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SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Consultant

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Overview

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Take on a strategic leadership role in SAP payroll consulting, helping organizations modernize their payroll technology and deliver reliable, compliant, and scalable solutions. As an SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Consultant, you will combine deep technical expertise with team leadership to oversee complex implementations, system enhancements, and payroll transformation initiatives. You will guide and mentor consulting professionals while serving as a trusted advisor to clients on payroll technology strategy and optimization. Working closely with HR, payroll, finance, and IT stakeholders, you will drive solution design, integration improvements, and compliance-focused system configurations. You will also contribute to service delivery excellence, continuous improvement, and the development of best practices across consulting engagements. This fully remote opportunity is ideal for an experienced SAP payroll professional ready to influence technical strategy, develop talent, and deliver meaningful business outcomes.

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of SAP SuccessFactors Payroll consultants across implementation, optimization, and support engagements, fostering technical excellence and professional growth.

Serve as the senior subject matter expert for SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP), providing solution leadership and technical guidance across multiple client projects.

Establish and maintain consulting standards, delivery methodologies, quality controls, and best practices for SAP payroll solutions.

Oversee staffing, resource planning, team development, and consultant performance management to support effective delivery and continuous improvement.

Act as an escalation point for complex payroll configuration, integration, calculation, and compliance challenges.

Lead the design, configuration, implementation, and optimization of SAP SuccessFactors ECP solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.

Review and guide payroll schemas, rules, wage types, payroll calculation logic, retroactive accounting, and country-specific payroll configurations.

Oversee full-cycle implementations, including discovery, requirements gathering, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and post-production support.

Advise clients on payroll transformation strategies, technology roadmaps, system enhancements, and opportunities to improve payroll operations through automation and SAP best practices.

Conduct solution reviews and quality assurance activities to ensure project deliverables meet functional, technical, and compliance standards.

Build and maintain trusted client relationships, facilitating workshops, solution design sessions, and executive-level discussions with HR, payroll, finance, and IT stakeholders.

Present solution recommendations, project risks, and implementation options to client leadership and project sponsors, supporting informed decision-making.

Contribute to business development initiatives, including proposals, solution estimations, client presentations, and pre-sales activities.

Oversee payroll technology enhancements, upgrades, system releases, and platform optimization initiatives.

Guide integration design and troubleshooting across Employee Central, ECP, benefits, time management, finance, and third-party applications.

Direct payroll testing strategies, defect resolution, deployment activities, and system performance reviews to ensure data integrity and reporting accuracy.

Partner with managed payroll services teams to resolve escalated technology issues involving payroll configuration, calculation logic, retroactivity, and system behavior.

Support client transitions from implementation projects to managed services, ensuring continuity of technical knowledge and effective ongoing support.

Monitor payroll regulatory developments and SAP SuccessFactors innovations, translating relevant changes into system configuration recommendations and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

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Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.

At least seven years of SAP Payroll experience, including substantial hands-on expertise with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP).

At least three years of people leadership experience managing consulting, implementation, or support teams.

Deep technical knowledge of payroll schemas, payroll rules, wage types, payroll processing logic, retroactive accounting, and advanced troubleshooting.

Proven experience leading SAP ECP implementations, system upgrades, payroll transformation initiatives, or managed services engagements.

Strong understanding of payroll compliance requirements and the ability to translate regulatory obligations into appropriate system configurations and processes.

Demonstrated experience managing client relationships, providing strategic consulting advice, and communicating complex technical concepts to business and executive stakeholders.

Strong knowledge of payroll integrations and interfaces connecting HR, time management, benefits, finance, and third-party enterprise systems.

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Proven ability to manage multiple projects, coordinate resources, resolve escalated issues, and maintain high delivery standards in a consulting environment.

Preferred qualifications: SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll certification and/or SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central certification.

Additional preferred experience includes leading SAP payroll consulting practices or delivery teams, supporting multi-country payroll environments, and working with SAP Time Management and broader SuccessFactors platform capabilities.

Experience in professional services, consulting, systems integration, or managed payroll services environments is an advantage.

Familiarity with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), payroll integrations, reporting solutions, and migrations from legacy payroll systems to SAP ECP is desirable.

Experience supporting sales pursuits, solution design, proposal development, and pre-sales consulting activities is also beneficial.

Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment while collaborating effectively with geographically distributed teams and clients.

What We Offer

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Competitive salary: Compensation based on experience, education, and geographic location.

Bonus structure: Additional earning potential through a bonus program.

Paid time off: Leave to support personal needs, rest, and work-life balance.

Medical insurance: Health coverage to support employee well-being.

Dental plan: Benefits for dental care and preventive services.

Vision plan: Coverage for vision care and related services.

Life insurance: Financial protection through life insurance coverage.

Short-term and long-term disability insurance (STD/LTD): Coverage to support employees in the event of qualifying disabilities.

Paid holidays: Designated paid holidays throughout the year.

Fully remote work: Flexibility to work remotely from within the United States.

Leadership and professional growth: Opportunities to mentor consultants, shape delivery standards, and contribute to the evolution of SAP payroll consulting services.

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✓Competitive salary: Compensation based on experience, education, and geographic location.

✓Bonus structure: Additional earning potential through a bonus program.

✓Paid time off: Leave to support personal needs, rest, and work-life balance.

✓Medical insurance: Health coverage to support employee well-being.

✓Dental plan: Benefits for dental care and preventive services.

✓Vision plan: Coverage for vision care and related services.

✓Life insurance: Financial protection through life insurance coverage.

✓Short-term and long-term disability insurance (STD/LTD): Coverage to support employees in the event of qualifying disabilities.

✓Paid holidays: Designated paid holidays throughout the year.

✓Fully remote work: Flexibility to work remotely from within the United States.

✓Leadership and professional growth: Opportunities to mentor consultants, shape delivery standards, and contribute to the evolution of SAP payroll consulting services.