SAP SuccessFactors PMGM / Succession / CDP Consultant

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We are an IT Solutions Integrator/Consulting Firm helping our clients hire the right professional for an exciting long-term project. Here are a few details.

We are seeking an experienced SAP SuccessFactors Consultant with strong expertise in Performance & Goals (PMGM), Succession Planning, and Career Development Planning (CDP). The ideal candidate will combine hands-on configuration expertise with business process consulting skills and will play a key role in delivering large-scale, global HCM transformation programs from strategy through successful cloud-enabled implementation.

This role requires strong client-facing capabilities, solution design skills, and delivery leadership, with end-to-end ownership across design, build, test, and deployment phases.

• Lead and support end-to-end implementations of:
  

  • Performance Management & Goal Management (PMGM)
    

  • Succession Planning
    

  • Career Development Planning (CDP)
    

• Configure and customize:
  

  • PMGM templates and XML configurations
    

  • Section weights, ratings, workflows, and route maps
    

  • Role-Based Permissions (RBP) for forms, sections, and fields
    

  • Calibration sessions, templates, views, and participant access
    

  • Continuous Performance Management features (activities, feedback, tracking)
    

  • Succession Org Chart, display fields, readiness icons
    

  • Nomination methods (Position-based, Pool-based, Role-based)
    

  • CDP and Mentoring integrations using talent pools or eligibility rules
    

• Configure, unit test, and support relevant SAP SuccessFactors modules
  

• Retrieve and manage data from Employee Central
  

• Understand business processes and map them to SAP SuccessFactors solutions
  

• Identify, document As-Is processes and design To-Be processes
  

• Analyze business requirements and identify:
  

  • Process improvement opportunities
    

  • System limitations and requirement gaps
    

• Act as a trusted advisor and SME for Talent and Performance Management processes
  

• Develop and review:
  

  • Functional Specification Documents
    

  • Configuration Workbooks
    

  • Test scenarios, test cases, scripts, and test data
    

• Lead and support:
  

  • System Testing, Integration Testing, and UAT
    

  • Cutover, Go-Live, and Hypercare support
    

• Ensure high quality delivery through rigorous validation and defect resolution
  

• Support integration requirements with:
  

  • Employee Central
    

  • Other SAP and third-party systems
    

• Understand integration strategies, data conversion, and interface concepts
  

• Contribute to:
  

  • Technical specifications
    

  • Integration testing
    

  • Data validation activities
    

• Lead workstreams or small teams across multiple projects
  

• Manage:
  

  • Scope, timelines, deliverables, risks, and issues
    

  • Change control and escalation processes
    

• Work closely with:
  

  • Clients
    

  • Technical and functional teams
    

  • Third-party vendors
    

• Prepare:
  

  • Effort estimates, budgets, and timelines
    

  • SOWs, pricing inputs, and resourcing plans
    

• Ensure:
  

  • Adherence to SLAs
    

  • High client satisfaction
    

  • On-time and high-quality delivery
    

• Drive:
  

  • Process improvements and innovation initiatives
    

• Ensure:
  

  • Compliance with project methodology and quality standards
    

  • Proper risk, issue, and change management
    

• Mentor junior consultants and foster a high-performance, learning-oriented team culture
  

• Participate in internal and client knowledge transfer sessions
  

• Proactively review deliverables and escalate issues when required
  

• Minimum 4+ years of experience in SAP HCM / SuccessFactors
  

• Valid SAP SuccessFactors PMGM certification is mandatory
  

• Strong hands-on experience in:
  

  • PMGM
    

  • Succession Planning
    

  • Career Development Planning (CDP)
    

• Minimum 2 end-to-end HCM implementations
  

• At least 1+ year experience in SuccessFactors implementations
  

• Strong understanding of:
  

  • Performance management cycles
    

  • Talent management and succession frameworks
    

• Experience working in large, global, multi-vendor teams
  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  

• B.Tech / B.E / MBA / MCA (mandatory)
  

• SAP SuccessFactors PMGM, Succession, CDP
  

• Performance & Talent Management Process Design
  

• XML & Template Configuration
  

• Role-Based Permissions (RBP)
  

• Calibration & Continuous Performance
  

• Integration & Data Migration
  

• Functional Documentation
  

• Testing & UAT
  

• Stakeholder & Project Management