Senior Manager, HR Technology Services

Job Title: Senior Manager HR Technology Services (SAP SuccessFactors)
Location: Chicago West Loops
Employment Type: 6-month contract to hire
Reports To: Infrastructure & Operations Leadership

Overview:

The Senior Manager HR Technology Services is responsible for the operational management support and continuous improvement of SAP SuccessFactors and related HR technology services. Reporting within the Infrastructure & Operations organization this role serves as the primary liaison between Human Resources Technology and third-party service providers to ensure the stability performance security and ongoing enhancement of HR technology solutions. This position owns the day-to-day relationship with the managed service provider (MSP) supporting SAP SuccessFactors administration configuration support and break-fix activities. The role ensures business requirements are translated into scalable technology solutions while maintaining operational excellence governance and service quality. Great opportunity for candidates who are looking for the opportunity to lead the operational strategy and continuous improvement of a critical enterprise HR technology platform while serving as a trusted partner to both HR and Technology leadership. The position combines service management vendor oversight governance and strategic stakeholder engagement in a highly visible enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities: HR Technology Service Management

• Serve as the primary technology relationship manager for HR including Global Talent Acquisition and People Operations.

• Provide operational oversight of SAP SuccessFactors and related HR technology services.

• Partner with HR stakeholders to understand business priorities process requirements and enhancement opportunities.

• Coordinate and prioritize system enhancements configuration requests and production support activities.

• Ensure technology solutions effectively support employee lifecycle recruiting talent management learning and organizational processes.

Vendor & Managed Service Provider Management

• Act as the primary point of accountability for the managed service provider supporting SAP SuccessFactors.

• Manage vendor performance against SLAs operational metrics and contractual commitments.

• Coordinate break-fix support configuration changes release management and platform enhancements.

• Facilitate issue resolution and escalation management between business stakeholders and service providers.

• Lead recurring service reviews and operational governance meetings.

Service Delivery & Operational Excellence

• Ensure stable secure and reliable operation of SAP SuccessFactors and related integrations.

• Partner with Infrastructure & Operations teams responsible for identity management access provisioning security and enterprise integrations.

• Support change management testing coordination release planning and production deployments.

• Monitor service performance issue trends user adoption metrics and continuous improvement opportunities.

• Maintain system documentation operational procedures and support processes.

Governance Risk & Compliance

• Support compliance audit security and data governance initiatives.

• Ensure proper controls for user access role-based permissions and HR data protection.

• Coordinate with Identity Management and Security teams regarding employee lifecycle provisioning and deprovisioning.

• Participate in risk assessments audits and governance reviews.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong experience supporting SAP SuccessFactors in an Administrator Analyst Service Manager Product Owner or similar capacity. (Preferred SAP SuccessFactors Certification).

• Experience managing third-party service providers and outsourced application support models.

• Strong understanding of HR business processes including:

  • Employee Lifecycle Management

  • Recruiting & Talent Acquisition

  • Learning Management

  • Talent Management

  • Organizational Management

• Experience with enterprise application support and IT service management practices.

• Working knowledge of:

  • Identity Management

  • Role-Based Security

  • Integrations

  • Workflow Administration

  • SaaS Application Management

• Strong stakeholder management communication and vendor management skills.

• Experience working within complex matrixed and global organizations.

• Preferred experience: ServiceNow Microsoft Entra ID Identity Management Solutions Managing Global MSP ITIL certs or experience HRIS SaaS)

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Service-oriented leader focused on reliability customer satisfaction and operational excellence.

• Skilled at translating business requirements into actionable technical solutions.

• Strong governance mindset with the ability to balance continuous improvement and operational control.

• Effective communicator who can collaborate across HR Technology Security and external vendor teams.

• Experienced leading HR technology operations within large enterprise environments.

Compensation Information
The expected salary range for this position is $65-$75/hr - Salary 130K - 150K depending on experience and qualifications. This role also qualifies for comprehensive benefits such as health insurance 401(k) and paid time off. TalentFish is committed to pay transparency and equal opportunity. The salary range provided is in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.

This role requires authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.

All offers are contingent upon the completion of a background check which may include but is not limited to reference checks education verification employment verification drug testing criminal records checks and any required certifications or compliance requirements based on the end clients background check policies and applicable laws.

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