Oracle HCM Technical Lead

Reporting into GTech Enterprise Systems, this role is accountable for delivering scalable, secure, and standards-based solutions in Grant Thornton’s Oracle HCM environment that enable the strategic and operational objectives of the People & Culture (P&C) organization. The HCM Technical Lead serves as the technical delivery lead for all P&C-related HCM platforms and capabilities, owning the “how and when” of solution design and execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of Oracle HCM solutions supporting People & Culture, including Core HR, Talent, Payroll, Benefits, Time & Labor, Absence, Recruiting, Learning, and Compensation modules.
• Own end-to-end Oracle HCM solution design, ensuring functional requirements are translated into scalable technical designs aligned with enterprise standards.
• Direct configuration, development, module extensions, integrations, and reporting within the Oracle HCM ecosystem.
• Ensure adherence to GTech SDLC standards, including requirements traceability, design reviews, testing strategy, release planning, and stage-gate governance.
• Lead and coordinate technical teams, including Oracle developers, integration specialists, data specialists, and external system integrators (e.g., Oracle Consulting Services talent).
• Oversee the execution of GTech’s testing strategies, including unit testing, system integration testing (SIT), regression testing, and supporting user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Manage Oracle quarterly releases, assessing impact, coordinating regression testing, and ensuring timely and stable adoption of new functionality.
• Partner with P&C Product Owners and Business Process SMEs to:
  • Clarify requirements and acceptance criteria
  • Perform end-to-end impact analysis
  • Design solutions aligned to out-of-the-box capabilities
  • Leverage a Design Review Board approach for all desired solutions requiring platform customization
• Oversee technical vendor and system integrator performance, including delivery quality, adherence to standards, and on-time execution.
• Ensure all solutions comply with security, risk, data privacy, and regulatory requirements, including HR data protection standards.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise Data & Analytics teams to ensure integration patterns, data flows, and reporting solutions align to enterprise strategy.
• Support go-live readiness, cutover execution, and post-go-live hyper care.
• Act as a technical advisor to GTech and P&C leadership on Oracle HCM capabilities, limitations, and roadmap considerations.
• Serve as the technical lead for the end-to-end design of HCM data migration solutions, enabling efficient, repeatable onboarding of acquired member firms into the Grant Thornton global HCM environment.
• Maintain a rolling 18-month business roadmap in collaboration with the P&C HCM team and plan technical efforts to deliver against it.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced or Master’s degree preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive experience delivering enterprise HCM solutions, with deep hands-on Oracle HCM Cloud expertise.
• Proven experience leading full lifecycle Oracle HCM implementations, including design, build, test, and deployment.
• Strong functional and technical knowledge across multiple Oracle HCM modules:
  • Core HR & Workforce Structures
  • Talent Management
  • Payroll & Benefits
  • Time & Labor / Absence
  • Recruiting & Learning
  • Compensation
• Experience with Oracle HCM integrations, including REST/SOAP APIs, HCM Extracts, HDL, Fast Formula, and middleware platforms.
• Strong understanding of Oracle HCM security models, roles, privileges, and data access controls.
• Experience managing quarterly Oracle Cloud releases and regression testing cycles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery teams across multiple geographies.
• Experience working with system integrators and external vendors, including performance management and quality oversight.
• Strong understanding of enterprise SDLC, testing methodologies, and release management.
• Experience delivering solutions in Agile methodologies, SAFe preferred.
• Experience in a professional services or complex enterprise environment is strongly preferred.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate requirements and delivery solutions to business and technical audiences.
• Ability to influence without authority and drive outcomes through collaboration.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

About Us

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result—for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It’s what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.

In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities: Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services—and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services. In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland, and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture. Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.

About The Team

The team you’re about to join is ready to help you thrive. Whether it's your work location, weekly schedule, or flex time off, we empower you with the options to work the way that best serves your clients and your life. Consistent with the firm's hybrid work model, this position will require in-person attendance at least three days per week, either at a GT office or client site. Here, you are supported to prioritize your overall well-being through work-life integration options that work best for you and those in your household.

Benefits

We understand that your needs, responsibilities, and experiences are different, and we think that’s a good thing. That’s why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles, and aspirations that make you, well, you.

• Personalized and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance programs.
• Employee assistance program.
• Paid sick leave (minimum of 72 hours).
• Paid firm holidays that fall within the employment period.
• Eligibility to participate in the firm’s 401(k) savings plan and employee retirement plan (for seasonal employees, subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements).
• Discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance (for eligible employees, subject to the terms, conditions, and eligibility criteria of the applicable bonus plan or program).

Pay

The base salary range for this position is between $187,500 and $359,400. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion and is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity.

Schedule

This position follows the firm's hybrid work model, requiring in-person attendance at least three days per week, either at a GT office or client site.