Senior Oracle HCM Absence Management Lead

Grant Thornton; Downers Grove (IL); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking a Senior Associate – Leave of Absence Oracle HCM (HRIS) Specialist to join the People & Culture/HRIS Technology team. This in-house role supports and optimizes leave management processes across multiple jurisdictions using Oracle HCM Absence Management.

The Senior Associate will serve as an experienced functional resource, independently managing complex configuration and support activities while partnering with People Operations/Leaves, Payroll, Benefits, regional HR

Qualifications

• 4+ years of HRIS or leave of absence experience, including hands-on experience with Oracle HCM Absence Management.
• Experience supporting leave programs across multiple states, countries, or regions with varying compliance and localization requirements.
• Strong understanding of Oracle HCM data structures, workflows, testing cycles, integrations, and production support practices.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and optimize Oracle HCM Absence Management for global leave plans.
• Independently analyze complex business requirements and translate them into effective eligibility rules, approval workflows, and system configurations.
• Lead or coordinate UAT, SIT, regression testing, and production validation for quarterly releases, upgrades, enhancements, and new feature enablement.
• Maintain clear documentation of configuration decisions, process flows, test results, controls, and system dependencies.

Skills

HRIS experience

Oracle HCM Absence

Leave management

UAT testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/IS

Tools

Snowflake

Dayshape

OTBI

Power Platform

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking a Senior Associate – Leave of Absence Oracle HCM (HRIS) Specialist to join the People & Culture/HRIS Technology team. This in-house role supports and optimizes leave management processes across multiple jurisdictions using Oracle HCM Absence Management.

The Senior Associate will serve as an experienced functional resource, independently managing complex configuration and support activities while partnering with People Operations/Leaves, Payroll, Benefits, regional HR