Solution

SAP SuccessFactors: HR that runs on the same truth as the business.

Cloud HR and payroll: core HR, time, hiring, performance, pay and learning, with Joule and AI built in.

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In one paragraph

What is SAP SuccessFactors?

SAP SuccessFactors is SAP's cloud human capital management (HCM) suite. It covers core HR and payroll, time, recruiting and onboarding, performance and goals, compensation, learning, and career and talent development, with Joule and AI built in. It is updated twice a year and connects to SAP S/4HANA, so people data and business data stay in step.

Good fit

Who it is for

  • Companies on SAP ERP HCM that need a plan before mainstream maintenance ends in 2027
  • Growing and multi-country organisations that need one global HR core with local payroll
  • HR teams that want hiring, performance, pay and learning in one place
  • Leaders who want AI-assisted HR, from writing goals to skills-based workforce planning
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Who it is not for

  • Companies that must keep core HR and payroll on-premise for now: SAP HCM for SAP S/4HANA may fit better
  • Very small teams that only need basic leave and attendance
The suite

One HR suite, from hire to retire.

Start with the modules you need and add the rest over time, on one data model.

Module

Employee Central

The global core HR record: people, positions, organisation and self-service.

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Employee Central Payroll

Payroll in the cloud, fed directly by core HR and time data.

Module

Time management

Leave, timesheets and time tracking, ready for payroll.

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Recruiting and onboarding

Attract, hire and welcome people, with new joiners productive sooner.

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Performance and goals

Continuous goals, feedback and reviews, with AI help to write them.

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Compensation

Merit, bonus and pay planning that is fair, budgeted and auditable.

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Learning

Courses, compliance training and AI-assisted learning search.

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Career and talent development

Succession, career paths and skills, so you grow talent from within.

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Workforce planning and analytics

Plan headcount and skills, and see people data alongside business data.

Moving from SAP ERP HCM

Three ways to get to the cloud.

Mainstream maintenance for SAP ERP HCM ends in 2027 and paid extended maintenance in 2030. There is more than one route, and the right one depends on your payroll, your countries and your appetite for change.

  • Full cloud: core HR, payroll and talent all move to SuccessFactors. The cleanest end state.
  • Core hybrid: Employee Central becomes the HR record while payroll stays on-premise for a while.
  • Talent hybrid: talent modules move first and core HR stays on-premise until you are ready.
  • Staying on-premise: SAP HCM for SAP S/4HANA is the option for companies that cannot move HR to the cloud yet.
How we help

What we do with SAP SuccessFactors

Service · Seek

SAP Consulting and Assessment

HCM roadmap and SAP ERP HCM exit plan.

Service · Leap

SAP S/4HANA Implementation and Migration

Employee Central, payroll and talent implementation.

Service · Hop

SAP Upgrades and Enhancements

S/4HANA integration and enhancements.

Service · Walk

SAP Support and AMS

Support through every release.

Questions

SAP SuccessFactors, answered.

Do we have to leave SAP ERP HCM?
Mainstream maintenance for SAP ERP HCM ends in 2027, with paid extended maintenance to 2030. Most companies are planning their move to SuccessFactors now. Those that must stay on-premise can look at SAP HCM for SAP S/4HANA.
Can we move in stages?
Yes. A common route is talent first (recruiting, performance, learning) while core HR stays on-premise, then Employee Central and payroll. We help you choose between full cloud, core hybrid and talent hybrid.
Does SuccessFactors work with S/4HANA?
Yes. SAP provides standard integrations for employee master data, organisational data and payroll postings to finance, usually run through SAP Integration Suite.
Where does AI come in?
Joule and SAP Business AI help write goals and feedback, find learning, match skills to roles and answer employee questions, and SAP is adding AI agents across HR processes. Some features depend on your licence.
How often does it change?
SuccessFactors is cloud software with two major releases a year. We review each release with you and switch on what helps.

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