SAP SuccessFactors Project Lead – HR Technology Deployment Lead

master-TMS•Boston, MA

2d•$160,000 - $180,000

About The Position

Simon-Kucher is transforming its global HR and Finance systems and processes through SKale, a program implementing SAP SuccessFactors and SAP S/4HANA. As the HR project moves from global solution design into country localization, testing, data migration, deployment, and business readiness, the SAP SuccessFactors Project Lead will take responsibility for delivering the HR project through this phase. Go-live is currently planned for early 2028. The role is part of Simon-Kucher’s Global Transformation Office and reports directly to the Global Head of Transformation. It combines accountability for overall HR project delivery with practical execution. The Project Lead coordinates HR stakeholders, regional deployment coordinators, functional experts, IT colleagues, and the implementation partner, PwC, ensuring plans become actionable, deliverables meet agreed quality standards, and the organization is prepared to move to the new system without disrupting business operations. Collaboration is primarily virtual across countries and time zones. The role uses Microsoft 365 tools, including Teams, SharePoint, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as digital collaboration and AI productivity tools. The Project Lead maintains an actionable project plan, tracks ownership and completion criteria, monitors progress and risks, coordinates country deployment, manages implementation-partner commitments and cross-functional dependencies, and coordinates testing, data migration, training, operational readiness, cutover, go-live, and stabilization. Success means achieving a controlled, business-ready HR implementation that protects business continuity and establishes a reliable foundation for future HR operations.

Requirements

Substantial hands-on delivery responsibility in at least one complex enterprise HR technology implementation, such as SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, or a comparable HCM solution.
Proven ability to independently manage implementation plans, milestones, resources, risks, dependencies, and recovery actions.
Experience driving project activities across geographically distributed teams in a matrixed organization.
Experience coordinating and constructively challenging external technology implementation partners, including managing commitments and delivery risks.
Sufficient practical knowledge of HR system implementations—including testing, data migration, integrations, access management, and cutover dependencies—to coordinate specialists and identify potential risks.
Fluent spoken and written English, including the ability to independently prepare executive-ready communications and facilitate complex stakeholder discussions.
Advanced practical skills in PowerPoint and Excel, and familiarity with Microsoft 365 collaboration tools, particularly Teams and SharePoint, or comparable platforms.
Demonstrated experience using at least one AI productivity tool for professional work, with sound judgment in reviewing outputs and protecting confidential information.
Proactive and reliable working style, sound judgment under pressure, and flexibility to collaborate across international time zones, including agreed availability during critical project phases.

Nice To Haves

Direct SAP SuccessFactors implementation experience, particularly Employee Central and Time Off.
Experience with multiple international HR technology implementations, ideally including cutover, go-live, and hypercare.
Experience in consulting, professional services, or another fast-paced international environment.
Practical knowledge of HR operations, business processes, and regional deployment requirements.
Experience managing HR/Finance implementation dependencies, such as payroll integration, time tracking, reporting, or SAP S/4HANA interfaces.

Responsibilities

Maintain an actionable HR project plan covering milestones, deliverables, responsibilities, dependencies, resources, and critical paths.
Ensure each significant deliverable has a named owner, deadline, and agreed completion criteria.
Monitor progress, verify completion, identify deviations early, and coordinate corrective action when delivery is at risk.
Provide project direction to regional deployment coordinators and establish effective coordination across regions and countries.
Ensure local HR teams understand their tasks, deadlines, dependencies, and required contributions.
Track country deliverables, address capacity constraints, and escalate unresolved blockers while balancing project requirements with ongoing business operations.
Act as Simon-Kucher’s primary HR delivery counterpart to PwC, coordinating commitments, deliverables, risks, and decisions.
Work with Finance, IT, and HR functional experts to manage dependencies across systems, processes, data, and implementation activities.
Constructively challenge delivery assumptions and ensure appropriate business and technical owners review and accept specialist deliverables.
Coordinate planning and execution of HR testing, defect resolution, data migration, and validation activities with responsible teams.
Ensure required business inputs, resources, test results, and sign-offs are available at relevant project milestones.
Track training and adoption readiness, identify gaps, and secure corrective actions from responsible owners.
Coordinate HR cutover activities and regional readiness within the integrated program cutover framework.
Ensure cutover dependencies, readiness evidence, contingency requirements, and outstanding issues are visible to appropriate decision-makers.
Coordinate HR hypercare and the structured handover of outstanding responsibilities to operational teams.
Organize productive working sessions with appropriate preparation, participants, objectives, and documented follow-up.
Resolve issues within the role’s authority, escalate decisions and risks promptly, and keep stakeholders informed about progress, changes, and required actions.
Build working relationships and execution routines with PwC, regional coordinators, and functional teams; maintain transparency around milestones, risks, and country deliverables.