SAP Hxm Functional Consultant

**Job Req ID**:659**Department**:Human Resources and Citizen Service Technical SoluSAP HXM Functional Consultant

**Job Number**:659**Job Type**: Temporary Full-Time
- **Temp Contract Length**:
**Location**: 150 Frederick St - Regional Admin Headquarters
- **Job Category**: Information Technology
- **Number of Positions**:1
- **Department**: Human Resources and Citizen Service Technical Solutions
- **Division**: Human Resources and Citizen Service
- **Hours of Work**: 35
- **Union**: Management/Management Support
- **Grade**: Management/Management Support Grade 06
- **Salary Range**: $48.05 - $60.06 per hour**Our Story**:

- Committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations, the Region of Waterloo is an inclusive, thriving and sustainable region of connected rural and urban communities with global reach. Our mission is to serve, engage and inspire, by delivering quality services to a diverse population of 630,000+, while creating a healthy, collaborative environment of learning, respect and innovation.- This is a place where employees are valued and recognized for their talents and contributions to our success. Our employees take pride in making a difference in people's lives through the work that we do. We are looking for people like you to help make it happen.The Role
Has overall responsibility for the governance of HR processes, process maps, knowledgebase and other documentation, and HR intranet content, and for ensuring systems are kept current during the organization’s transition to an Enterprise HXM. Reviews operational performance and seeks effectiveness and efficiency improvements through innovation and continuous improvement.
- Develops communication tools to embed change projects as necessary, working with Managers to ensure effective, efficient, timely process and intranet updates.
- Works across HR and the organization to identify interdependencies of process, policy, program, and system change. Defines level of impact and associated risks, and coordinates timing and communication plans with other HXM transformation project team members.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Applies HR and payroll best practice and expertise to the Department to support future state design and conceptualization.
- Maps processes, creates tools (e.g., “swim lanes”), identifies interdependencies, and understands where technology can and will be leveraged to refine or eliminate non-value-add process steps.
- Has overall responsibility for the governance of HR processes, process maps, knowledgebase and other documentation during the transition to the new system.
- Supports the design and creation of content and educational materials related to processes and standard operating procedures.
- Partners to identify other changes coming from HR functional areas, prioritize optimization opportunities, and coordinate sequencing across HR.
- Maintains a process change log, and outlines impacts to existing programs, policies, and job descriptions/functions across HR. Identifies specific changes to policy and practice for realignment to the desired future state.
- Monitors and quantifies efficiencies across HR resulting from the transition.
- Supports and collaborates with change management and functional analysts.
- Participates in the development of end-user training.
- Maintains a process taxonomy and methodology to organize and assess core global HR processes.
- Reviews and troubleshoots processes and HR data, and identifies opportunities for further improvement.
- Supports data analysis work to provide relevant, actionable feedback to project teams on how to improve core HR programs and operations.
- Works with HR leads to identify and proactively implement solutions to key pain points.
- Performs related duties as required.
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge and skills are normally acquired though a Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field, plus experience in HR processes and programs (or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience).
- Knowledge and experience in process improvement methodology (e.g., Lean Six Sigma, human-centred design principles, journey mapping).
- Knowledge, skill, and experience in change management practices.
- Ability to analyze business processes and systems, identify inefficiencies and/or required functional enhancements, and document business processes and procedures.
- Ability to translate business needs into clear requirements that will enable the design of flexible solutions to enable business strategies.
- Ability to understand and effectively articulate functionality of technology solutions (SAP SuccessFactors) to business and IT teams at various levels.
- Judgement and creative thinking skills in decision-making situations.
- Ability to redesign business processes and maintain system integrity.
- Written and verbal communication skills for engaging partners, writing reports, and presenting research conclusions.
- Knowledge of and abilit