Oracle Cloud HCM Techno-Functional Consultant

Staples India; Chennai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Staples India Business Innovation Hub Private Limited is seeking an experienced Oracle Cloud HCM Techno-Functional Consultant with 7–10 years of hands‑on Oracle HCM experience, especially Core HR and Payroll. The role covers design, configuration, data migration, reporting, and integrations to support HR processes globally.

You will work with HR, Payroll, and IT teams across business units to implement scalable HCM solutions, develop comprehensive reports, and ensure smooth quarterly releases

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in Oracle HCM/HR technology with hands‑on Oracle Cloud HCM experience.
• Strong functional expertise in Core HR and Payroll, including implementation, configuration, enhancement and production support.
• Experience with HDL/HSDL data migrations, extracts, and reporting.
• Hands‑on experience with Oracle BI Publisher (BIP) reporting and data modeling.
• Experience with security, data roles, and Oracle HCM reporting/analytics.
• Experience with integrating inbound/outbound HCM integrations and third‑party applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support Oracle Cloud HCM Core HR and Payroll implementations, enhancements and production support.
• Analyze requirements and translate into scalable Oracle HCM Cloud solutions.
• Configure Core HR and Payroll modules per business needs and Oracle best practices.
• Develop and maintain BIP reports, HDL/HSDL processes, and other HCM technical solutions.
• Support data migration, conversion, validation, reconciliation and cutover activities.
• Troubleshoot Core HR, Payroll, reporting, extract, integration, security and data issues.
• Prepare and maintain design documentation, configuration workbooks, test scripts and support docs.
• Participate in SIT, UAT, regression testing and production deployment.
• Provide knowledge transfer and mentoring to team members.

Skills

Oracle HCM Core HR

Oracle HCM Payroll

HDL (HCM Data Loader)

HSDL

BIP reports

SQL

HCM security

HR integrations

Tools

HDL

HSDL

BIP

Job description

Staples India Business Innovation Hub Private Limited | Permanent

Oracle Cloud HCM Techno-Functional Consultant

We are seeking an experienced Oracle Cloud HCM Techno-Functional Consultant with 7–10 years of experience in Oracle HCM, with strong expertise in Core HR and Payroll and hands‑on experience with Oracle HCM technical tools and capabilities.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for analyzing business requirements, designing and configuring Oracle Cloud HCM solutions, developing reports and extracts, supporting data migration and integrations, troubleshooting issues, and working closely with HR, Payroll, business, functional, and technical teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support Oracle Cloud HCM Core HR and Payroll implementations, enhancements, and production support activities.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable Oracle HCM Cloud solutions.
• Configure Core HR and Payroll modules according to business requirements and Oracle best practices.
• Develop and maintain BIP reports, HCM Extracts, Fast Formulas, HDL/HSDL processes, and other HCM technical solutions.
• Support data migration, conversion, validation, reconciliation, and cutover activities.
• Troubleshoot Core HR, Payroll, reporting, extract, integration, security, and data issues.
• Develop functional and technical design documentation, configuration workbooks, test scripts, and support documentation.
• Participate in SIT, UAT, regression testing, payroll parallel testing, and production deployment.
• Support Oracle quarterly release activities and assess the impact of new features and changes.
• Perform root‑cause analysis and provide sustainable solutions for production issues.
• Collaborate with HR and Payroll stakeholders to continuously improve business processes and Oracle HCM functionality.
• Provide knowledge transfer, mentoring, and guidance to other team members.

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

• 7–10 years of experience in Oracle HCM / HR technology, with strong hands‑on experience in Oracle Cloud HCM.
• Strong functional expertise in Oracle Cloud Core HR and Payroll, including implementation, configuration, enhancement, and production support.
• Strong understanding of Core HR business processes, including Enterprise Structures, Legal Employers, Business Units, Departments, Locations, Jobs, Positions, Grades, Grade Rates, Person Management, Employment Management, Worker Lifecycle, Assignments, Workforce Structures, Document Records, Journeys, and Areas of Responsibility.
• Strong experience with Oracle Cloud Payroll, including Payroll Definitions, Legislative Data Groups, Payroll Relationships, Elements, Element Eligibility, Element Entries, Calculation Cards, Payroll Flows, Payroll Results, Prepayments, Payments, Costing, Balances, Retroactive Pay, QuickPay, and payroll reconciliation.
• Experience with Payroll Costing, payroll calculations, payroll interfaces, third‑party payroll providers, and troubleshooting payroll processing issues.
• Strong hands‑on experience developing and troubleshooting Oracle Fast Formulas for Core HR, Payroll, eligibility, validation, extracts, and other business requirements.
• Hands‑on experience with Oracle BI Publisher (BIP), including Data Models, SQL queries, RTF templates, parameters, bursting, scheduling, and report development.
• Strong hands‑on experience with HCM Extracts, including Extract Definitions, Data Groups, Records, Attributes, Criteria, Fast Formula, Parameters, Delivery Options, scheduling, and troubleshooting.
• Strong hands‑on experience with HCM Data Loader (HDL) for data migration, mass updates, and ongoing data maintenance.
• Experience loading and troubleshooting HDL data for Persons, Workers, Work Relationships, Assignments, Jobs, Positions, Departments, Locations, Salary, Element Entries, and other HCM business objects.
• Strong understanding of HDL source keys, user keys, effective dating, business objects, validation, error handling, and data reconciliation.
• Experience with HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader (HSDL) for bulk data updates and business‑user‑driven data maintenance.
• Strong SQL skills for reporting, data validation, reconciliation, troubleshooting, and analysis of HR and Payroll data.
• Experience with Oracle HCM security, including Job Roles, Duty Roles, Data Roles, Security Profiles, role provisioning, person security, and organization security.
• Experience with Oracle HCM reporting and analytics, including developing reports to support HR, Payroll, compliance, operational, and management requirements.
• Experience supporting HCM data conversion and migration, including data cleansing, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and cutover activities.
• Experience working with inbound and outbound HCM integrations and third‑party applications.
• Ability to analyze integration requirements, understand data mappings, validate payloads, and troubleshoot integration and data issues.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud quarterly releases, impact assessment, regression testing, and adoption of new HCM features.
• Strong experience with requirements gathering, fit‑gap analysis, solution design, configuration, functional design documentation, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Experience preparing and executing SIT, UAT, regression testing, payroll parallel testing, and post-production validation.
• Ability to perform root‑cause analysis and resolve complex functional and technical issues.
• Strong understanding of Oracle HCM effective‑dated transactions, data structures, business processes, and dependencies between Core HR and Payroll.
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams including HR, Payroll, Benefits, IT, Integration, Reporting, and Data Migration teams.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with business stakeholders, technical teams, and project leadership.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and provide guidance to junior consultants or team members.
• Oracle HCM Cloud certification in Core HR and/or Payroll is preferred.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with end‑to‑end Oracle Cloud HCM implementations.
• Experience in large, global, multi‑country HCM environments.
• Experience with complex payroll implementations and third‑party payroll integrations.
• Experience with large‑scale HCM data conversions and migrations.
• Experience working in Agile and/or waterfall implementation methodologies.
• Oracle HCM Cloud certification in Core HR and/or Payroll.