Manager, IT Strategy & Integration- Oracle HCM

Responsibilities

Own the Oracle Fusion HCM roadmap (e.g., Core HR, Talent, Payroll, Benefits, Learning, Recruiting), ensuring alignment with HR, Technology, and enterprise objectives.

Serve as the primary in-house expert for Oracle Fusion HCM, reducing dependency on external consultants and ensuring long-term platform stewardship.

Translate HR and workforce needs into clear, scalable technology strategies and integration plans.

Enterprise Strategy & OCTO Alignment

• Develop and implement OCTO-aligned technology strategies and roadmaps, including application lifecycle planning, integration patterns, and modernization initiatives.
• Act as a strategic liaison between HR, Strategy, Technology, and Transformation teams, ensuring alignment and execution across initiatives.
• Monitor and assess emerging HCM and HR technology trends to inform platform evolution and investment decisions.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analysis, or a related field is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
• 5 or more years of relevant experience in enterprise IT strategy, integration, or transformation, with a strong focus on Oracle Fusion HCM.
• 3 or more years operating at a manager or senior-lead level, demonstrating leadership, influence, and accountability without formal people management.
• Strong experience leading strategic planning and execution for OCTO-style initiatives, particularly in HCM, workforce systems, or people technology.
• Proven involvement in M&A technology support, including HCM due diligence, integration planning, and execution.
• Demonstrated ability to create, refine, and execute integration scenarios, playbooks, and roadmaps, leveraging industry best practices across multiple workstreams.
• Strong capability in building trusted partnerships with HR leaders, Technology teams, and senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to balance long-term HCM strategy with near-term execution, delivering results within compressed timelines.
• Hightly effective communicator, capable of translating complex HR and technology concepts into clear, business-oriented language.
• Demonstrated stakeholder engagement and influence, emphasizing open, honest, and respectful communication.
• Self-directed, high-energy professional who performs effectively in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment.
• Strong leadership presence and partnership skills, with the ability to gain credibility quickly across functions and leadership levels.
• Highly collaborative, influential, and inspirational working style, aligned to enterprise-wide outcomes.
• Comfortable working independently, exercising sound judgment and decision-making, and navigating ambiguity.