SAP SuccessFactors Security Lead Consultant ::Remote position

The SAP SuccessFactors Security Lead Consultant will define and lead the HR security strategy, architecture, and governance for SuccessFactors and SAP HCM environments. This role involves designing scalable role-based access controls, ensuring compliance with segregation of duties (SoD), and managing secure HR data access. The consultant will act as the primary security advisor to HR, IT, and compliance teams while supporting ongoing projects, audits, and system enhancements. This is a part-time role requiring approximately 10 hours per week, with occasional travel.

SuccessFactors Security Lead Consultant1-Security Strategy, Architecture, and Governance

Define the HR/SF security strategy, target-state role model, and governance (standards, naming conventions, documentation, approval workflows).Establish a scalable role design approach (job/position-based, data-domain-based, country/legal-entity segmentation) aligned to HR operating model.

Lead security design reviews for new modules, enhancements, acquisitions, and HR process changes to prevent control gaps.

Drive segregation of duties (SoD) principles for HR processes (hire, termination, comp, time, benefits) and translate into enforceable security controls.

Own the security roadmap (technical debt reduction, simplification, automation, audit readiness).

2-SuccessFactors Security (Core)Design, build, and maintain

SuccessFactors Role-Based Permissions (RBP), including:

Permission roles, role assignments, and permission groups (dynamic and rule-based)Target population rules, MDF object permissions, and foundation object access

Admin permissions governance and break-glass access procedures

Configure and validate security for key HR data domains (person, employment, comp, sensitive fields, attachments/documents).Manage SuccessFactors administrative access (Admin Center), ensuring minimal admin grants and traceable approvals.3-SAP HCM/HR Security

Understanding of SAP HCM authorizations (PFCG roles, structural authorizations, infotypes, HR master data access).Maintain structural profiles and evaluation paths aligned to org structure and HR reporting relationships.4-Stakeholder Leadership and Delivery

Serve as the primary security point of contact for HRIT, HR Operations, Compliance, Internal Audit, and InfoSec.

Lead and mentor security analysts and offshore/onshore teams; manage backlog, priorities, and release readiness.

Provide security input to project plans, cutover, and hypercare; ensure UAT covers security scenarios and negative testing.

SuccessFactors: RBP, permission groups, target population, MDF permissions, Admin Center governance.

IAM/SSO concepts: SAML, OAuth, MFA, identity lifecycle provisioning, RBAC/ABAC patterns.

Access governance: recertification, SoD concepts, privileged access controls, break-glass processes.

Reporting/analysis: access role reporting, user/role reconciliation, root-cause analysis of authorization issues.