SF Compensation & VP lead

Job Description:

• 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 LTI, and define integration/handoff requirements for external LTI/shares 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 Story 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.

Requirements:

Experience:

• 8+ years in HR technology with deep expertise in SAP SuccessFactors Compensation and Variable Pay.
• Proven experience as a Compensation Lead or Senior Consultant on large-scale, global HR transformation programs.

Experience handling:

• Multi-instance SAP SF compensation landscapes.
• Global organizations with multiple legal entities, pay structures, and currencies
• End-to-end compensation cycle delivery (planning, approval, payout).

Functional & Technical Expertise:

• Strong knowledge of:
• SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Variable Pay, and related modules.
• Compensation plan design, budgeting, guidelines, and eligibility rules.
• Pay equity, market benchmarking, and total rewards frameworks.

Experience with:

• Integration with Employee Central, Performance Management, and Payroll
• Compensation data migration and conversion.
• Compensation reporting and analytics (Story Reports, Ad Hoc Reports).

Transformation & Innovation:

Strong understanding of:

• Compensation trends including pay transparency and pay equity.
• Application of AI / GenAI in compensation analytics and decision support.
• Automation of compensation workflows and approval processes.

Leadership & Consulting Skills:

Ability to:

• Lead cross-functional teams and manage delivery across multiple workstreams.
• Translate complex compensation business rules into system configurations.
• Influence senior stakeholders including Total Rewards and HR leadership.
• Manage competing priorities across clusters and geographies.

Required Qualifications:

• SAP SuccessFactors Compensation and/or Variable Pay certification are required.
• Working knowledge of Performance & Goals Management (PMGM) and payroll integration. principles, given the direct dependencies between compensation cycles, performance outcomes, and payroll execution.
• Experience with global pay structures, multi-currency compensation, and cross-border compliance.
• Exposure to Total Rewards strategy, executive compensation, or incentive plan design.
• Experience in highly regulated or complex global industries.