Oracle HCM Payroll Configurator & Integration Lead

Role: Oracle HCM Payroll Configurator & Integration Lead

Location: Must be in Pittsburgh, PA . Must be in office 4 days a week

Job type: Contract

Needed: Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) 

Oracle HCM Payroll Configurator & Integration Lead

• Senior/Lead role
• 15+ years of payroll technology experience (Oracle Cloud HCM Payroll focus)
• CPP certification (American Payroll Association) required

Overview

• Lead the design and delivery of Oracle Cloud HCM Payroll configuration and integrations in complex, multi-entity environments. Partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, Tax, and IT to ensure accurate payroll processing, compliant setup, and reliable end-to-end data flows.

Responsibilities

• Configure and support Oracle Cloud HCM Payroll (elements, balances, costing, payment methods, payroll flows, and key payroll controls).
• Design and build integrations using HCM Extracts, HDL, BI Publisher, REST/SOAP APIs, and Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) to/from time, benefits, tax, finance/GL, and third-party vendors.
• Ensure statutory and policy compliance (including year-end and multi-jurisdiction scenarios) and partner on audit readiness, reconciliations, and segregation-of-duties controls.
• Monitor and improve payroll run reliability and integration performance; troubleshoot production issues and implement long-term fixes.
• Lead testing (SIT/UAT/parallel payroll), release planning, and documentation; mentor analysts and engineers.
• Translate business requirements into scalable solutions; lead workshops, solution reviews, and stakeholder communication.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of payroll technology experience, including hands-on Oracle Cloud HCM Payroll configuration and integrations
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) from the American Payroll Association (APA).
• Strong expertise in payroll configuration (elements/balances/costing/flows), Fast Formulas, and payroll integrations (Extracts/HDL/APIs/OIC)
• Proven delivery of large-scale payroll implementations or transformations (multi-entity and/or multi-jurisdiction)
• Deep knowledge of payroll compliance (tax withholding, garnishments, taxable wages, year-end processing)
• Strong controls mindset (audit readiness, RBAC/security, data privacy)
• Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause analysis across payroll configuration and integrations
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead cross-functional delivery

Preferred Qualifications

• Union payroll experience (premiums, shift differentials, collective bargaining)
• Integrations with timekeeping (UKG/Kronos or similar) and benefits/tax vendors
• Payroll costing and GL/ERP integrations
• CI/CD or automated testing for HCM artifacts (a plus)
• Parallel payroll testing and cutover planning
• Data governance and cross-system mapping experience

Skills

• Oracle Cloud HCM Payroll configuration (elements, balances, flows, costing)
• Fast Formulas; HCM Extracts; HDL; BI Publisher/OTBI
• Integration development (OIC, REST/SOAP, SFTP, JSON/XML)
• Release management and documentation; familiarity with version control
• SQL for validation, reconciliation, and troubleshooting

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (advanced degree a plus)