Lead Solutions Architect - SAP SuccessFactors HR

Acuity Inc. • Conyers, GA

5d • $150,000 - $271,000

About The Position

The HR Technology Solutions Architect designs, governs, and implements end-to-end solutions across Acuity’s HR technology landscape, including integrations with Finance and other systems that exchange HR data. The role spans hire-to-retire processes and ensures solutions are well-designed, integrated, extensible, scalable, and aligned with enterprise standards and long-term strategy. It connects HR platforms, processes, data, and interfaces to deliver secure, scalable, intuitive experiences; governs workforce data across SAP SuccessFactors and connected finance, payroll, identity, planning, and analytics systems; and builds capabilities to operate the platform globally.

The architect owns the HR technology ecosystem’s solution strategy and target architecture and serves as the primary architecture authority for HR solutions and data flows. The role establishes governance and design standards, aligns platform capabilities with enterprise priorities, and partners with HR leaders and product managers to simplify, standardize, and digitize workflows. It also governs platform configuration, extensions, releases, and complementary technologies while incorporating security, privacy, compliance, and internal controls.

The position sets standards for HR data architecture, quality, master data, metadata, retention, auditability, reporting, integrations, and enterprise connectivity. It ensures reliable data exchange between HR and finance systems and coordinates with Finance, Payroll, Identity, Data and Analytics, and application teams on data ownership, lineage, controls, and exception management.

During implementations, the architect provides hands-on technology leadership through design reviews, configuration validation, solution walkthroughs, design approvals, and support for testing and defect resolution. The role guides scope, sequencing, dependencies, technical risk, cutover, and adoption; then leads stabilization, optimization, and enhancement after go-live. It also evaluates SAP SuccessFactors features and releases and advises on implementation approaches and architectural impact.

The position may be based anywhere in the United States and includes 1–20% travel. The salary range is $150,000 to $271,000, with placement depending on experience and geographic location. Acuity offers health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401(k) benefits, and commissions or incentive compensation depending on the role.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in enterprise applications, HR technology, or solution architecture.
• 5+ years leading teams, platforms, or architecture in a global, matrixed environment.
• Deep SAP SuccessFactors expertise, particularly Employee Central.
• SAP certification required.
• Experience integrating HR, talent, compensation, payroll, finance, identity, planning, and analytics platforms.
• Strong knowledge of HR processes, data architecture, master data, organizational and position structures, APIs, CPI, middleware, integration controls, reporting, and workforce analytics.
• Demonstrated success leading global implementations, transformations, upgrades, acquisitions, vendors, and continuous-improvement roadmaps while influencing senior stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of cloud and product management practices, Agile delivery, security, role-based permissions, privacy, audit controls, automation, and responsible AI.
• Ability to exercise enterprise and systems thinking, strategic judgment, stakeholder influence, and accountability for outcomes and value.
• Executive communication and decision framing, cross-functional facilitation, and ability to translate across business processes, data, and technology.
• Structured problem solving and root-cause analysis; ability to prioritize, sequence, evaluate trade-offs, and balance speed, scale, experience, and control.
• Travel of 1–20%.

Nice To Haves

• Public-company, manufacturing, or comparable global experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end solution strategy and target architecture for the HR technology ecosystem, including SAP SuccessFactors, Workforce, WalkMe, and AcuityOne.
• Serve as the primary architecture authority for HR solutions and data flows, guiding and approving implementation and enhancement designs.
• Establish architecture governance, decision rights, change controls, and documentation standards.
• Align platform capabilities with enterprise priorities across core HR, talent, compensation, learning, recruiting, onboarding, and workforce planning.
• Partner with HR leaders and product managers to simplify, standardize, and digitize end-to-end workflows; translate technical decisions into business terms for leaders across HR, Finance, Technology, and the business.
• Govern configuration, extensions, releases, and use of HR platforms and complementary technologies, including Workforce, ECP, WalkMe, and ServiceNow.
• Lead design reviews for security, scalability, reliability, supportability, and performance.
• Build privacy, cybersecurity, compliance, and internal controls into platform and integration decisions in partnership with relevant control and business teams.
• Own platform demand, capacity, licensing, and investment recommendations; report progress, risks, decisions, and value to senior leaders.
• Architect HR data structures that support end-to-end workflows and scalable global HR standards and processes.
• Govern role-based permissions, privileged access, segregation of duties, identity lifecycle integration, and access reviews.
• Set data standards for quality, master data, metadata, retention, auditability, and reporting, and integration standards for data flows, APIs/CPI, middleware, events, batch exchanges, monitoring, and reconciliation.
• Ensure reliable exchange of workforce, organizational, cost center, position, compensation, payroll, labor-cost, and planning data between HR and finance systems.
• Define data ownership, lineage, timing, controls, and exception management with Finance, Payroll, Identity, Data and Analytics, and application teams.
• Protect sensitive workforce and compensation data through appropriate monitoring, retention, encryption, and incident controls.
• Provide hands-on technology leadership during implementation, including design reviews, configuration validation, and solution walkthroughs.
• Work with Product Managers, Process Owners, HR SMEs, and implementation teams to ensure designs are correctly implemented.
• Review and approve functional designs, technical designs, and integration specifications.
• Support testing by validating architectural assumptions and resolving complex design-related defects.
• Guide scope, sequencing, dependencies, technical risk, cutover, and adoption with product and program leaders.
• Lead stabilization, optimization, and enhancement efforts after go-live.
• Evaluate new SAP SuccessFactors features and releases and advise on implementation approach and architectural impact.

Benefits

• Health care
• Dental coverage
• Vision plans
• 401(k) benefits
• Commissions or incentive compensation depending on the role

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior