SF Data migration Lead (DCM)

Location: Midrand

The SuccessFactors Data Migration Lead owns the end-to-end data migration workstream for SAP SuccessFactors implementations and transformations. The role is accountable for planning and delivering the extraction, cleansing, transformation, loading, and validation of HR and talent data into SuccessFactors modules. It also leads a team of analysts and consultants and acts as the main point of contact on data for client stakeholders, functional leads, and technical teams. The aim is a clean, compliant, and trusted data foundation at go-live.

Key Responsibilities

• Migration strategy and planning
• Define the data migration strategy, approach, scope, and timeline in line with the overall programme plan
• Develop the data migration plan covering data objects, sources, dependencies, mock loads, cutover, and rollback
• Establish data governance, ownership, and quality standards with client HR, IT, and data owners
• Identify and manage data risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating where appropriate
• Data design, mapping, and transformation
• Lead data discovery and profiling across legacy HRIS, payroll, ATS, LMS, and other source systems
• Own source-to-target mapping and transformation rules across modules such as Employee Central, Recruiting, Onboarding, Performance & Goals, Learning, Compensation, and Succession & Development
• Define data templates and load sequences, aligning with the configuration and integration workstreams
• Oversee data cleansing, enrichment, and de-duplication, working with client data owners to resolve gaps and exceptions
• Execution, testing, and cutover
• Plan and run multiple mock migration cycles, tracking load success rates, defects, and remediation
• Run reconciliation and validation, including record counts, field-level checks, and business sign-off
• Lead cutover planning and execution, including go/no-go readiness criteria and hypercare support
• Manage historical data and archiving decisions with the client
• Compliance and quality
• Ensure data handling meets GDPR and other privacy, security, and retention requirements, including cross-border transfer considerations
• Maintain audit trails and migration documentation to support client and internal quality assurance

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, HR, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years’ experience in HR technology, including 4+ years leading data migration on SAP SuccessFactors, ideally across multiple full-lifecycle implementations
• Deep knowledge of the Employee Central data model, including foundation objects, MDF objects, position management, and effective-dated records
• Hands-on experience with SuccessFactors import and export tools, templates, and APIs (OData/SFAPI), and with ETL or data transformation tools
• Strong skills in data profiling, cleansing, and reconciliation (SQL, advanced Excel; Python or similar a plus)
• Proven track record managing teams, plans, and budgets for a workstream
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain data issues to HR and executive audiences
• Understanding of HR processes and data across the employee lifecycle
• SAP SuccessFactors certification (e.g. Employee Central, Recruiting, or Onboarding)
• Experience with SAP Cloud Integration, Boomi, or other integration middleware
• Experience migrating from Workday, Oracle, SAP HCM on-premise, or other major HRIS platforms
• Project management qualification (PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile)
• Experience in a consulting or professional services environment
• Multi-country or multilingual migration experience, including local data privacy variations
• 7+ years’ experience in HR technology, including 4+ years leading data migration on SAP SuccessFactors, ideally across multiple full-lifecycle implementations

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