SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting/Talent Acquisition Consultant

Job Title: SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting/Talent Acquisition Consultant
Location: United Kingdom
Position Type: Full-time
Experience Level: 7-10 years

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Consultant to support the delivery of large-scale payroll transformation programmes within complex enterprise environments.
The role requires strong expertise in SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting solutions, including system configuration, recruitment process design, data migration, integrations, and alignment with enterprise HR transformation objectives.
The consultant will play a key role in defining the target-state recruiting solution, supporting implementation and migration activities, and ensuring successful testing, cutover, and transition to BAU operations.

Requirements Key Responsibilities:

Lead design and configuration of SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting solutions as part of migration from SAP ECC/SAP HCM to SuccessFactors.

Analyse existing recruitment processes, including:

o Job requisition management
o Candidate management
o Hiring workflows
o Offer management
o Approval processes
o Reporting and compliance requirements

Define target-state recruiting solution aligned to:

o SAP best practices
o Enterprise HR operating model
o Security and compliance standards
o Cloud transformation strategy
Support migration of recruitment data and configurations from Legacy systems to SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting.

Design and support integrations with:

o SAP Employee Central
o External job boards
o Background screening providers
o SAP CPI/Middleware platforms

Support end-to-end testing including:

o System Integration Testing (SIT)
o User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
o Regression testing
Support cutover planning and hypercare activities.

Collaborate with HR, IT, integration, security, and programme teams across all phases of delivery.

Provide guidance on recruitment process optimisation and standardisation.

Support governance, design authority forums, and architecture assurance reviews.

Ensure documentation, solution design, and knowledge transfer artefacts are completed to required standards.

Technical Skills & Experience:

Extensive experience implementing SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting in enterprise environments.

Strong understanding of SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting module including:

o Recruiting Management (RCM)
o Recruiting Marketing (RMK) (if applicable)
o Candidate Experience

Experience integrating Recruiting with:

o SAP Employee Central
o SAP CPI/integration Middleware
o External recruitment platforms and job boards
Strong understanding of recruitment life cycle processes and HR operating models.

Experience with data migration and configuration deployment in SuccessFactors.

Knowledge of role-based permissions (RBP) and security design.

Experience supporting testing cycles, defect management, and release governance.

Familiarity with SAP Activate methodology and HR transformation programmes.

Essential Experience

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting implementation and support

SAP ECC/SAP HCM to SuccessFactors migration programmes

Recruiting process design and configuration

Integration of Recruiting with Employee Central

Enterprise HR transformation delivery

Testing, cutover, and hyper care support

Desirable Experience:

SAP CPI integration experience

SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding integration experience

Experience with high-volume recruitment environments

Public sector or regulated industry experience

Multi-country recruitment process implementations

Certifications
Essential:

SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting

Desirable:

SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

Soft Skills:

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication abilities

Ability to translate business requirements into system solutions

Strong documentation and governance discipline

Ability to work across multiple technical and business teams

Proactive approach to issue resolution and delivery ownership