SAP SuccessFactors Compensation & Variable Pay Lead

We are seeking a Success Factors Compensation & Variable Pay Lead to drive the design, configuration, and delivery of compensation and variable pay solutions within a complex, global enterprise operating across** multiple business clusters, legal entities, and joint ventures**.

The role will lead the end-to-end delivery of SAP Success Factors Compensation and Variable Pay modules across multiple instances, ensuring alignment with global compensation strategies, local regulatory requirements, and evolving business needs.

Key Responsibilities

Compensation & Variable Pay Solution Design:

• Lead the design and configuration of SAP Success Factors Compensation and Variable Pay modules across multiple instances.

• Define global compensation templates, plans, and workflows while accommodating regional and legal entity variations including documented region-specific plan variations (proration logic, payout calendars, plan suspension/redesign scenarios).

• Translate compensation strategy and business rules into scalable, configurable solutions.

• Design and implement salary planning, bonus programs, and merit-based pay structures; assess and document SF capability boundaries for executive compensation and LTI, and** define integration/handoff requirements for external LTI/shares vendors.**

Multi-Instance Strategy & Harmonization:

• Drive compensation solution harmonization across multiple SAP SF instances.

• Identify opportunities for standardization of compensation plans, guidelines, and eligibility rules across clusters.

• Establish governance standards for configuration management, testing, and release cycles.

Variable Pay & Incentive Program Delivery:

• Design and deliver variable pay programs including annual bonuses, sales incentives, spot awards, and performance-linked payouts

• Configure eligibility rules, proration logic, funding models, and payout calculations

• Ensure alignment between variable pay design and business performance frameworks, including configuration of integration with Performance & Goals Management to consume calibration outputs in variable pay worksheets

Integration & Data Architecture:

Define integration requirements between Compensation/Variable Pay and:

• Employee Central (job, org, pay data)

• Performance Management (ratings, calibration outputs)

• Payroll and finance systems

• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and auditability across compensation flows

• Support data migration and conversion activities for compensation-related data

1. Compliance, Governance & Reporting

• Ensure compensation solutions comply with local labor laws, pay equity regulations, and internal policies

• Design and deliver compensation analyticsincluding SAP Success Factors Story Reports (SAP-delivered suite), executive dashboards, and ad hoc reporting.

• Support audit readiness through proper documentation and controls

Stakeholder Management & Team Leadership:

• Partner with HR, Total Rewards, Finance, and IT stakeholders across regions

• Lead and mentor a team of functional consultants and analysts

• Drive workshops, requirement gathering, and solution walkthroughs with business and technical teams

• Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for all compensation and variable pay related decisions

Business Value Realization:

Align solution design to core business outcomes:

• Improved accuracy and efficiency in compensation cycles

• Reduced manual effort and processing time

• Enhanced data quality to support pay equity and analytics

• Improved employee and manager experience during compensation events

• Establish KPIs and value tracking mechanisms

Key Requirements

Experience:

• 8+ years in HR technology with deep expertise in SAP Success Factors Compensation and Variable Pay

• Proven experience as a Compensation Lead or Senior Consultant on large-scale, global HR transformation programs

• Experience handling:

• Multi-instance SAP SF compensation landscapes

• Global organizations with multiple legal entities, pay structures, and currencies

• End-to-end compensation cycle delivery (planning, approval, payout)

Functional & Technical Expertise:

Strong knowledge of:

• SAP Success Factors Compensation, Variable Pay, and related modules

• Compensation plan design, budgeting, guidelines, and eligibility rules

• Pay equity, market benchmarking, and total rewards frameworks

Experience with:

• Integration with Employee Central, Performance Management, and Payroll

• Compensation data migration and conversion

• Compensation reporting and analytics (Story Reports, Ad Hoc Reports)

Transformation & Innovation:

Strong understanding of:

• Compensation trends including pay transparency and pay equity

• Application of AI / GenAI in compensation analytics and decision support

• Automation of compensation workflows and approval processes

Leadership & Consulting Skills:

Ability to:

• Lead cross-functional teams and manage delivery across multiple workstreams

• Translate complex compensation business rules into system configurations

• Influence senior stakeholders including Total Rewards and HR leadership

• Manage competing priorities across clusters and geographies

Required Qualifications:

• SAP Success Factors Compensation and/or Variable Pay certification are required.

• Working knowledge of Performance & Goals Management (PMGM) and payroll integration principles, given the direct dependencies between compensation cycles, performance outcomes, and payroll execution

• Experience with global pay structures, multi-currency compensation, and cross-border compliance.

• Exposure to Total Rewards strategy, executive compensation, or incentive plan design.

• Experience in highly regulated or complex global industries.About Accenture

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