HR Technology Manager at Gaynor in Houston, TX, United States

Job description

• The successful candidate will provide functional leadership across the HCM landscape, ensure solutions align with business requirements, and drive continuous improvement, compliance, and user adoption.

Responsibilities

• Lead the functional design, configuration, testing, deployment, and support of Oracle HCM Cloud solutions.
• Own the functional roadmap for assigned modules, including Core HR, Compensation, Absence, and Talent.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable Oracle HCM solutions.
• Core HR: Enterprise structures, legal entities, departments, jobs, positions, grades, workforce structures, person management, employment processes, and security roles.
• Compensation: Salary basis, compensation plans, eligibility rules, budgets, worksheets, guidelines, approvals, and compensation cycles.
• Absence Management: Absence types, plans, accruals, eligibility profiles, fast formulas, approvals, balances, and statutory requirements.
• Talent Management: Performance Management, Goals, Career Development, Talent Review, succession planning, talent profiles, and competency frameworks.
• Lead fit-gap analysis, solution workshops, process mapping, and functional design sessions.
• Develop functional specifications, configuration workbooks, test scripts, process documentation, and training materials.
• Manage end-to-end testing activities, including unit, system integration, regression, user acceptance, and production validation testing.
• Support data conversion, integrations, reporting, and downstream system impacts.
• Partner with technical teams on integrations, fast formulas, HCM Extracts, HDL, reporting, and security requirements.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate HR processes.
• Provide production support, troubleshoot issues, perform root-cause analysis, and coordinate defect resolution.
• Manage relationships with business stakeholders and third-party implementation or support partners.
• Ensure solutions comply with organizational policies, data privacy requirements, and applicable employment regulations.
• Lead change management, communication, and end-user adoption activities.
• Mentor functional analysts and contribute to the development of HCM delivery standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in HR technology or HRIS functional roles.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Oracle HCM Cloud.
• Strong functional expertise in most or all of the following modules:
• Core HR
• Compensation
• Absence Management
• Talent Management
• Experience leading Oracle HCM implementations, rollouts, upgrades, or major enhancements.
• Strong understanding of HR business processes and global HR operating models.
• Experience with requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, and production support.
• Knowledge of Oracle HCM security, workflows, approvals, eligibility profiles, and fast formulas.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work independently while leading cross-functional teams.
• Oracle HCM Cloud certification in one or more relevant modules.
• Experience with global implementations and multi-country HR requirements.
• Familiarity with legislative, regulatory, and localization requirements.
• Experience with Oracle Recruiting, Payroll, Time and Labor, or Workforce Management.
• Experience managing vendors, implementation partners, and project workstreams.
• Knowledge of Agile, hybrid, or formal project delivery methodologies.

Skills

Required

• Oracle HCM Cloud
• Core HR
• Compensation
• Absence Management
• Talent Management
• Requirements gathering
• Solution design
• Configuration
• Testing
• Production support
• Oracle HCM security
• Workflows

Preferred

• Oracle HCM Cloud certification
• Global implementations
• Multi-country HR requirements
• Oracle Recruiting
• Payroll
• Time and Labor
• Workforce Management
• Vendor management