Oracle Cloud Payroll Architect

Job Description

AST was founded on one simple thought, put our people and our customers first and you can never lose. We are strategic contributors, partnering with forward-thinking organizations to pursue leading-edge digital transformation, process re-engineering, and technology solutions. If you're someone with energy, drive, and creativity, AST might be the place for you.

Currently, we are looking for an experienced and talented Oracle Payroll Cloud Solution Architect to join our Global HCM Practice. This is a leadership role that will provide subject matter expertise, advisory and implementation support in the areas of Oracle HCM Cloud Workforce Management (Payroll, Absence Management, Time & Labor). This is a full-time position and sit anywhere in the US or Canada.

What You'll Do:

• Provide leadership support to a team of professionals. Must be willing to groom and develop a team.
• Consult on AST's HCM Cloud engagements including implementations and upgrades
• Lead Discovery workshops to define business requirements
• Conduct gap analysis between delivered functionality and client requirements and recommend solutions
• Design, test, deploy business processes and configurations within HCM Cloud modules
• Set up the system to meet the desired business process and requirements
• Develop testing scenarios, test scripts and leading teams in unit, integration and acceptance testing
• Understand data touchpoints and integrations associated with the modules you are specialized.
• Document all application setups using the AST provided templates.
• Support multiple customers across various HCM engagements

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent. Specialization in Business or HR Management.
• 10+ years of business consulting experience; including EBIZ and/or Peoplesoft
• 10+ years of relevant experience in Oracle HCM Cloud; working in an Implementation role.
• Minimum 10 years of experience as an Oracle HCM Cloud Implementation Lead and/or Solution Architect with current Payroll experience in a client facing, functional advisoryand/or consulting role
• Minimum of5 full life cycle HCM Cloud Implementations with a minimumof3 full life cycle implementations solely focused on Payroll.
• Strong ability to architect across 3 or more modules with Oracle HCM Cloud; required
• 5+ years working as Team Lead or People Manager in a consulting role
• Certified three or more of the following Oracle Cloud areas: Global HR, Benefits, Compensation, Absence, Time & Labor, Talent Management or Payroll; required; certifications must be current or recently expired.
• Certified in Oracle Global HR; required
• Solid understanding of Oracle HCM reporting, dashboards and security as it relates to Core HR and other modules
• Ability to articulate HCM concepts
• Exposure to other modules within Oracle HCM Cloud (Core HR, Benefits, Compensation); highly desired.
• Experience of working in onsite/offshore model
• Experience working independently as well as collaborating with a team to meet tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience learning more than one technology
• Ability to engage clients in thoughtful dialog to elicit requirements
• Strong analytical, problem solving, debugging skills
• Ability to break down abstract concepts into components
• Strong verbal and written communication, active listening, and interpersonal skills
• Organized and detailed oriented
• Strong customer service focused mentality
• Able to fully utilize Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and JIRA.

What we bring: AT AST, we know our people are the key to our success and that means having happy and healthy employees. The pros of working at AST extend well beyond your paycheck. As an employee, you will have access to AST's Total Rewards program. We offer medical, dental, and vision benefits, with plans to suit you and your family's needs, as well as retirement, disability, and life insurance. We also offer additional benefits, such as commuter benefits, legal insurance, pet insurance, sabbatical leave, education reimbursement, parental leave, and much more.

Our Culture: At AST, people make the difference. We've discovered over our 25 years in business, the more we invest in our talent, the greater the return. We foster a culture of trust, ownership, and innovation at every level of the organization. All doors are open and everyone's ideas matter, giving our people the ability to quickly understand our customers' needs and translate those needs into action. While we celebrate individual wins, we always strive for shared success. We are One AST.

Statement of Non-Discrimination: AST is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, making all employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic or classification protected by law.