Senior SAP HCM Payroll Consultant Germany & Pension (bAV)

About the role

BASF Digital Solutions GmbH, part of BASF's Global Digital Services, is hiring a Senior SAP HCM Payroll Consultant for the Payroll Product Team Europe & Americas. The consultant designs, implements and continuously improves SAP Payroll solutions with a strong focus on German Payroll and Company Pension Schemes (Betriebliche Altersversorgung, bAV), acting as subject matter expert and ensuring compliance with German tax, social security and occupational pension regulations.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze complex legal, regulatory and business requirements and turn them into sustainable SAP HCM solutions, including SAP HCM for SAP S/4HANA and connected cloud applications
• Design and improve payroll and pension solutions: payroll schemas, rules, wage types, calculations, interfaces, reporting and reconciliation
• Lead payroll and pension projects and workstreams, covering requirements engineering, testing, quality assurance, deployment, release planning and prioritization in an Agile and DevOps environment
• Work closely with HR, Finance, pension specialists, external vendors and implementation partners as a trusted advisor
• Evaluate and implement innovations such as SAP BTP, SAP Fiori/UI5, AI and SAP HCM for SAP S/4HANA

Required profile

• Degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Human Resources, Business Administration or equivalent
• Minimum 8-10 years of SAP HCM Payroll consulting experience, with deep expertise in German Payroll (PY-DE) and German tax, social security and payroll regulations
• Strong expertise in occupational pension schemes (bAV), including pension calculations, employer- and employee-funded schemes, deferred compensation and pension settlements
• Proven project leadership and stakeholder management in complex international environments, bridging business and IT requirements and managing external partners
• Fluency in German and English; hands-on experience implementing complex pension processes and supporting an SAP HCM to SAP S/4HANA transformation is an advantage

Required skills

• SAP HCM Payroll, including payroll schemas, rules, wage types, reporting, interfaces and ABAP/ABAP OO
• SAP HCM for SAP S/4HANA, ideally with SuccessFactors integration, SAP BTP, SAP Cloud Integration (SAP CPI), DeconHR and SAP Fiori/UI5

What we offer

• Hybrid work model in Germany and flexible working time models, including part-time employment or job sharing
• Mentoring programs, learning opportunities and career paths with job rotation
• Support with childcare, fitness and health studio, and a discounted job ticket
• Attractive remuneration and a variable bonus