Oracle Fusion HCM Benefits Lead

KAPITAL; United States; Remote; USD 138,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

KAPITAL is seeking an experienced Oracle Fusion HCM Benefits Lead to design, implement, configure, and optimize Oracle Fusion Cloud Benefits. The candidate will have deep expertise in benefits administration, plan configuration, eligibility rules, life events, and open enrollment, with strong integration skills to payroll and third-party providers.

The role requires 15+ years in HCM or HRIS, excellent stakeholder management, and the ability to lead workshops and guide cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• Must have 10+ years in Oracle HCM/HRIS implementations, preferably Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM.
• Strong hands-on experience in Oracle Fusion Cloud Benefits configuration and administration.
• Proven experience with benefits implementation lifecycle from requirements to go-live.
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills; able to lead workshops.
• Based in the United States and able to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Oracle Fusion HCM Benefits implementations and support initiatives.
• Conduct requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, solution design, and workshops.
• Configure benefits plans, rates, eligibility profiles, and coverage levels.
• Design life events, enrollment opportunities, and open enrollment processes.
• Manage benefits enrollment, self-service, and administration processes.
• Coordinate data conversion, validation, testing, and reconciliation.
• Lead SIT, UAT, regression testing, and defect resolution.
• Mentor team members and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Prepare design documents, configuration workbooks, and test scripts.
• Support post-go-live stabilization and continuous improvement.

Skills

Oracle Fusion HCM

Benefits configuration

Life events rules

Open enrollment

Stakeholder management

Client-facing

Requirements gathering

SIT/UAT testing

Job description

Travel: Remote, Must be willing to travel up to 50% as needed

Employment Type: Contract

Experience: 15+ years overall experience, with strong hands-on Oracle Fusion HCM Benefits experience

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Oracle Fusion HCM Benefits Lead to lead the design, implementation, configuration, and optimization of Oracle Fusion Cloud Benefits. The ideal candidate will have deep functional expertise in Benefits administration, benefits plan configuration, eligibility rules, life events, open enrollment, and integrations with payroll and third-party benefits providers.

The Benefits Lead will work closely with HR, Payroll, IT, business stakeholders, and implementation teams to deliver scalable benefits solutions aligned with business requirements and industry best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Oracle Fusion HCM Benefits implementations, enhancements, and support initiatives.
• Conduct requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, solution design, and functional workshops.
• Configure Oracle Benefits plans, programs, plan types, options, rates, eligibility profiles, and coverage levels.
• Design and configure life events, event processing rules, certifications, enrollment opportunities, and open enrollment processes.
• Manage benefits enrollment, employee self-service, and benefits administration processes.
• Configure and maintain eligibility profiles, dependent and beneficiary rules, and benefit relationships.
• Support integration of Oracle Benefits with Oracle Payroll, Core HR, and third-party benefits vendors.
• Coordinate benefits data conversion, validation, testing, and reconciliation activities.
• Lead SIT, UAT, regression testing, defect resolution, and deployment activities.
• Troubleshoot complex benefits configuration and enrollment issues.
• Provide functional leadership, mentor team members, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Prepare functional design documents, configuration workbooks, test scripts, and user documentation.
• Support post-go-live stabilization and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Oracle HCM/HRIS implementations or functional consulting, preferably with Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM.
• Strong hands-on experience in Oracle Fusion Cloud Benefits configuration and administration.
• Proven experience with Benefits implementation lifecycle, from requirements gathering through go-live.
• Strong knowledge of benefits programs, plans, options, eligibility rules, life events, and open enrollment.
• Experience with Oracle HCM modules such as Core HR and Payroll.
• Experience with benefits integrations, vendor file feeds, and data validation.
• Experience with HCM testing, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and client-facing skills.
• Ability to independently lead client workshops and functional discussions.
• Must be based in the United States.
• Must be willing to travel up to 50% as required.