AST was founded on one simple thought, put our people and our customers first and you can never lose. We are strategic contributors, partnering with forward-thinking organizations to pursue leading-edge digital transformation, process re-engineering, and technology solutions. If you're someone with energy, drive, and creativity, AST might be the place for you.
Currently, we are looking for a talented Oracle HCM Cloud Principal Functional Consultant - Core Benefits to join our team! This is a full-time position that will provide subject matter expertise, advisory and implementation support in the areas of Oracle HCM Cloud.
This position can sit anywhere in the United States or Canada; however, the interested candidate must be open and capable of traveling in the US during the most critical phases of the project implementation lifecycle.
What You'll Do:
- Serve as the Functional Expert and Trusted Advisor in the implementation and support of Oracle HCM Cloud implementation projects.
- Gain the trust of the client, project team members and leadership team to ensure a successful project delivery
- Provide best practice guidance on leading recruitment and onboarding modern business processes so that clients can transform their business using Benefits Cloud
- Lead design and discovery workshops to define business requirements. Conduct gap analysis between delivered functionality, client requirements and recommend solutions
- Gather and interpret business requirements to appropriate configurations of the Core HR.
- Lead the testing events associated with the project delivery cycle.
- Stay abreast of leading industry trends and Oracle features to give the clients the best solutions for their needs.
- Ability to understand integrations with other modules with Oracle suite of modules.
- Ability to work with other team members in configuring the Fusion Cloud Applications
- Ability to travel during the most critical phases of the project, if requested
- Coordinate efforts between other business lines and AST consultants to implement the best solution for the client.
- Work with the Technical Practice to provide guidance on data conversions, integrations and reporting.
What We're Looking For:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent. Specialization in Business or HR Management
- Minimum 4-8 years of experience as an Oracle HCM Cloud Implementation Lead with current Core HR in a client facing, functional consulting role
- Minimum of 5 full life cycle HCM Cloud Implementations with a minimum of 3 full life cycle implementations solely focused on Core HR.
- Current Oracle Cloud Certification in Benefits, Payroll, Global HR and/or other HCM Cloud modules ideal.
- Proven ability to lead, manage and deliver full lifecycle projects through analysis, design, configuration, testing and cutover
- Hands-on experience with Oracle HCM Cloud Tools such as HCM Extracts and HDL (highly preferred)
- Cross functional knowledge in other Oracle HCM modules (ORC, Time & Labor, Payroll); highly preferred
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
- Prior experience leading a project team in a delivery role; required
- Public Sector (K12 Educational Sector, Federal/State/Local) experience highly preferred. Private Sector experienced considered.
Our Culture:
At AST, people are the center of everything we do. In over 27 years of business, we know that putting our people first is the key to success. Our passion for people has earned us multiple awards. Here are some of the most recent:
- 2023 National Cultural Excellence for Remote Work by Energage
- 2023 National Cultural Excellence for Innovation by Energage
- 2023 National Cultural Excellence for DE&I Practices by Energage
- 2023 National Cultural Excellence for Leadership by Energage
- 2023 Chicago Tribune Top Workplaces by Energage (5th consecutive year)
- 2022 Top Workplaces in the Nation by Energage
- 2022 National Cultural Excellence for Leadership by Energage
- 2022 National Cultural Excellence for Innovation by Energage
- 2022 Dallas Fort Worth's 2022 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for by National Association for Business Resources (NABR)
Statement of Non-Discrimination: AST is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, making all employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic or classification protected by law.