Oracle HCM: Techno-Functional Compensation - India Manager, Application Support

WM; Indore District; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,800,000; Full time

Job summary

WM is seeking an HR Tech Application Support Manager to lead a team responsible for day-to-day HR system support, release planning, and project enhancements across Oracle Fusion modules. The role requires hands-on leadership, system expertise, and strategic consultation with stakeholders to optimize processes.

The candidate will mentor the team, manage vendor relationships, and coordinate change management while delivering timely system updates and performance improvements across the HR tech

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 12 years HR technology support experience, leading Service Delivery and managing vendor relationships.
• Strong expertise in Oracle Fusion Compensation and Oracle Fusion Core HR, including configuration and production support.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day application support and enhancement projects with HR Technology team.
• Serve as SME on Oracle Fusion Compensation and Core HR functionalities, including design, implementation and data management.
• Lead design, build, test, and deployment phases for applications per governance.
• Manage releases, upgrades, patches, and configurations across Oracle modules.
• Mentor team members and drive continuous learning and process improvement.

Skills

Oracle Fusion Compensation

Oracle Fusion Core HR

Leadership & Mentoring

Vendor management

Project management

Change management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

HDL/HSDL

OTBI

BI Publisher

OIC

REST APIs

Job description

I. Job Summary

The HR Tech Application Support Manager oversees a team responsible for the day to day support, planning for releases and upgrades and managing projects/enhancements for assigned HR system(s)/module(s). Provides strategic and tactical consultation and input on design options supporting processes/transactions. Plans with Functional Owners, Release Management and OCM to align resources and scope to milestones. Engaging and hands on leader with system expertise and experience.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manages application support and enhancement projects working with the HR Technology team, HR Process Owners and other stakeholders
• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) on Oracle Fusion Compensation and Core HR functionalities, including Solution Design & Implementation, Compensation Configuration & Administration, Integration & Data Management
• Responsible for systematic intake and coordination of the design, build, test, and deploy phases of the application in accordance with established governance
• Acts as change control leader - responsible for planning releases, upgrades, patches, and configuration across the assigned Oracle module(s)/HR application(s)
• Leads meetings and resolves priority issues with functional leaders/business stakeholders. Communicates change impacts to functional and change partners in support of change management
• Provides consultative support to Functional Owners and other stakeholders regarding configuration and system functionality to automate processes and address business issues. Oversees analysis to ensure optimal configuration
• Mentors and provides leadership development to team members and promotes continuous learning. Building a successful team and effective working relationships is a priority.
• Provides status reporting, risk & issue log, and application updates on a frequency agreed. Appropriately escalates issues that may put projects, deliverables, timelines, or day to day support at risk
• Drives the team to meet project plan deliverables and timeline with a focus on standardization, simplification, and alignment of business processes across the enterprise
• Manages engagement with external vendors for support, enhancements, roadmap discussions and issue reporting/escalation
• Responsible for configuration of application according to design requirements and specifications. Works with Functional team to optimize processes and evolve to best meet business needs
• Responsible for Tier 2 support escalations and issue resolution, supports change management with system information. Responsible for overseeing and managing issues reported through the ticketing tool, ensuring they are addressed and resolved in a timely and effective manner.
• Champions data and process governance
• Responsible for managing and allocating the tasks to the team.
• Responsible for capacity planning, coordinating with the business team to prioritize and allocate critical activities effectively.
• Manage the complete process of identifying, designing, developing, and deploying system enhancements or bug fixes, ensuring timely resolution and alignment with business needs. Oversee testing, deployment, and post-implementation support to ensure seamless system performance and user satisfaction.
• Partner with HR, Compensation, Payroll, Benefits, Finance, IT teams, and Oracle support partners to provide functional expertise, drive best practices, deliver user training, and ensure successful implementation and ongoing optimization of Oracle Fusion Compensation Solutions
• Lead the compensation and incentive calculation applications of the organization

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

Responsible for management of at least one direct report and is considered a leader on the HR Tech team giving direction and feedback to members

IV. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Experience: Twelve (12) years of HR Technology support experience, leading Service Delivery and managing vendor relationships.

V. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

• Strong expertise in Oracle Fusion Compensation and Oracle Fusion Core HR, including configuration, implementation, and production support.
• Experience designing and managing Workforce Compensation and Individual Compensation Plans, including merit, bonus, and promotion cycles.
• Proficiency in configuring Compensation Eligibility Profiles, Salary Basis, Grade Ladders, Grade Rates, and Compensation Hierarchies.
• Hands-on experience with Compensation Budgeting, Workforce Modeling, and Compensation Planning to support business compensation strategies.
• Strong knowledge of Fast Formula, HDL/HSDL, Functional Setup Manager (FSM), and HCM Security & Data Roles.
• Experience developing OTBI and BI Publisher reports and supporting data analysis, audits, and compensation reporting requirements.
• Knowledge of Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), REST APIs, Talent & Performance integrations, and end-to-end HCM ecosystem integrations.
• Proven ability to lead teams, mentor resources, manage vendor relationships, support quarterly Oracle releases, and collaborate with global stakeholders on compensation initiatives.
• Extensive experience evaluating requirements and specs for development, testing and deployment
• People-first mindset
• Engaging leader, collaborative, mentors and builds a successful team
• Project management & organization
• Analytical & detailed
• Consultative and influential, drives toward decisions
• Continuous process improvement and simplification

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran