Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.
Job Summary
- The ideal candidate will combine deep functional expertise in recruitment and onboarding methodologies with hands-on experience configuring and leveraging leading HR technology platforms (SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting/Onboarding, Workday Recruiting/Onboarding).
- You'll guide clients through complex transformations, ensuring seamless candidate and new hire experiences, and aligning these critical processes with broader HR and business strategies.
- A highly experienced and results-oriented Senior Consultant specializing in Onboarding and Recruitment to join Dangote SAP Delivery Center in India. This pivotal role will be responsible for leading the design, implementation, and optimization of best-in-class talent acquisition and new hire onboarding processes for our clients.
Responsibilities
Client Engagement & Needs Analysis:
- Lead discovery sessions and workshops with HR and business stakeholders to thoroughly understand current recruitment and onboarding processes, pain points, and future state requirements.
- Translate complex business requirements into clear, actionable functional and technical specifications for system configuration and process design.
- Conduct detailed business process analysis, identify gaps, and propose optimal solutions leveraging industry best practices and system capabilities.
Solution Design & Configuration (Platform Agnostic, with specific tool expertise):
- Design, configure, and implement comprehensive solutions for the full recruitment lifecycle, including:
- Recruiting: Job requisition creation, candidate sourcing strategies, applicant tracking (ATS), interview management, offer management, talent pooling, and reporting.
- Onboarding: New hire data collection, document management (e.g., I-9, tax forms), task management (pre-day one, day one, post-hire), cross-functional integration (IT, Payroll, Facilities), and new hire portal/experience.
- Develop detailed configuration workbooks and design documents.
- Configure workflows, business rules, notifications, and security settings within the chosen HR technology platform (SuccessFactors Recruiting/Onboarding, Workday Recruiting/Onboarding).
Integration & Data Management:
- Develop data migration strategies and support data cleansing and loading activities for recruitment and onboarding data.
- Define and design integration points between Recruitment and Onboarding modules and other HR modules (e.g., Employee Central/Core HCM, Payroll, Time Management) and external systems (e.g., background check vendors, assessment tools, benefits providers).
- Work with technical teams to ensure seamless data flow and integrity across integrated systems.
Testing & Quality Assurance:
- Lead and execute unit testing, integration testing, and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Develop comprehensive test plans, scenarios, and scripts for recruitment and onboarding processes.
- Manage defect identification, tracking, and resolution to ensure solution quality and accuracy.
Training & Change Management:
- Provide expert-level post-go-live support and troubleshooting for recruitment and onboarding solutions.
- Develop detailed training materials and deliver effective training sessions for end-users, HR administrators, and super-users.
- Support change management activities to ensure successful adoption of new processes and technologies.
Project Leadership & Mentorship:
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior consultants, fostering their growth and sharing knowledge.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of consulting methodologies, accelerators, and internal knowledge bases.
- Act as a lead consultant on implementation projects, managing workstreams, scope, timelines, and deliverables for recruitment and onboarding.
- Collaborate effectively with project managers, technical leads, and client teams.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Deep functional expertise in end-to-end recruitment processes (requisition to offer acceptance) and comprehensive new hire onboarding processes (pre-day one to full integration).
- Strong understanding of integration concepts and data flow between HR modules and external systems.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong client-facing, presentation, and workshop facilitation skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, client-driven environment, managing multiple priorities effectively.
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum of 7+ years of hands-on consulting experience in HR technology implementations, with a primary focus on Recruitment and Onboarding.
- Proven experience with at least 3-4 full lifecycle implementations of leading HR platforms specifically covering Recruiting and Onboarding modules (SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting & Onboarding, Workday Recruiting & Onboarding).
- Hands-on configuration experience with relevant modules of a major HRIS platform.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
Desired Skills (Plus Points):
- Experience in a consulting firm environment.
- Relevant platform certifications (SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting/Onboarding Certified, Workday Recruiting/Onboarding Certified).
- Experience with other HR modules (Core HR/Employee Central, Payroll, Time Tracking) and their integration points.
- Familiarity with HR reporting and analytics for talent acquisition metrics.
- Understanding of change management principles in HR technology adoption
- Knowledge of global HR compliance regulations related to recruitment and onboarding.
