SAP SuccessFactors Compensation & Variable Pay Lead

About the Role

We are seeking a SuccessFactors Compensation &Variable Pay Lead to drive the design, configuration, and delivery of compensation and variable pay solutions within a complex, global enterprise operating across multiple business clusters, legal entities, and joint ventures.

The role will lead the end-to-end delivery of SAP SuccessFactors Compensation and Variable Pay modules across multiple instances, ensuring alignment with global compensation strategies, local regulatory requirements, and evolving business needs.

Key Responsibilities

1. Compensation & Variable Pay Solution Design

• Lead the design and configuration of SAP SuccessFactors Compensation and Variable Pay modules across multiple instances.
• Define global compensation templates, plans, and workflows while accommodating regional and legal entity variations including documented region-specific plan variations (proration logic, payout calendars, plan suspension/redesign scenarios).
• Translate compensation strategy and business rules into scalable, configurable solutions.
• Design and implement salary planning, bonus programs, and merit-based pay structures; assess and document SF capability boundaries for executive compensation, and define integration/handoff requirements for external vendors.

2. Multi-Instance Strategy & Harmonization

• Drive compensation solution harmonization across multiple SAP SF instances.
• Identify opportunities for standardization of compensation plans, guidelines, and eligibility rules across clusters.
• Establish governance standards for configuration management, testing, and release cycles.

3. Variable Pay & Incentive Program Delivery

• Design and deliver variable pay programs including annual bonuses, sales incentives, spot awards, and performance-linked payouts
• Configure eligibility rules, proration logic, funding models, and payout calculations
• Ensure alignment between variable pay design and business performance frameworks, including configuration of integration with Performance & Goals Management to consume calibration outputs in variable pay worksheets

4. Integration & Data Architecture

• Define integration requirements between Compensation/Variable Pay and:
• Employee Central (job, org, pay data)
• Performance Management (ratings, calibration outputs)
• Payroll and finance systems
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and auditability across compensation flows
• Support data migration and conversion activities for compensation-related data

5. Compliance, Governance & Reporting

• Ensure compensation solutions comply with local labor laws, pay equity regulations, and internal policies
• Design and deliver compensation analytics including SAP SuccessFactors Reports (SAP-delivered suite),executive dashboards, and ad hoc reporting.
• Support audit readiness through proper documentation and controls

6. Stakeholder Management & Team Leadership

• Partner with HR, Total Rewards, Finance, and IT stakeholders across regions
• Lead and mentor a team of functional consultants and analysts
• Drive workshops, requirement gathering, and solution walkthroughs with business and technical teams
• Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for all compensation and variable pay related decisions

7. Business Value Realization

• Align solution design to core business outcomes:
• Improved accuracy and efficiency in compensation cycles
• Reduced manual effort and processing time
• Enhanced data quality to support pay equity and analytics
• Improved employee and manager experience during compensation events
• Establish KPIs and value tracking mechanisms

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field
• Minimum 10–15 years of experience in SAP, with strong expertise in SuccessFactors Employee Payroll and HCM related functions
• Proven track record of leading workstreams in at least one end-to-end SAP implementation or transformation program
• Demonstrated ability to lead stakeholder workshops and manage complex requirements
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills