Summary
The Oracle HCM Functional & Technical Lead owns the end-to-end management, optimization, and support of the Oracle HCM Cloud platform across Core HR, Payroll, Recruitment (ORC), Performance Management, and Learning & Development modules. The role combines deep functional expertise with hands-on technical capability, acting as the bridge between HR business stakeholders and IT to deliver reliable, compliant, and continuously improving HR systems and processes.
The Role
Functional Leadership
- Lead configuration, implementation, and ongoing administration of Oracle HCM Cloud modules: Core HR, Payroll, Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC), Performance & Goal Management, and Oracle Learning.
- Gather and analyze business requirements from HR and translate them into functional designs, configurations, and solution documents.
- Manage end-to-end payroll processing support, including payroll elements, fast formulas, costing, retro pay, and statutory/regulatory compliance.
- Configure and maintain recruitment workflows, job requisitions, candidate experience, offers, and onboarding journeys.
- Administer performance cycles, goal plans, talent reviews, and calibration processes.
- Manage learning catalogs, course assignments, certifications, and compliance training tracking.
- Drive quarterly Oracle Cloud release management: review readiness documents, assess impact, plan and execute regression testing, and enable new features.
Technical Leadership
- Design and develop integrations using HCM Extracts, HDL (HCM Data Loader), HSDL, REST/SOAP APIs, and OIC (Oracle Integration Cloud) where applicable.
- Build and maintain reports and dashboards using OTBI and BI Publisher.
- Develop and troubleshoot Fast Formulas for payroll, absence, and benefits calculations.
- Manage security architecture: roles, data security, areas of responsibility, and SSO integration.
- Lead data migration, mass data loads, and data quality/audit routines.
- Configure approval workflows (BPM), alerts, notifications, and personalization (Page Composer / Visual Builder Studio / Redwood).
Project & Stakeholder Management.
- Act as primary liaison between HR, IT, vendors, and Oracle support (managing SRs through resolution).
- Lead HCM-related projects, enhancements, and module rollouts from planning through hypercare.
- Manage and mentor functional/technical analysts and coordinate third-party implementation partners.
- Develop training materials and deliver end-user training; champion adoption and self service.
- Maintain documentation: configuration workbooks, SOPs, test scripts, and change logs.
- Ensure data privacy, audit, and internal-control compliance across all HCM processes.
Skills & Competencies
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, HR, or a related field.
- 8–12 years of HRIS experience, including 5+ years hands-on with Oracle HCM Cloud (Fusion).
- At least one full-cycle Oracle HCM Cloud implementation covering Payroll and Core HR.
- Proven functional expertise across Core HR, Payroll, ORC, Performance Management, and Learning.
- Strong technical skills: HDL, HCM Extracts, OTBI, BI Publisher, Fast Formulas, REST/SOAP APIs.
- Experience with quarterly release testing and Oracle SR management.
- Oracle HCM Cloud certification(s) preferred.
- Deep understanding of HR processes and payroll regulations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to debug complex payroll and integration issues.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate between business and technical audiences.
