Oracle Cloud Time & Absence Lead

International Business Machines Corporation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting in Canada is seeking an Oracle Cloud Time & Absence Lead to design, implement, and optimize Time & Absence and Time & Labor solutions for enterprise clients. You will guide workshops, drive design decisions, and ensure delivery excellence across SIT, UAT, and production cutovers.

You will collaborate with clients and delivery teams, share best practices for Oracle Cloud HCM, and mentor junior consultants while expanding your own expertise through ongoing certification and

Qualifications

• Experience implementing Oracle Cloud Time & Labor and Absence Management.
• Strong business process transformation skills.
• Experience in SIT and UAT and deployment.
• Excellent client-facing communication.
• Knowledge of Oracle Cloud HCM leading practices.
• Oracle Cloud HCM certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead Requirements & Design Workshops.
• Design, configure, prototype, test, and deploy Oracle Cloud Time & Absence solutions.
• Provide Functional Leadership on Time and Absence.
• Support SIT, UAT, and deployment activities.
• Educate clients on Oracle Cloud HCM capabilities.
• Provide project status updates to stakeholders.
• Promote knowledge sharing and capability development.
• Mentor junior consultants.

Skills

Oracle Cloud Time & Absence

Time & Labor

Absence Management

Requirements Workshops

Solution Design

Client Communication

Stakeholder Mgmt

HDL

OTBI

BI Publisher

Fast Formulas

Oracle Extensibility

Tools

HDL

OTBI

BI Publisher

Fast Formulas

Oracle Extensibility

Job description

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on trusted client relationships, global collaboration, and delivering transformative business outcomes. As part of our team, you’ll partner with leading organizations across industries to solve complex challenges and unlock value through cloud, AI, and digital transformation initiatives. Leveraging IBM’s deep industry expertise, innovative technologies, and strategic partnerships, you’ll help clients modernize operations, accelerate growth, and achieve sustainable success.

At IBM Consulting, curiosity, innovation, and continuous learning are at the heart of everything we do. We empower our people to challenge conventional thinking, embrace new ideas, and deliver impactful solutions that drive measurable results. Our inclusive and growth-focused culture supports your professional development, values diverse perspectives, and provides opportunities to build a rewarding career while making a meaningful impact for clients around the world.

Your role and responsibilities

As Oracle Cloud Time & Absence Lead, you will design, implementation, and optimize Oracle Cloud HCM Time and Absence Management solutions. Working closely with clients and project stakeholders, you will facilitate requirements gathering workshops, analyze business processes, identify solution gaps, and recommend leading practices that drive operational efficiency while reducing long-term maintenance and support efforts. This role requires strong functional expertise in Oracle Cloud Time and Labor and Absence Management, excellent client-facing communication skills, and proven experience delivering successful Oracle HCM Cloud implementations.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Lead Requirements & Design Workshops: Facilitate business process discovery sessions, gather and validate requirements, identify gaps, and recommend scalable Oracle Cloud solutions aligned with industry best practices.

• Solution Design & Configuration: Design, configure, prototype, test, and deploy Oracle Cloud Time and Absence solutions to meet client business requirements and compliance needs.

• Provide Functional Leadership: Serve as the subject matter expert for Time and Absence Management, guiding clients and project teams through solution design decisions, configuration options, and process improvements.

• Drive Testing & Deployment: Support system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), defect resolution, data validation, and deployment activities to ensure successful project delivery.

• Client Advisory & Best Practices: Educate clients on Oracle Cloud HCM capabilities, leading practices, and emerging features while identifying opportunities to enhance business value and adoption.

• Stakeholder Communication: Provide regular project status updates, risks, issues, and mitigation plans to engagement managers and client stakeholders.

• Knowledge Sharing & Continuous Learning: Maintain expertise in Oracle Cloud HCM Time and Absence functionality through ongoing training, certification, and collaboration with delivery teams to promote knowledge sharing and capability development.

• Mentorship & Team Support: Guide junior consultants and contribute to solution reviews, quality assurance activities, and delivery excellence initiatives.

Required technical and professional expertise

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Oracle Cloud Time & Absence Expertise: Proven experience implementing and supporting Oracle Cloud Time and Labor and Absence Management solutions, including requirements analysis, configuration, prototyping, testing, and deployment in complex business environments.

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Business Process Transformation: Strong understanding of workforce management processes with the ability to assess current-state operations, identify improvement opportunities, and design scalable solutions that enhance efficiency, compliance, and user experience while minimizing ongoing maintenance.

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Oracle Cloud Solution Design: Expertise in Oracle Cloud HCM configuration, functional design, and application best practices, with the ability to translate business requirements into effective and sustainable technology solutions.

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Consulting & Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated consulting experience leading workshops, facilitating requirements-gathering sessions, conducting gap analyses, and presenting solution recommendations to business and technical stakeholders.

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Testing & Implementation Delivery: Experience supporting end-to-end project lifecycles, including solution design, system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), issue resolution, cutover planning, and production deployment.

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Oracle HCM Best Practices: Deep knowledge of Oracle Cloud HCM leading practices and emerging capabilities, with the ability to advise clients on process optimization, system adoption, and continuous improvement opportunities.

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Communication & Client Advisory Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build trusted client relationships, manage stakeholder expectations, and effectively communicate project progress, risks, and recommendations.

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Continuous Learning & Certification: Commitment to maintaining current Oracle Cloud HCM knowledge through ongoing training, certifications, and participation in internal knowledge-sharing and professional development initiatives.

Preferred technical and professional experience

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Cross-Module Oracle HCM Knowledge: Strong understanding of Oracle Cloud Time and Labor and Absence Management with functional integration experience across Core HR, Payroll, Benefits, Scheduling, and Workforce Management. Ability to assess downstream impacts and design end-to-end solutions that support enterprise-wide business processes.

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Oracle Payroll Integration Expertise: Experience configuring and supporting Time, Absence, and Payroll integrations, including time calculation rules, absence accruals, payroll elements, balances, and processing requirements to ensure accurate payroll outcomes and regulatory compliance.

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Advanced Fast Formula & Rules Configuration: Hands‑on experience developing and troubleshooting Oracle Fast Formulas, including Time Calculation Rules, Absence Accrual Plans, Eligibility Profiles, Validation Rules, and Payroll-related formulas to address complex business requirements while maintaining solution scalability.

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Oracle Cloud HCM Customization & Extensibility: Experience leveraging Oracle Cloud HCM extensibility features, including HCM Extracts, HDL, HSDL, OTBI, BI Publisher, Approval Workflows, Alerts, and Redwood‑enabled configurations to enhance business processes and user experience while adhering to Oracle leading practices.

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Business Process Optimization: Proven ability to analyze, design, and optimize workforce management processes, reducing manual effort and operational complexity while improving maintainability, compliance, and user adoption

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Complex Requirements & Gap Assessment: Ability to evaluate client requirements, conduct fit-gap analyses, and recommend scalable solutions that balance business needs, system capabilities, and long‑term support considerations.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.