Overview
Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.
We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to support the successful rollout of SAP SuccessFactors as part of our HR transformation program. The ideal candidate will play a key role in designing, integrating, and overseeing the implementation of scalable HR technology solutions aligned with business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end solution architecture for the SAP SuccessFactors rollout, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and HR strategy.
- Collaborate with HR, IT, and implementation partners to define technical and functional requirements.
- Design integration strategies between SuccessFactors and other enterprise systems (e.g., SAP ECC/S4HANA, payroll, identity management).
- Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance across all HR systems and interfaces.
- Provide architectural governance and review of configuration, custom development, and third-party integrations.
- Support testing, cutover planning, and go-live activities.
- Act as a technical advisor to stakeholders, providing guidance on best practices and emerging trends in HR technology.
Qualifications
- BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
- TOGAF
- CISSP or Cyber Essentials an advantage
- Cloud certifications an advantage
Essential skills
- Proven experience as a Solution Architect in large-scale SAP SuccessFactors implementations.
- Deep understanding of SuccessFactors modules (e.g., Employee Central, Recruiting, Performance & Goals, Learning).
- Strong knowledge of HR business processes and data models.
- Experience with SAP integration technologies (e.g., SAP CPI, PI/PO, APIs).
- Familiarity with data migration, security, and compliance in HR systems.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- People management skills - introducing and building ways in which people can learn from each other, encouraging mentoring and the transfer of knowledge by designing and delivering learning interventions
- Team work and emotional intelligence
- Good self-and-time management – continuous performance is both an objective and a mind-set
- High value on openness and transparency
- Previous experience in the automotive industry or similar sectors is an advantage but not essential.
Experience
- Full system architecture mapping for ‘as is’ HR systems
- Documentation of the data flows between 'as is' systems
- Analysis / comparison of the 'as is' & 'to be' architecture & data flows
- Confirmation of the data integrations required to legacy systems for the 'to-be' architecture
- Experience of implementing SAP is (essential, SAP Success preferable)
- System Analysis for HR related projects (essential)
- System Integration awareness (preferred)
- Must be able work independently with direction from SA Headcount Lead
Benefits
- Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
- We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
- Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
- Competitive company benefits
- Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
- As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
- Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
- Communicating and promoting vacancies
- Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
- Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
- Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.
We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive
