Oracle Cloud HCM Consultant

Our clients are Business Consulting professionals who are progressive thinkers who create, protect and transform value today, so their clients have the opportunity to thrive and grow. The Enterprise Applications practice creates holistic solutions delivered by innovative, curious professionals who bring technical depth and industry insight to our clients.

This role is responsible for taking responsibility for processes within the human resource/pay workstream throughout the implementation, managing the client’s requirements line with delivery plan and agreed budget and the overall design, promoting a strong working relationship and team spirit with the programme team and assisting the solution architect, project manager, and HCM lead with the delivery of all key milestones.

Additionally, the role will include provision of thought leadership around Oracle technology and suite of HCM applications, as well as assistance in business development and practice development for the Enterprise Applications Strategy practice.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Contribute to and inform the end-to-end solution from the initial conception through to configuration and testing

* Responsible for documenting business requirements, HCM configurations and transformational goals to achieve our client’s objectives

* Responsible for the specification and documentation of HCM integration designs and extensions

* Support the Solution Architect and the Project Manager in managing scope, plans and budget

* Lead their areas of the HCM workstream in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, and training

* Identify business opportunities to increase usability and profitability of information architecture

* Build and maintain close relationships with client senior stakeholders

* Provide leadership and insight for client account development opportunities

* Contribute to the development of go-to market propositions, proposals, budgets, and work plans

* Work closely with Oracle SMEs and the Enterprise Applications leadership team in marketing and business development activities as appropriate

* Develop subject matter expertise in Oracle HCM and network with Oracle communities, including contributions to events and knowledge share sessions

* Take personal responsibility for managing workload to meet own utilisation targets

QUALIFICATIONS

* 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent)

* Oracle certification and accreditation in Oracle HCM Cloud, (or demonstration of equivalent knowledge and willingness to quickly gain relevant certifications)

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

The following are the experience and skills that we would value in the successful candidate:

* Minimum of 3 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing multiple industry clients

* 2+ years of experience in Oracle HCM Cloud design, configuration and implementation

* 5+ years of experience Oracle E-Business Suite design, configuration and implementation (desirable, not mandatory), or equivalent system

* Evidence of appropriate Oracle vendor formal training and skills development (other vendor training experience and knowledge would be a benefit)

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills

* Knowledge of software development lifecycles, key metrics and reports

* Experience with data migration tools and data architecture principles for both E-Business Suite and ERP Cloud

* Experience in integrating Oracle HCM applications, both inbound and outbound

* Proven ability delivering complex and time sensitive projects

* Knowledge of EPM Cloud products (desirable, not mandatory)

* Strong leadership skills; able to conduct meetings and write technically orientated documents

* Ability to engage and respond effectively to client’s senior stakeholder groups

* Able to work with clients to understand current state processes and define future state processes based on business objectives

* Willingness and ability to travel up to 100% if necessary