SuccessFactors Lead

 Interview: Client prefers F2F but will consider phone/skype hire for the right candidate
Client: Biogen Idec

* This is not a Project Manager role nor a hands-on SF technical/configuration role, its a SF Environment gatekeeper role*
The Instance Manager will be a key member of Biogens Information Technology Implementation Team. The SF Instance Manager owns the lifecycle that includes scheduling, synchronizing, coordinating and management of releases/promotion activities across the enterprise for multiple applications across various portfolios to each of our SAP SuccessFactors Environments. Environmental activities will be inclusive of application configuration, data migration, system integration, SF releases and cut over activities. Provides planning, direction and act as sentry to help sequence activates to each of our implementation environment and deployment into production.

Required:
At least one SAP SuccessFactors validated implementation experience (preferably SF LMS) may consider non validate experience if other skills are matching.
Previous experience in same role for large customers/team around designing environmental move checklist for cloud solutions.
Develop Instance management and cutover plan, oversees the execution cycle across all environments.
Establishes an Instance process strategy and framework for teams to follow.
Builds and manages the logical sequence for assembling an SF environment per sequential functional and technological needs.
Manage risks and resolves issues that affect all environmental scoped activities, scheduling and coordinates with all stakeholders.
Measures, monitors and reports progress and works closely with different teams to ensure environmental checklist activities are delivered per planned schedule and is able to mitigate quickly in case of slip-up.
Conducts checks & reviews post environmental build.
Excellent problem solving, coordinating and people skills.