Package Specialist - SAP SuccessFactors Compensation & Variable Pay

IBM

IBM

quezon, philippines

Posted on Apr 20, 2026
Introduction

At IBM Human Resources & Talent Transformation, we reimagine the way people work by combining AI, data, and human centred design. Our teams help close skill gaps, modernize HR models, and create engaging employee experiences at scale. Working in HR at IBM means bridging technology and people. Streamlining processes, driving agility, and enabling leaders and employees to thrive. You’ll collaborate across the business to shape the future of work. With continuous learning, career growth, and a culture built on empathy and innovation, IBM offers the opportunity to make a real impact on organizations and people worldwide.

Your role and responsibilities
  • Provide day-to-day functional support for SAP SuccessFactors Compensation and Variable Pay modules
  • Configure, test, and deploy approved change requests, enhancements, and defect fixes across environments
  • Perform impact and effort analysis for incoming requests, including solution design recommendations
  • Review SAP SuccessFactors releases, assess business impact, and support release planning and testing
  • Partner with HR, Compensation, and HRIS stakeholders to clarify requirements and deliver fit-for-purpose solutions
  • Execute and support unit testing, system integration testing (SIT), and user acceptance testing (UAT)
  • Ensure configuration aligns with compensation strategy, eligibility logic, guidelines, budgets, and workflows
  • Maintain solution documentation including configuration design, test scripts, and operational procedures
  • Support production processes during compensation and bonus cycles, including issue resolution and stabilization
  • Collaborate with HR Technology, CIO, and SAP as needed to resolve complex functional issues
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
  • Hands-on experience supporting SAP SuccessFactors Compensation and/or Variable Pay modules
  • Strong knowledge of:
    • Compensation planning worksheets
    • Variable Pay plans, scorecards, and payout calculations
    • Eligibility rules, budget modeling, guidelines, and proration logic
  • Proven experience with configuration, testing, and deployment in SuccessFactors
  • Experience performing impact assessments for system changes and SAP quarterly upgrades
  • Solid understanding of HR and compensation processes, including annual compensation cycles
  • Ability to analyze issues, troubleshoot configuration problems, and recommend solutions
  • Experience working with change management and incident management processes
  • Strong communication skills to engage business stakeholders and translate requirements into system design
Preferred technical and professional experience
  • Experience supporting both Compensation and Variable Pay in a production enterprise environment
  • Prior experience in an AMS, support, or center-of-excellence (CoE) role
  • Knowledge of related SuccessFactors modules (e.g., Employee Central, RBP, MDF)
  • Exposure to multi-country or complex compensation structures
  • Familiarity with SAP SuccessFactors release management, regression testing, and upgrade best practices
  • Basic understanding of data models, business rules, and integration touchpoints
  • SAP SuccessFactors Certification in Compensation and/or Variable Pay
  • Experience supporting global annual compensation or bonus cycles

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) team represents a variety of functions such as marketing, finance, legal, operations, HR, and more, all working together to solve some of the world's most complex problems, help our clients achieve success and build collaborative work environments for IBMers.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

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Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

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At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

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