About the Role
The Human Capital Management (HCM) Technical Lead is responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and standards-based solutions within Grant Thornton’s Oracle HCM environment to support the strategic and operational objectives of the People & Culture (P&C) organization. This role acts as the technical delivery lead for all P&C-related HCM platforms, owning the execution of solution design. You will lead internal technical teams and system integrators in the design, development, configuration, integration, and testing of Oracle HCM solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, SDLC standards, compliance requirements, and Grant Thornton’s out-of-the-box implementation guidelines. Additionally, this role will serve as the technical lead for end-to-end HCM data migration solutions in partnership with Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Data & Analytics, and Mergers and Acquisitions teams, enabling efficient onboarding of acquired member firms.
Responsibilities
- Leading the technical delivery of Oracle HCM solutions supporting People & Culture, including Core HR, Talent, Payroll, Benefits, Time & Labor, Absence, Recruiting, Learning, and Compensation modules.
- Owning end‑to‑end Oracle HCM solution design, ensuring functional requirements are translated into scalable technical designs aligned with enterprise standards.
- Directing configuration, development, module extensions, integrations, and reporting within the Oracle HCM ecosystem.
- Ensuring adherence to GTech SDLC standards, including requirements traceability, design reviews, testing strategy, release planning, and stage‑gate governance.
- Leading and coordinating technical teams, including Oracle developers, integration specialists, data specialists, and external system integrators.
- Overseeing the execution of GTech’s testing strategies, including unit testing, system integration testing (SIT), regression testing, and supporting user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Managing Oracle quarterly releases, assessing impact, coordinating regression testing, and ensuring timely and stable adoption of new functionality.
- Partnering with P&C Product Owners and Business Process SMEs to clarify requirements, perform impact analysis, design solutions aligned to out-of-the-box capabilities, and leverage a Design Review Board approach for customizations.
- Overseeing technical vendor and system integrator performance, including delivery quality, adherence to standards, and on-time execution.
- Ensuring all solutions comply with security, risk, data privacy, and regulatory requirements, including HR data protection standards.
- Collaborating with Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise Data & Analytics teams to ensure integration patterns, data flows, and reporting solutions align to enterprise strategy.
- Supporting go‑live readiness, cutover execution, and post‑go‑live hyper care.
- Acting as a technical advisor to GTech and P&C leadership on Oracle HCM capabilities, limitations, and roadmap considerations.
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, including Core HR & Workforce Structures, Talent Management, Payroll & Benefits, Time & Labor / Absence, Recruiting & Learning, and 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.
Skills
- Oracle HCM Cloud expertise
- Oracle HCM modules (Core HR & Workforce Structures, Talent Management, Payroll & Benefits, Time & Labor / Absence, Recruiting & Learning, Compensation)
- Oracle HCM integrations (REST/SOAP APIs, HCM Extracts, HDL, Fast Formula, middleware platforms)
- Oracle HCM security models
- Agile methodologies
- SAFe
Location
- Remote
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 12+ years of progressive experience delivering enterprise HCM solutions
- Senior level
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Advanced or Master’s degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $187,500 - $359,400
Benefits
- Personalized and comprehensive benefits
- Work-life integration options
- Medical, dental and vision insurance programs (for interns and seasonal employees)
- Employee assistance program (for interns and seasonal employees)
- Minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave (for interns and seasonal employees)
- Paid firm holidays (for interns)
- 401(k) savings plan and employee retirement plan (for seasonal employees, if eligible)
- Discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance (for employees, not interns or seasonal employees)
About the Company
- At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you.
- We offer a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support.
- In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through Grant Thornton LLP (audit and assurance) and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (tax and advisory).
- In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland, offering a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice.
- The platform has $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories.
- Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, providing access to member firms in over 150 global markets.
- The team you’re about to join is ready to help you thrive.
Equal Opportunity
- It is the policy of Grant Thornton to promote equal employment opportunities.
- All personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital or civil union status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, handicap, genetic predisposition or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
- Grant Thornton provides reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.
- For Los Angeles Applicants only: We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
- For Massachusetts Applicants only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. Grant Thornton does not require or administer lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment.
