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Principal System Architect, SAP SuccessFactors

NBCUniversal
New York City, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Aug 2026
💰 $230,000/yr($180,000/yr$230,000/yr)

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<h3>Company Description</h3><p>NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations &amp; Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.</p><p>Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p>The Corporate Operations &amp; Technology Engineering Team is seeking a <strong>Principal System Architect, SAP Success Factors</strong>. We are currently undergoing a HR transformation that includes a green field implementation of <strong>SAP Success Factors Employee Central</strong>. This is a high-level strategic leadership role responsible for designing robust, scalable, and secure end-to-end SAP solutions that align with business goals. The role will drive technology strategy, establish architectural governance, guide digital transformation, and ensure <strong>"clean core"</strong> principles. Key duties include managing complex integrations, mentoring technical teams, and acting as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities: </strong></p><ul><li>Define the overarching <strong>technical strategy, govern architectural standards</strong>, and ensure seamless, scalable integration across the HCM suite.</li><li>Manage technical SAP Teams through complex system development and deployment. Solutions to include artificial intelligence, application development and integration in one unified environment. </li><li>Re-engineer, Transform and Maintain custom <strong>SAP SOH workloads onto Success Factors and  BT</strong>P. </li><li>Analyze custom workloads on current stack and establish a framework to migrate objects and get to <strong>clean core</strong>. </li><li>Actively lead SAP technical vision to leverage best practices and drive maximum business value </li><li>Apply technology to complex business processes with a drive towards relentless simplification and reduction in TCO </li><li>Evaluate business requirements and architect SAP solutions providing an integrated approach. </li><li>Be up to date on latest SAP technology stack and act as strategic advisor to product and business teams on how to leverage SAP products and tools </li><li>Manage <strong>Technical architecture analysis, research, design and development</strong> of new functionality and integration with key applications and services under SAP eco-systems </li><li><strong>Guide the engineering team</strong> to develop, configure and implement the solution as per the product development standards and best practices. </li><li>Ensure technical integrity of projects, making sure that common technical elements are leveraged, and that work is not duplicated </li><li>Participate in product <strong>roadmap and product strategy </strong>definition. </li><li>Coordinate with other technical teams to ensure compatibility with their solution components and be in alignment with their roadmap. </li><li>Hold self and others accountable to the committed deadlines and ensure successful deliverables </li><li>Act as a <strong>mentor, coach, and provide training</strong> to engineers and consultants by sharing solution and technical expertise </li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Education focus degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering or related discipline with an information technology major, or an equivalent combination of education and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.  </li><li>Experience as an<strong> Architect/Senior consultant in at least 8 SAP Success Factors/HR</strong> Implementations.  </li><li><strong>10+ years SAP Success Factors hands-on experience.  </strong></li><li>Knowledge in various SAP Success Factors modules and Int

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