Oracle Fusion Compensation & Core HR Application Support Manager

Job Role: Oracle Fusion Compensation & Core HR Application Support Manager

Job Type: Contract

Experience: 12+ Years

Job Location: Remote

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Oracle Fusion Compensation & Core HR Application Support Manager to lead application support, enhancements, releases, upgrades, and functional delivery for Oracle Fusion HCM.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in Oracle Fusion Compensation and Core HR, along with experience managing support teams, vendors, stakeholders, and end-to-end application lifecycle activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day Oracle Fusion HCM application support, enhancements, and projects.
• Act as the SME for Oracle Fusion Compensation and Core HR, including solution design, implementation, configuration, and administration.
• Manage the complete design, build, testing, deployment, and post-production support lifecycle.
• Lead quarterly Oracle releases, upgrades, patches, configuration changes, and change-control activities.
• Manage Tier 2 support escalations, incidents, problem resolution, and ticketing processes.
• Design and manage Workforce Compensation and Individual Compensation Plans, including merit, bonus, and promotion cycles.
• Configure Compensation Eligibility Profiles, Salary Basis, Grade Ladders, Grade Rates, Compensation Hierarchies, and related compensation components.
• Support Compensation Budgeting, Workforce Modeling, and Compensation Planning.
• Provide functional expertise and consultative guidance to HR, Compensation, Payroll, Benefits, Finance, IT, and other stakeholders.
• Manage external vendors for application support, enhancements, roadmap discussions, and escalations.
• Drive data and process governance, standardization, simplification, and continuous improvement.
• Manage team capacity, task allocation, priorities, mentoring, and resource development.
• Prepare status reports, risk/issue logs, application updates, and escalation communications.
• Support integrations and troubleshooting across the Oracle HCM ecosystem.

Required Skills

• 12+ years of HR Technology / Application Support experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion Compensation and Core HR.
• Experience in Oracle Fusion HCM implementation, configuration, administration, and production support.
• Strong knowledge of:
• Workforce Compensation
• Individual Compensation
• Compensation Eligibility Profiles
• Salary Basis & Grade Structures
• Compensation Budgeting & Planning
• Fast Formula
• HDL / HSDL
• Functional Setup Manager (FSM)
• HCM Security & Data Roles
• HCM Extracts
• BPM Worklist
• Experience with OTBI and BI Publisher (BIP) reporting and data analysis.
• Knowledge of Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), REST APIs, and HCM integrations.
• Experience supporting quarterly Oracle releases, upgrades, patches, and enhancements.
• Strong experience managing vendors, stakeholders, and support teams.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong understanding of HR, Compensation, Payroll, Finance, and enterprise business processes.
• Ability to lead teams, mentor resources, and drive continuous improvement.

Preferred Experience

Experience working across additional Oracle Cloud HCM modules such as ORC, Talent Management, OLC, Compensation & Payroll, along with OTBI, BIP, Fast Formulas, and HCM integrations, will be highly valuable.

Leadership & Behavioral Skills

• Strong people leadership and mentoring capabilities
• Consultative and influential approach
• Excellent project management and organizational skills
• Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration
• Data-driven decision-making
• Proactive, innovative, and can-do mindset
• Strong troubleshooting and dispute-resolution abilities
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all organizational levels
• Focus on business value, process improvement, and operational excellence