Sr Solution Manager IT – HR Systems | W. R. Grace

Job title: Sr Solution Manager IT – HR Systems

Company: W. R. Grace

Job description: Job DescriptionThe IT Solution Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of the portfolio of HR projects ultimately creating solutions that enable the achievement of business priorities. The candidate must provide thought leadership and hands on expertise for designing ‘best practice’ solutions that combine knowledge from industry experience and the latest capabilities within the SAP ecosystem. The candidate must effectively manage business and functional relationships; perform demand planning and prioritization of projects; provide leadership, planning, and people management to Project and Process Leaders, Business Analysts across the business, IT, and third-party vendors.Additional Responsibilities

Research and recommend chemical industry best practices and align with key stakeholders to maintain strategic HR Management IT roadmap
Stay informed about HR systems trends, updates, and new technologies to continuously improve system functionalities and efficiencies
Provide recommendations to leadership on applying current/emerging best practices addressing issues critical to success
Identify, establish, and maintain business relationships with key Grace stakeholders
Identify and manage change management needs leading to the successful acceptance of new processes and use of technology
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (IT, Cybersecurity, Finance, etc.) to integrate HR systems with other enterprise systems and applications
Act as SME and IT project manager for small to medium sized projects
Share knowledge and develop relationships with on/offshore maintenance and project teams
Responsible for the Knowledge Transfer Plan and successful solution transfer to Grace support teams
Provide technical expertise on configuring HR systems and act as an internal expert on SAP capabilities in the HR area
Translate business requests into technical and business process requirements
Conduct workshops with technical and non-technical resources
Lead the development within Grace SDLC framework including design, build, test, documentation and training
Manage projects including providing status reporting, tracking budget and managing internal and external resources
Flexible travel required, up to 15% possible

Required Skills

Must have good understanding of integrated and end-to-end HR systems including Personnel Administration, Organizational Management, Time Management, Payroll, and Employee Self-Service
Detailed understanding of SAP technical objects integration to ECC & S/4 – User exit/enhancement & Data Mapping
Guiding complex fit/gap analysis and design decisions and validating fit/gap analysis and design decisions completed by less experienced team members; ensuring deviations from “out of the box” functionality have sufficient business justification and positive value proposition
Leading project team and workstreams from Initiation through Go live, Hypercare and Post Hypercare support
Ability to coordinate remote teams and work effectively with an off-shore, outsourcing provider
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to provide direction to less experienced architects
Strong communication and collaboration skills

Required Experience

Demonstrated proven success in architecting, designing, building, and deploying HR systems
Experience in End-to-End implementation, support, upgrade & optimization projects
Knowledge and hands on experience in SAP SuccessFactors, ADP payroll and Kronos timekeeping with good understanding of integration between the applications
5+ years international HRIS implementation, configuration and management experience
12+ years IT Systems Projects / Business Analysis / Service experience
SDLC project management experience

Preferred Qualifications