Senior Managing Consultant - SuccessFactors Payroll (m/w/d) At IBM Consulting, a career is built on long‑term client relationships and close collaboration across industries. As a SAP SuccessFactors Consultant, you serve as a client‑facing practitioner who sells, leads, and implements expert services using IBM’s offerings and technologies. Your Role And Responsibilities Design, configure, and deliver payroll solutions using SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP), ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment to business requirements. Act as a trusted advisor on payroll process transformation, compliance, and technology optimisation, leading complex, multi‑country implementations. Lead discovery workshops and translate business and legislative requirements into functional designs for ECP and related modules. Serve as functional lead for Payroll workstreams in large‑scale SuccessFactors programs, managing end‑to‑end delivery, testing, parallel runs, training, deployment, and go‑live support. Oversee integration design between ECP and other systems such as Employee Central, Time & Attendance, Finance/ERP, and third‑party providers. Ensure payroll solutions adhere to country‑specific legislation, tax regulations, and reporting requirements; implement controls, validations and audit processes. Facilitate change management efforts and provide client engagement through advisory, presentations, and training sessions. Monitor SAP SuccessFactors release updates, recommend enhancements, and lead post‑implementation optimisation initiatives. Mentor junior payroll consultants and contribute to internal best practice documentation. Support pre‑sales activities, including proposals, demonstrations, and scoping exercises. Required Technical And Professional Expertise 8–10+ years payroll experience, with at least 5+ years in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll; experience in SAP HCM and H4S4 Payroll and Time Management is beneficial. Proven track record in multi‑country payroll implementations and support. Deep understanding of payroll and time management processes, compliance frameworks, and statutory reporting requirements. Experience with payroll integrations to time management, HR core systems, and finance applications. Excellent workshop facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to work across business and technical teams to deliver complex solutions. Fluent in written and spoken English and German. Preferred Technical And Professional Experience Strong communication and negotiation skills, and mental flexibility. Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities. Willingness to work on‑site with customers. #J-18808-Ljbffr