SAP Success Factors & People Systems Manager (Ref: 197271)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced SAP SuccessFactors & People Systems Manager to join a large-scale consumer-facing organisation undergoing significant transformation across its People Technology landscape.

This is a strategic leadership role responsible for owning the HR systems roadmap, leading a specialist People Systems team, and ensuring the organisation maximises value from its investment in SAP SuccessFactors.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in shaping the future of People Technology, supporting workforce transformation, delivering operational excellence and driving continuous improvement across multiple HR systems and processes.

• Lead and develop a team of HR Systems specialists.

• Own the operational performance, governance and optimisation of SAP SuccessFactors.

• Drive the People Systems strategy and roadmap.

• Manage system upgrades, release cycles and enhancements.

• Ensure robust governance, compliance, data quality and security controls.

• Develop reporting, analytics and workforce insight capabilities.

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across HR, Technology and Operations.

• Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement.

• Manage third-party suppliers and technology partners.

• Oversee a significant annual technology budget and licensing estate.

• Significant SAP SuccessFactors expertise across multiple modules.

• Proven experience leading HRIS, People Systems or HR Technology teams.

• Strong understanding of HR processes and employee lifecycle management.

• Experience managing large-scale system landscapes and vendor relationships.

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including experience working with senior leadership teams.

• Experience delivering system enhancements, implementations or transformation projects.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and continuous improvement capabilities.

• Retail, consumer, healthcare, logistics or other multi-site operational environments.

• SuccessFactors certification.

• CIPD qualification.

• Experience supporting complex workforce populations.

• Exposure to large-scale digital transformation initiatives.

This role offers the opportunity to lead a business-critical People Technology function within a large and complex organisation. You will be empowered to influence strategy, shape future capability, develop high-performing teams and deliver meaningful improvements that impact thousands of employees.