Senior Manager: HR & Payroll Solution Architect at Massmart

About the job

Summary:

To define, design, implement and maintain appropriate, flexible and robust end-to-end HR & Payroll solution architecture standards and deployment practices for both Massmart divisions and the Massmart Group.

FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Planning

• Together with the HR & Finance Domain Architect, engage the wider HR & Payroll community to ensure understanding of the IT strategy and roll-out thereof

• Give input into the development of an appropriate IT strategy to support the Massmart group’s HR & Payroll and reporting strategies

• Unpack these IT strategies into operational plans to ensure the practical implementation of the strategy

• Embed best practice solutioning standards into project roll-outs and ensure adherence to Massmart’s Architectural Principles and Design Guidelines

Operations

• Develop and maintain the HR & Payroll IT solution architecture based on architectural roadmaps and projects in adherence to group standards

• Understand current HR & Payroll IT architectures and impact on the group HR & Payroll strategies and guiding principals

• Understand the enterprise HR & Payroll landscape to apply Innovation practices to the Group’s current Innovation position

• Provide HR & Payroll IT architecture guidance to the HR & Payroll IT and Product team communities

• Educate HR & Payroll community on IT framework

• Take ownership for risk management specifically concerning group HR & Payroll roadmaps and manage, and avoid, the impact of these on group standards on speed of delivery

• Support in providing effective user support (incident and problem management) via vendors or Massmart Group IT, when required

• Support system and process changes via formalized procedures (change control and release management), when required

• Support an effective change control process to assess and deliver against user requirements (change control management), when required

• Support system and change releases to minimize impacts on business operations (release management), when required

• Support service level management with Massmart Group IT and vendors (service level management) to ensure high levels of business satisfaction

• Provide feedback to Massmart Group IT and vendors on resourcing issues and requirements management

Configuration and Project Management

• Perform system configuration for both project deployments and operations, when required.

• Assist and support system configuration for both project deployments and operations, when required.

• Support the project management and steerco frameworks for HR & Payroll projects.

• Facilitate HR & Payroll project prioritization process in consultation with HR & Payroll stakeholders and Demand Management

• Translate business requirements into IT projects requirements

• Apply change management to ensure high levels of business engagement, buy-in and support for HR & Payroll IT projects.

• Support the establishment and maintenance of super user support structures for the HR & Payroll community.

• Together with Demand Management and Product Teams, support the benefits tracking realization of HR & Payroll IT projects against approved business cases

• Manage project issues and risks primarily focused on primarily focused on HR & Payroll initiatives and operations thereof

• Support project and product teams primarily focused on Group HR & Payroll initiatives and operations thereof

Financial, budget and compliance

• Achieve Cost Management by:

• Assisting in preparation for annual budget

Stakeholder management

• Maintain and build effective, professional relationships with third party vendors and service providers that result in timely delivery of requirements and the highest standards of quality and cost effectiveness

• Partner with other architects to provide scalable and adaptable architectural solutions

• Regularly liaison with Business IT and core Business Stakeholders, to capture voice of customer and understand requirements

• Liaison with Walmart IDC to borrow relevant expertise in the area, as required

Knowledge Management

• Keep abreast with latest tools, technologies and trends in the area of solution architecture

Requirements:

Minimum Academic, Professional Qualifications & Experience required for this position

• Strategy definition: 3-5 year

• Strategy implementation: 1-3 years

• Projects: 1-12 months

• Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science or Related Field.

• 8+ years’ IT delivery experience, of which at least 3-4 years’ experience as a solution architect

Competencies & Skills

• SAP K4 level and above (where applicable)

• Experience in developing solution architecture to assist IT solution offerings

• Experience with architecture solutions modeling

• Experience in IT Application development methodologies and tools

• Experience with system integrations standards

• Experience in solution prototyping

• Job Description Workbook Page 5

• Experience in solution development control

• Working knowledge of IT Industry standards

• Working knowledge of requisite IT systems and applications

• Awareness of tools and technologies deployable in this area

• Ability to work closely with other internal teams, both in IT and the businesses

• Ability to plan and prioritize tasks

• Ability drive consensus on critical decision areas

• Ability to apply critical thinking and ensure quick decision making

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