We are seeking a skilled and motivated SAP Solution Architect to support the ongoing development and live service of our SAP platform, with a primary focus on SAP SuccessFactors and Employee Central Payroll across EMEA.
Colliers has implemented SAP SuccessFactors across 19 countries and continues to evolve its HR and Finance technology landscape. This role will play a key part in ensuring that our people systems architecture remains robust, scalable, and aligned to business needs.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong functional and technical experience in SuccessFactors and payroll architecture, who is looking to broaden their solution design and product architecture capability within a complex, multinational environment.
Purpose of Role
The EMEA SAP Solution Architect will work closely with Product Owners, HR stakeholders, implementation partners, and support teams to ensure:
- stable live service operations
- well-designed and governed enhancements
- secure and scalable integrations
- an effective roadmap for ongoing system evolution
The role will focus particularly on the People+ platform, supporting HR, payroll, and people data processes across the EMEA region.
Role Overview and Responsibilities
SuccessFactors & Payroll Solution Design
- Own and support solution design across SAP SuccessFactors, with particular focus on:
- Employee Central
- Employee Central Payroll
- Time and attendance integrations
- organisational management and position structures
- workflow and approvals
- employee lifecycle processes
- Provide architectural guidance on system configuration, data structures, security roles, and process design
- Ensure all changes align with SAP best practice and global design principles
- Support solution decisions relating to localisation requirements across multiple EMEA countries
Payroll Architecture & Integration
- Lead solution design for Employee Central Payroll
- Support payroll process design, including:
- pay components
- pay structures
- country-specific payroll requirements
- interfaces to local payroll vendors where applicable
- payroll controls and reconciliations
- Work closely with HR, Finance, and external payroll providers to ensure accurate data flow and process integrity
- Support integrations between SuccessFactors and downstream payroll / finance applications
Product & Change Support
- Partner with Product Owners to shape the HR systems roadmap
- Translate business requirements into solution designs and functional specifications
- Support backlog refinement and impact assessments
- Participate in release planning and change governance
Live Service & Continuous Improvement
- Support complex BAU issues and escalations
- Provide design input into root cause analysis and long-term fixes
- Support bi-annual SAP releases and payroll upgrades
- Identify opportunities for process simplification and automation
Stakeholder & Vendor Collaboration
- Work closely with:
- HR leadership
- Finance teams
- in-country HR/payroll teams
- AMS partners
- implementation partners
- Support knowledge transfer and governance with third-party vendors
- Ensure technical documentation and solution designs are maintained
Technical Skills & Experience
Essential
- Strong hands-on experience with SAP SuccessFactors, particularly:
- Employee Central
- workflows and business rules