SAP SuccessFactors Security Lead Consultant

Job Title: SAP SuccessFactors Security Lead Consultant (Part-Time)

Location: Remote

Experience: Senior Level (7+ years preferred)

Employment Type: Contract (Part-Time – ~10 hours/week)

Role Summary

• Lead the design and execution of HR security strategy across SAP SuccessFactors and SAP HCM environments.
• Ensure secure, compliant, and scalable access controls aligned with organizational policies and HR processes.
• Act as a trusted security advisor for HR, IT, Compliance, and Audit teams.
• Drive governance, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement of HR security architecture.

Key Responsibilities

1. Security Strategy, Architecture & Governance

• Define and implement HR/SAP SuccessFactors security strategy and target-state role model.
• Establish governance frameworks including:
  • Naming conventions
  • Documentation standards
  • Approval workflows
• Design scalable role-based access models:
  • Job/position-based roles
  • Data-domain-based access
  • Country/legal entity segmentation
• Conduct security design reviews for:
  • New modules
  • System enhancements
  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • HR process changes
• Drive Segregation of Duties (SoD) policies across HR processes (hire, termination, compensation, time, benefits).
• Maintain and execute a security roadmap:
  • Automation initiatives
  • Technical debt reduction
  • Audit readiness improvements

2. SuccessFactors Security (Core)

• Design, configure, and maintain Role-Based Permissions (RBP), including:
  • Permission roles and assignments
  • Permission groups (dynamic & rule-based)
  • Target population rules
• Manage MDF (Metadata Framework) object permissions and foundation object access.
• Implement governance for Admin permissions and “break-glass” emergency access.
• Secure HR data domains:
  • Employee data (person/employment)
  • Compensation data
  • Sensitive fields and documents
• Manage and monitor Admin Center access ensuring:
  • Least privilege principle
  • Proper approval workflows
  • Audit traceability

3. SAP HCM / HR Security

• Manage SAP HCM security including:
  • PFCG roles
  • Structural authorizations
  • Infotype-level access
• Maintain structural profiles and evaluation paths aligned with:
  • Organizational hierarchy
  • Reporting relationships
• Ensure accurate HR master data access control.

4. IAM, SSO & Access Governance

• Implement and manage Identity & Access Management (IAM) concepts:
  • SAML, OAuth, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Identity lifecycle provisioning (Joiner/Mover/Leaver)
• Apply RBAC/ABAC models for secure and scalable access.
• Drive access governance processes:
  • User access reviews / recertification
  • SoD risk identification and mitigation
  • Privileged access management
  • Break-glass access controls

5. Stakeholder Management & Leadership

• Act as the primary security point of contact for:
  • HRIT
  • HR Operations
  • Compliance & Internal Audit
  • Information Security teams
• Lead and mentor security analysts (onshore/offshore teams).
• Manage:
  • Security backlog
  • Prioritization
  • Release readiness
• Provide security inputs during:
  • Project planning
  • Cutover activities
  • Hypercare phases
• Ensure User Acceptance Testing (UAT) includes:
  • Security validation
  • Negative testing scenarios

6. Reporting & Analysis

• Generate and analyze access/security reports:
  • User-role assignments
  • Role usage and compliance
• Perform user/role reconciliation and audit support.
• Conduct root cause analysis for authorization issues and implement fixes.

Required Skills & Expertise

• SAP SuccessFactors Security:
  • Role-Based Permissions (RBP)
  • Permission groups & target population
  • MDF permissions
  • Admin Center governance
• SAP HCM Security:
  • PFCG roles, structural authorizations, infotypes
• IAM & Security Concepts:
  • SSO (SAML, OAuth)
  • MFA
  • Identity lifecycle management
  • RBAC / ABAC models
• Access Governance:
  • SoD controls
  • Access recertification
  • Privileged access management

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in audit, compliance, and risk management.
• Prior experience in consulting or client-facing roles.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a part-time engagement.

Work Conditions

• Part-time role (~10 hours per week).
• Fully remote with occasional travel (if required).
• Standard business hours (Monday to Friday).