Hiring For Performance Management Manager-preferably SAP SuccessFactor

Dear Candidate,

Looking for HR Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

Performance Management (PMS):

• Lead end-to-end performance management lifecycle across all entities:
• Goal setting (annual and quarterly)
• Mid-year reviews
• Year-end evaluations
• Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to ensure alignment of individual goals with organizational priorities.
• Drive SMART goal-setting practices and provide ongoing guidance to employees and managers.
• Conduct periodic goal audits to ensure quality, alignment, and measurability.
• Ensure consistency and fairness in performance evaluations across functions.
• Analyze PMS data and provide actionable insights for leadership decision-making.
• Continuously evaluate PMS effectiveness and recommend improvements, tools, and best practices.
• Partner with Rewards, HR Operations and HR Leaders, Heads & Business Partners to ensure alignment on performance outcomes and related data.
• Build capability among managers on effective feedback conversations, and performance differentiation.
• Drive a culture of continuous feedback and performance conversations beyond annual cycles.
• Ensure performance philosophy and processes are aligned with organizational values and leadership expectations.
• Track organization-wide productivity and performance trends through analytics and dashboards on Performance Management.

HR Systems & SuccessFactors Implementation:

• Lead and manage end-to-end implementation and optimization of SAP SuccessFactors, including modules such as:
• Performance & Goals
• Employee Central (basic understanding)
• Learning Management
• Recruitment (Talent Acquisition)
• Analytics
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure successful deployment and adoption.
• Define system requirements, workflows, and user journeys in line with business needs.
• Drive change management, user training, and adoption initiatives.
• Ensure system integration across HR functions for seamless employee lifecycle management.
• Monitor system performance and suggest enhancements for improved efficiency.
• Act as the HR functional lead for digital transformation initiatives related to talent and performance management.
• Ensure high adoption and employee experience standards across all HR technology interventions.
• Partner with IT and digital teams to drive governance, data integrity, process controls, and reporting automation.
• Drive continuous improvement of workflows, user interfaces, and manager/employee self-service capabilities.
• Support future scalability of HR systems in line with organizational growth and transformation priorities.

HR Functional Integration:

• Collaborate across HR functions to ensure cohesive processes:
• Talent Acquisition (TA)
• HR Operations
• Learning & Development (L&D)
• Rewards & PMS
• Bring a holistic HR perspective to drive integrated talent strategies.
• Support leadership in identifying high performers, succession planning, and development interventions.

Process Excellence & Innovation:

• Benchmark PMS practices with industry standards and introduce best-in-class methodologies.
• Drive automation and digitization in performance processes.
• Build dashboards and reports to track PMS effectiveness and participation metrics.
• Ensure compliance, governance, and audit readiness of performance processes.

Supervision:

• Direct Reports

Nil

• Dotted line reporting

Nil

• Indirect Reports

Nil

Key Interfaces

• Internal / Group

IT, HR Business Partners, Ops, Marketing Communication and Finance

• External

Vendors / partners

Qualifications and Work Experience:

• MBA / Postgraduate in Human Resources or related field.
• 68 years of experience in HR, with strong exposure to:
• Performance Management Systems (PMS)
• HR Technology implementations (preferably SAP SuccessFactors)
• Proven experience in managing end-to-end PMS cycles across large/multi-entity organizations.
• Strong understanding of complete HR lifecycle, including:
• Talent Acquisition (TA)
• HR Operations
• Learning & Development (L&D)
• Performance & Rewards
• Hands-on experience in SuccessFactors implementation/configuration preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret HR data and generate insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.