Oracle Cloud HCM Functional Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maryland.

📋 Description

• Lead the HCM workstream for a significant Oracle Cloud implementation.

• Facilitate requirements and design workshops while guiding fit/gap analyses to achieve documented and approved designs.

• Configure Core HR, encompassing enterprise structures, workforce structures, job and position management, grades, person and employment models, and lifecycle actions.

• Design and implement Talent Management features, including goals, performance evaluations, talent reviews and succession planning, as well as career development.

• Design and set up Oracle Recruiting Cloud requisitions, enhance the candidate experience, manage application flows, extend offers, and streamline recruiting-to-onboarding transitions.

• Oversee or assist in the configuration of Payroll, Time & Labor, Benefits, Absence Management, and Compensation modules.

• Manage HCM security and workflow design, which includes roles, areas of responsibility, data security measures, approval rules, and HR Help Desk considerations.

• Create Redwood-forward self-service experiences for employees and managers, including Journeys.

• Define HCM master data and conversion needs while validating HDL-converted data during mock cycles.

• Coordinate cross-workstream interactions with Finance, Projects, Technical, expense, and procurement departments.

• Produce functional design documents, configuration workbooks, and process flow diagrams.

• Develop test scenarios and lead System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) cycles, including parallel payroll testing as necessary.

• Conduct train-the-trainer sessions and assist in creating end-user training materials and job aids.

• Aid in cutover execution and provide hypercare support post go-live.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years of functional experience with Oracle HCM.

• At least 2 full lifecycle implementations of Oracle Cloud (Fusion) HCM.

• Extensive hands-on configuration expertise in Core HR (Global Human Resources), Talent Management, and Oracle Recruiting Cloud.

• Practical configuration knowledge of at least one additional module: Payroll, Time & Labor, Benefits, Absence Management, or Compensation.

• Strong understanding of HCM foundational design concepts, including enterprise and workforce structures, person/employment models, and the downstream implications of initial design decisions.

• Familiarity with HCM interactions with Finance, covering payroll costing, GL mapping, and labor distribution.

• Proficient in writing functional documentation, such as Functional Design Documents (FDDs), test scripts, and configuration workbooks.

• Experience leading workshops with HR leaders and process stakeholders.

• Proven track record in leading or executing SIT/UAT test cycles with a structured defect management approach.

• Oracle Cloud HCM certifications across multiple modules (preferred).

• Practical US Payroll implementation experience, including parallel testing and third-party integrations (preferred).

• Knowledge of HDL conversions and HCM Extracts from a functional perspective (preferred).

• Familiarity with Redwood UX adoption, Journeys design, and Oracle quarterly release management for HCM (preferred).

• Exposure to Workforce Compensation cycles, HCM Communicate, or Oracle ME (preferred).

• Experience in public sector or union-environment HCM (preferred).

• Consulting experience with direct client-facing delivery responsibilities and experience mentoring analysts (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Real equity ownership for every colleague after one year of service.

• Comprehensive health insurance plan with various options.

• Minimum of 4 weeks of paid time off.

• 8 firm-paid holidays each year.

• 401k plan with employer matching.

• Annual firm trip for you and a guest to an all-inclusive tropical destination.