Lead Consultant – SAP HCM / SuccessFactors Payroll

Your mission

As a Lead Consultant SAP HCM / SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, you will act as a functional and technical reference on SAP HCM and Payroll topics, with a strong focus on Swiss Payroll.

You will lead Payroll-related streams, drive solution design and support clients from strategy to go-live, while mentoring consultants and contributing to Arago’s Payroll practice.

Your responsibilities

Project & Delivery Leadership

• Lead end-to-end SAP SuccessFactors EC / EC Payroll and SAP HCM / ECP implementations

• Own the Payroll stream on projects, ensuring quality, timelines and compliance

• Act as the Swiss Payroll subject-matter expert, guaranteeing alignment with local regulations and best practices

• Supervise and validate solution design, configuration and integrations

• Ensure data migration strategy, execution quality and issue resolution

• Drive root cause analysis and define sustainable, scalable solutions

• Support go-live, hypercare phases and major system upgrades

Client Advisory & Governance

• Act as a trusted advisor for clients on Payroll and HRIS topics

• Lead client workshops, steer change requests and contribute to roadmap definition

• Participate in project estimations, delivery governance and risk management

• Ensure high client satisfaction and long-term partnership development

Team & Practice Development

• Provide functional guidance and mentoring to consultants and senior consultants

• Contribute to the development of Arago’s Payroll & HRIS offers

• Support pre-sales activities (solution design, demos, proposals)

• Drive knowledge sharing initiatives (webinars, workshops, internal communities)

Your profile

You have hands-on experience with SAP HCM and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll and you feel comfortable taking ownership of Payroll topics in a client-facing environment.

What you bring:

• Strong expertise in SAP HCM (ECC and/or S/4) and SuccessFactors ECP

• Solid experience in Payroll configuration (schemas, rules, reporting)

• Experience implementing Payroll Control Center

• Experience with PTP configuration

• Experience with SAP Cloud Integration / Business Integration Builder

• Proven background in HRIS integrations and data migrations

• Good understanding of end-to-end HR processes (hire to retire)

• Experience with Swiss Payroll is required

Who you are

• Structured, analytical and solution-oriented

• Comfortable working independently while leading project streams

• Client-oriented with strong communication and facilitation skills

• Proactive, curious and committed to continuous learning

Languages

• Fluent in French and English

• German is a plus

Why join Arago?

Arago’s culture is built on:

• Collaboration

• Trust & engagement

• Excellence

💡 By joining us, you will:

• Play a key role in Payroll & HRIS transformations in Switzerland

• Grow your career through leadership opportunities and internal mobility

• Work on complex, international and high-value projects

• Contribute to shaping innovative Payroll solutions

• Benefit from flexible working arrangements and a supportive environment

Recruitment process

1. HR interview

2. Interview with a Manager

3. Interview with a Country manager