Senior Solution Architect (HR)

The Human Resource Experience (HRX) Architect is a key role responsible for the employee journey, designing and building exceptional experiences and efficient processes that empower people and transform organizations. They are champions for putting employees at the heart of HR, crafting a workplace where everyone thrives. By innovating the way we work, they revolutionize the employee experience, bridging the gap between HR, Legal, Sales, and Finance to create a seamless and productive environment. They are the future of HR, designed today.

Responsibilities

Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including business leaders, sales, legal, customer service, IT teams, and data stewards; Designing Employee-Centric & Efficient Solutions: Collaborate with HR to develop and implement HR programs, policies, and processes aligned with employee needs; Creating a Positive Work Environment: Collaborate with HR to leverage technology and systems to foster a culture of inclusivity, collaboration, and recognition; Measuring and Iterating: Establish metrics and feedback mechanisms to track the effectiveness of employee experience initiatives; Translate Business Needs: Work directly with business stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into clear, concise technical specifications; Solution Design & Architecture: Understand key HR processes, core Legal processes, and Sales processes; Explain Technical Solutions: Communicate complex technical details to business stakeholders in an understandable way; Bridge the Communication Gap: Act as an interpreter between business and technical teams for HRX; Manage Expectations: Communicate feasibility and timelines of technical solutions; Facilitate Collaboration: Foster a collaborative environment; Ensure Alignment: Act as guardian of business requirements; Drive Automation: Identify opportunities for automation, in particular using AI, within HR processes; Business Process Analysis: Understand HR business processes and requirements; Implementation & Project Management: Project leadership; requirements gathering; system configuration and customization oversight; testing and quality assurance; Change Management; Continuous Learning & Development: Staying current with industry trends in HRX technologies; Testing Strategy Development: Develop a testing strategy for end-to-end solutions for HRX; Training and Education: Develop training materials and conduct sessions for end-users and support teams; Operating Model for systems: Create and implement a comprehensive operating model; Prioritization: Evaluate the relative value of HRX systems initiatives; Data Quality Management: Collaborate with Data Governance and Data Management teams; Data Security and Privacy: Collaborate with the Privacy team to ensure compliance; Change and Release Management: Lead systems change and Release management initiatives

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related field; Fluency in English and local language mandatory; Strength and deep expertise in HRX is required; Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills; Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders; High levels of energy, conscientiousness, rapport building, resiliency, inventiveness, and curiosity; 15+ years of experience in Systems, with a strong focus on HR and/or P2P systems and processes; 5+ years of experience in a leadership role, managing and mentoring teams; Functional and technical strategic thought leadership; Hands on experience with complex and large-scale SAP project implementations; Ability to see our SAP portfolio with both a deep and broad perspective; Expert knowledge in all aspects of designing, developing, consulting, leading and managing broader SAP and related ecosystem initiatives; Knowledge of required SAP localizations for the geographies where GMI has business operation (NA, Europe, Latam, Asian countries); Experience with SAP S/4HANA migration and optimization projects; Strong project management skills, with experience in leading complex Finance transformation projects; Experience in change management and user training for Finance systems implementations; Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between business and IT; Experience in working with global teams and managing diverse stakeholder groups; Ability to evaluate and manage relationships with technology vendors, including understanding contractual terms, service-level agreements (SLAs), and negotiation skills

Nice to have

Experience in regulated industries is a plus