Certification

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Certification

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors Compensation

Employee Central

Job description

WHO YOU ARE

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

• 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 5+ 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 and 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.

The IKEA culture and values are very much a part of our business and day‑to‑day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it’s important for us that you share our values! You can read more about our values and life at IKEA on our website www.ikea.com.

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.

• Work on challenging and meaningful problems in the 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.