Oracle Fusion HCM Core Functional Consultant–SAP-Oracle Transformation
Posted 1 day ago by Totaljobs
Negotiable
Undetermined
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Central London (WC2A)
Summary: The Oracle Fusion HCM Core Functional Consultant will lead the transition from SAP HCM to Oracle Fusion Core HR, focusing on optimizing hire-to-retire processes and ensuring compliance with GDPR during data migration. The role involves functional design, risk management, and user acceptance testing (UAT) to facilitate a smooth implementation. The consultant will also oversee data quality and support the organization through the cutover and go-live phases. Strong experience in SAP HCM and Oracle Fusion is essential for success in this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead Core HR design across the full hire-to-retire lifecycle
- Translate SAP PA/OM processes into Oracle Fusion Core HR best-practice designs
- Challenge legacy SAP customisation and Local Authority-specific workarounds
- Design Oracle-standard worker, assignment, job, grade, position, and organisation structures
- Act as Core HR Design Authority
- Define HR data migration scope (migrate vs archive vs retain read-only)
- Own HR data migration rules for workers, hierarchies, and absence balances
- Support HR data cleansing prior to System Integrator mobilisation
- Validate migrated HR data and support reconciliation
- Ensure GDPR compliance and data minimisation principles
- Identify and manage HCM functional, data, and adoption risks
- Maintain an HCM risk register with mitigation actions
- Escalate risks impacting Payroll accuracy, security, or statutory obligations
- Support Design Authority and SteerCo decision making
- Define HR test scenarios covering end-to-end employee lifecycle
- Support SIT and lead HR involvement in UAT
- Ensure HR design supports Payroll parallel runs
- Support defect triage and prioritisation
- Support HR cutover planning and sequencing
- Validate HR readiness for go-live
- Provide HR Core support during hypercare and stabilisation
Key Skills:
- Proven SAP HCM to Oracle Fusion Core HR implementation experience
- Strong SAP HCM (PA/OM) background
- Oracle Fusion Core HR functional design expertise
- HR data migration and UAT experience
- Experience operating in Local Authority or regulated environments
- Adopt-not-adapt mindset
- Strong data ownership and accountability
- Confident challenging legacy practices
- Calm and credible under programme pressure
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Central London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Role PurposeTo lead the translation of SAP HCM Core HR into Oracle Fusion Core HR, ensuring simplified hire-to-retire processes, clean and GDPR-compliant HR data migration, effective UAT, proactive risk management, and high adoption.
Key Responsibilities
- Functional Design & Process Translation
- - Lead Core HR design across the full hire-to-retire lifecycle
- - Translate SAP PA/OM processes into Oracle Fusion Core HR best-practice designs
- - Challenge legacy SAP customisation and Local Authority-specific workarounds
- - Design Oracle-standard worker, assignment, job, grade, position, and organisation structures
- - Act as Core HR Design Authority
- Data Migration & Data Quality
- - Define HR data migration scope (migrate vs archive vs retain read-only)
- - Own HR data migration rules for workers, hierarchies, and absence balances
- - Support HR data cleansing prior to System Integrator mobilisation
- - Validate migrated HR data and support reconciliation
- - Ensure GDPR compliance and data minimisation principles
- Risk Management & Governance
- - Identify and manage HCM functional, data, and adoption risks
- - Maintain an HCM risk register with mitigation actions
- - Escalate risks impacting Payroll accuracy, security, or statutory obligations
- - Support Design Authority and SteerCo decision making
- Testing, UAT & Payroll Dependency
- - Define HR test scenarios covering end-to-end employee lifecycle
- - Support SIT and lead HR involvement in UAT
- - Ensure HR design supports Payroll parallel runs
- - Support defect triage and prioritisation
- Cutover, Go-Live & Hypercare
- - Support HR cutover planning and sequencing
- - Validate HR readiness for go-live
- - Provide HR Core support during hypercare and stabilisation
Programme Phase Skill Mapping
Programme PhaseKey HCM SkillsOutcomes
Mobilisation & DiscoverySAP HCM knowledge, HR domain expertise, stakeholder engagementClear understanding of SAP complexity, risks, and data readiness
DesignOracle Fusion Core HR design, process simplification, governanceApproved future-state HR design aligned to Oracle and LA standards
Data MigrationHR data mapping, cleansing oversight, validation and reconciliationClean, trusted HR data ready for payroll dependency
Build & TestHR scenario definition, UAT leadership, defect managementValidated hire-to-retire processes
Cutover & Go-LiveCutover sequencing, absence balances, readiness assessmentControlled go-live with minimal HR disruption
Post Go-Live / HypercareIssue resolution, optimisation, user supportStable Oracle Fusion HR adoption across
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven SAP HCM to Oracle Fusion Core HR implementation experience
- Strong SAP HCM (PA/OM) background
- Oracle Fusion Core HR functional design expertise
- HR data migration and UAT experience
- Experience operating in Local Authority or regulated environments
Key Behaviours
- Adopt-not-adapt mindset
- Strong data ownership and accountability
- Confident challenging legacy practices
- Calm and credible under programme pressure