Principal SAP HCM Consultant

Overview

This role is for a Principal SAP HCM Consultant. You will serve as a subject matter expert and contribute across multiple phases of the consulting lifecycle, including business process consulting, solution design, configuration, and deployment. The position also involves guiding teams on project processes and deliverables, supporting client training, and helping define project scope.

Responsibilities

• Provide L2/L3 functional support for SAP HCM modules: PA, OM, TM, Time, US Payroll, ESS/MSS
• Investigate and resolve production issues, payroll errors, and master data inconsistencies
• Support payroll cycles, time evaluation, retroactive runs, and post-payroll processing
• Work with HR teams to understand pain points and deliver functional solutions
• Develop and maintain documentation, including SOPs, configuration changes, and training materials
• Support testing and rollout of support packs, enhancements, and security updates
• Monitor integrations and interface jobs (e.g., benefits providers, time systems, tax systems)
• Collaborate with project teams for fit-gap analysis, data validation, and testing
• Contribute to functional design of HCM processes under the S/4HANA Compatibility Pack
• Assist with transition planning and identifying dependencies between support activities and implementation
• Participate in unit testing, UAT, and cutover support for S/4HANA HCM streams
• Provide input into data migration activities, particularly around PA/OM/Time/Payroll structures

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
• At least 11 years of experience with Information Technology.
• This position may require travel to Project/client locations.
• This role may involve elevated access to Impact Level 4 (IL4) data and/or security requirements for handling controlled unclassified information (CUI) and sensitive data as defined by US Department of Defense (DoD). Eligible candidates must be US citizens or Permanent Residents only.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experienced SAP HCM Functional Consultant with strong expertise in Production support
• Experience or readiness to contribute to S/4HANA transformation projects
• Direct or indirect experience with S/4HANA greenfield/brownfield projects
• Knowledge of SuccessFactors integration (Employee Central, ECP)
• Familiarity with Fiori apps for HCM
• Experience with data migration using LSMW or other tools
• Understanding of security roles and authorizations in HCM

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 8 years of SAP HCM functional experience in a support environment
• Expertise in US Payroll, Time Evaluation, and master data management
• Strong functional knowledge of infotypes, schemas, PCRs, and wage type configuration
• Experience working with business users and technical teams to troubleshoot and deliver solutions
• Exposure to S/4HANA, or strong understanding of the S/4HANA HCM Compatibility Pack
• Familiarity with writing functional specifications and working with ABAP for enhancements
• Experience with incident/ticketing systems such as ServiceNow, Remedy, or Jira

Compensation & Benefits

Estimated annual compensation range:

• In CA, WA, NY, CO, MD, IL, MN, NJ, VT, MA: $114,000 to $167,000
• In Washington, DC: $106,000 to $147,500

Benefits (full-time):

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Long Term / short term Disability
• Health and Dependent care reimburesement accounts
• Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal)
• 401(K) Plan and contributions dependent on salary level
• Paid Holidays plus paid time off

Location

• California, Washington, New York, Colorado, Maryland, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, and District of Columbia (compensation varies by location as listed above).

Additional Information

• The job entails sitting as well as working at a computer for extended periods of time.
• Should be able to communicate by telephone, email, or face to face.
• Travel may be required as per job requirements.