Introduction
A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
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Your role and responsibilities
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced SAP HCM (Human Capital Management) and Payroll Business Consultant to join our team. This position requires an in-depth understanding of SAP HCM and Payroll systems, with a strong focus on functional consulting and business process improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for SAP HCM and Payroll modules, providing deep technical knowledge and solutions to complex business problems.
- Lead and participate in various phases of SAP HCM and Payroll projects, including requirements gathering, design, configuration, testing, and go-live support.
- Provide expert advice on best practices for implementing and optimizing SAP HCM and Payroll processes to align with business needs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, HR, Finance, and other stakeholders, to ensure seamless integration of SAP HCM and Payroll solutions.
- Conduct system analysis, design, and configuration, ensuring alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- Develop and deliver training materials and conduct training sessions for end-users to ensure effective utilization of the SAP HCM and Payroll systems.
- Perform troubleshooting, problem-solving, and provide solutions for any issues related to SAP HCM and Payroll.
- Keep abreast of the latest SAP HCM and Payroll developments, trends, and technologies to suggest improvements and innovations.
- Contribute to the creation and maintenance of project documentation, including specifications, user guides, and training materials.
- Participate in post-implementation reviews and continuous process improvement initiatives.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field. An advanced degree is a plus.
- Proven experience as a SAP HCM and Payroll Business Consultant, ideally in a large, international organization.
- Extensive knowledge of SAP HCM and Payroll modules, including PA, PY, and related customizations.
- In-depth understanding of HR processes, payroll, benefits administration, time management, and organizational structures.
- Strong knowledge of SAP implementation methodologies (ASAP, Activate, etc.) and agile methodologies.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organization.
- Consulting experience, with a proven track record of managing client relationships and expectations.
- Certifications in SAP HCM and Payroll (e.g., SAP Certified Application Associate - HCM, SAP Certified Technical Associate - Payroll) are highly desirable.
- Fluency in English; additional languages are an asset.
ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT
IBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.
YOUR LIFE @ IBM
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
ABOUT IBM
IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualifiedapplicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexualorientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability,neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is alsocommitted to compliance with all fair employment practices regardingcitizenship and immigration status.
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