Oracle HCM Payroll Configurator & Integration Lead

Job Title: Oracle HCM Payroll Configurator & Integration Lead

Job Location: Pittsburgh PA Onsite Day 1 in office

Job Duration: Contract

Job Description:

• Senior/Lead role
• 15 years of payroll technology experience (Oracle Cloud HCM Payroll focus)
• CPP certification (American Payroll Association) required

Overview

• Lead the design and delivery of Oracle Cloud HCM Payroll configuration and integrations in complex multi-entity environments. Partner with Payroll HR Finance Tax and IT to ensure accurate payroll processing compliant setup and reliable end-to-end data flows.

Responsibilities

• Configure and support Oracle Cloud HCM Payroll (elements balances costing payment methods payroll flows and key payroll controls).
• Design and build integrations using HCM Extracts HDL BI Publisher REST/SOAP APIs and Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) to/from time benefits tax finance/GL and third-party vendors.
• Ensure statutory and policy compliance (including year-end and multi-jurisdiction scenarios) and partner on audit readiness reconciliations and segregation-of-duties controls.
• Monitor and improve payroll run reliability and integration performance; troubleshoot production issues and implement long-term fixes.
• Lead testing (SIT/UAT/parallel payroll) release planning and documentation; mentor analysts and engineers.
• Translate business requirements into scalable solutions; lead workshops solution reviews and stakeholder communication.

Required Qualifications

• 15 years of payroll technology experience including hands-on Oracle Cloud HCM Payroll configuration and integrations
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) from the American Payroll Association (APA).
• Strong expertise in payroll configuration (elements/balances/costing/flows) Fast Formulas and payroll integrations (Extracts/HDL/APIs/OIC)
• Proven delivery of large-scale payroll implementations or transformations (multi-entity and/or multi-jurisdiction)
• Deep knowledge of payroll compliance (tax withholding garnishments taxable wages year-end processing)
• Strong controls mindset (audit readiness RBAC/security data privacy)
• Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause analysis across payroll configuration and integrations
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead cross-functional delivery

Preferred Qualifications

• Union payroll experience (premiums shift differentials collective bargaining)
• Integrations with timekeeping (UKG/Kronos or similar) and benefits/tax vendors
• Payroll costing and GL/ERP integrations
• CI/CD or automated testing for HCM artifacts (a plus)
• Parallel payroll testing and cutover planning
• Data governance and cross-system mapping experience

Skills

• Oracle Cloud HCM Payroll configuration (elements balances flows costing)
• Fast Formulas; HCM Extracts; HDL; BI Publisher/OTBI
• Integration development (OIC REST/SOAP SFTP JSON/XML)
• Release management and documentation; familiarity with version control
• SQL for validation reconciliation and troubleshooting

Education

• Bachelors degree in a related field (advanced degree a plus)