HR Functional Engineer (Oracle HCM)

Legal And General Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group based in London is looking for an experienced functional engineer specializing in Oracle HCM. This role involves configuring key modules, enhancing HR system processes, and collaborating with various stakeholders to drive operational efficiency. Ideal candidates should have proven experience in Oracle HCM configuration and strong communication skills. The position also offers a competitive benefits package and flexible working options.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus

Generous pension contribution

Healthcare Plan

At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays

Qualifications

• Proven configuration experience in Oracle HCM is essential.
• Strong understanding of HR processes and best practices.
• Ability to analyze complex HR requirements and design effective solutions.

Responsibilities

• Configuring key Oracle HCM Cloud modules to meet business requirements.
• Partnering with HR teams to explore and deliver impactful solutions.
• Overseeing Oracle quarterly releases and facilitating playback sessions.

Skills

Configuration experience in Oracle HCM

Understanding of HR Processes & Best Practices

Understanding of payroll processes

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Company Description

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best.

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced functional engineer (Product Developer - Oracle HCM) to support key change initiatives and BAU activities within Oracle HCM. This role plays a crucial role in configuration and delivery of change items, BAU processes and ticket resolution for our employees to enhance and improve our core HR system.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the configuration within Oracle HCM following an approved change request across multiple HR modules, supporting the business with art of the possible when it comes to technology support and working closely with our IT teams where applicable.

What you’ll be doing:

• Configuring key Oracle HCM Cloud modules — including Global HR, Compensation, Absence Management, Learning & Performance, and HR Helpdesk — to meet evolving business requirements
• Demonstrating strong technical expertise to support innovative change requests, partnering with HR and Operational Excellence teams to explore and deliver impactful solutions
• Aligning system changes with the standard BAU calendar to ensure consistency with established HR processes and timelines
• Leveraging deep knowledge of HR policies and processes to identify and implement system enhancements that drive operational efficiency and compliance
• Overseeing Oracle quarterly releases and facilitating playback sessions to keep relevant business stakeholders informed and engaged
• Collaborating with HR and business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document system requirements, translating them into effective configurations within Oracle and ATS platforms
• Partnering with internal teams — including IT, Data, and Integrations — to ensure system design and functionality align with downstream impact assessments
• Developing and maintaining comprehensive documentation, including user guides, standard operating procedures, and configuration workbooks, to support system integrity and user adoption

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for:

• Proven configuration experience in Oracle HCM is essential
• Strong Understanding of HR Processes & Best Practices
• Strong understanding of payroll processes
• Ability to analyse complex HR requirements and design effective solutions within Oracle HCM.
• Ensure data integrity and security within Oracle HCM
• Hands on experience in cloud implementation, configuration, and customisation
• Excellent communication skills

Benefits

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term‑time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.