About the job
Main Purpose of the Role
As the Programme Manager and Solution Architect, you will spearhead the multi-country optimization of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central (EC) along with related Talent modules. This position includes overseeing an integrated Job Architecture workstream and a significant improvement in reporting and analytics. Your responsibilities will blend comprehensive programme leadership with solution architecture responsibilities, taking ownership of the target business and data architecture, managing upstream and downstream integrations (including the recruitment applicant tracking system), and ensuring benefits realization across 11 countries and three businesses within a professional services environment.
Scope and Outcomes
- Stabilize & Optimize EC: Align with global/NSE blueprints to minimize manual tasks, enhance data quality, and solidify position management, organizational relationships, and essential HR processes.
- Implement Practical Job Architecture: Develop levels, families, and roles in line with Job Profile Builder (JPB), position management, and downstream consumers (Rewards, Mobility, Finance).
- Industrialize Reporting: Create a centralized people-data repository and standardized dashboards that unify Employee Central, the recruitment applicant tracking system, Compensation, Benefits, Mobility, and Payroll, transitioning from spreadsheet extracts to SAP People Analytics / People Stories and SAP Analytics Cloud.
- Rationalize the Talent Stack: Phase out outdated tools and facilitate seamless processes across onboarding/offboarding, performance, and engagement.
- Deliver at Pan-African Scale: Enable regional reporting for East & West Africa, ensuring consistent processes and controlled local variance.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Leadership:
- Manage the plan-of-record, RAID, budget, vendor management, and benefits realization across multiple releases (including hypercare). Coordinate Consulting/Systems Integrator teams and internal support areas.
- Govern the project scope and prioritization using a clear decision framework; lead Design Authorities for process, data, and integration changes.
- Engage with stakeholders up to ExCo; translate complex architectural decisions into business outcomes with measurable KPIs (time-to-hire, data quality, reporting cycle time, etc.).
Solution & Data Architecture:
- Define and sustain the target HR technology architecture, with EC as core HR and SmartRecruiters as ATS, encompassing upstream/downstream flows (payroll, identity, finance, DWH/analytics, service management).
- Oversee integrations developed on the enterprise ESB (e.g., MuleSoft) and supporting platforms (e.g., ServiceNow)....

