Lead Functional Consultant

Description : Job Title/ Role : Success Factors Employee Central Lead Functional ConsultantJob Summary : SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central certified expert who has have 10+ years of experience SAP/ Success Factor experience and at least 3 full life cycle implementation.The candidate will have the ability to gathering requirements to analyse, design and/or implement SuccessFactors Employee CentralRoles and Responsibilities : The Consultant will have the following broad responsibilities : - Provide high-level solution design and integration design- Define and manage the deliverables of functional team to meet engagement objectives.- Be a hands-on application expert and prepare / review project deliverables- Utilize and apply best practices on projects based on experience and in consultation with experts; appropriately tailored for the client and their culture- Lead design workshops with the client.- Provide impact assessment for Quarterly Releases- Enrich and develop reusable (accelerators, enablers) for SuccessFactorsRole Demands : - Excellence in analytical problem solvingExcellence in techno-business and analysis to address customer problems, quick analytical thinking, and able to have focused energy in transforming the requirements into solutions.- Excellent communication skillsPolished verbal and written communication style. Ability to confidently build a strong rapport with various teams. Good networking skills to work across different multi-cultural teams towards focused goal.- Self-Guided AttitudeSelf-motivated, collaborative, passionate, result oriented with an accountable mindset. The ability to succeed in a professional environment where direction is not always well defined. Qualified candidates will understand how to produce results when working in challenging environments and/or new techno-business areas.Experience and skill set required : The candidate should hold a Degree/ Masters on Information Technology or an MBA Graduate or equivalent.Should have the following skills : - 10+ years of SAP experience as an SAP implementation consultant in the SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central module having 3+ EC implementation experience- To provide expertise in configuring Employee Central in terms of global business requirements. Should understand country specific localizations- Strong understanding of Employee Central Data models Succession data models, Corporate Data models and MDFs, propagation data models- Strong expertise in Employee Central Picklists management, User access through role based permissions, Organization Structure, Job Structures Management, Country Specific Fields (CSF) customization, Self Service ( MSS / ESS) Transactions Configuration, Workflow Configuration, EC Position Management, Rules Management, Meta Data Framework (MDF) Objects Configuration, business rules configurations- Strong understanding and knowledge in EC benefits- Strong expertise in developing EC Time tracking and Time off configurations.- Expertise in configuring Holiday Calendars, Work Schedules, Workflows, Take Rules, Accrual Rules, Period End Processing Rules, Time Account Types, Time Types, Time Profile etc.- Expertise in a proposing the solutions to business. Must have good experience in designing the functional and technical solutions.- Should have extensively worked in XML.- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presentations, chairing meetings, workshop facilitation, business and report writing- Must have worked Instance Sync- Good business knowledge of various HR processes and Talent management processes.- Experience with building data migration strategy and data management activities in SF- Must have worked on Integrations with atleast one external system (Eg : R/3, S/4 Hana, Active Directory, Service Now etc)- Certification in Employee Central (ref:hirist.tech)