Job Title: Oracle HR Help Desk Implementation Specialist

Job Location: Pittsburgh, PA Onsite Day 1 in office

Job Duration: Contract

Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Oracle HR Help Desk Implementation Specialist to lead and support the design, configuration, testing, and deployment of Oracle HR Help Desk within Oracle HCM Cloud. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on Oracle HR Help Desk implementation experience, along with strong generalist knowledge across Oracle HCM modules and toolsets. This role will partner with HR, shared services, technology, security, and reporting teams to deliver an efficient, scalable, and user-friendly employee service experience.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead end-to-end implementation of Oracle HR Help Desk, including discovery, requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support.
Configure Oracle HR Help Desk components such as request types, service categories, workflows, milestones, queues, routing rules, knowledge setup, security, and employee/agent experiences.
Work closely with HR Shared Services, HR Operations, Employee Relations, and business stakeholders to design service delivery processes and case management workflows.
Provide functional guidance on how Oracle HR Help Desk integrates with the broader Oracle HCM ecosystem, including Core HR, Absence, Benefits, Payroll, Talent, Recruiting, Journeys, Learning, and Security.
Support fit-gap analysis, process redesign, and migration planning for legacy HR case management or service platforms.
Collaborate with technical teams on integrations, reporting, conversions, and data migration using Oracle HCM tools and standard integration approaches.
Prepare functional design documents, configuration workbooks, test scripts, training materials, and operational support documentation.
Support SIT, UAT, defect triage, release readiness, and quarterly Oracle update impact assessments.
Advise on service metrics, SLA and milestone configuration, case routing, knowledge management, and user adoption best practices.
Partner with security and compliance teams to ensure appropriate role-based access, data privacy, and audit readiness.

Required Experience:

5+ years of experience working with Oracle HCM Cloud, with strong functional understanding across multiple HCM modules.
Proven hands-on experience implementing or supporting Oracle HR Help Desk in a complex enterprise environment.
Experience with HR shared services processes, employee case management, knowledge management, and service delivery operations.
Experience in requirement gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, production support, and stakeholder management.
Strong generalist understanding of Oracle HCM modules including Core HR, Absence Management, Benefits, Payroll, Time and Labor, Recruiting, Talent Management, Compensation, Learning, and Journeys.
Experience supporting quarterly releases, regression testing, and process optimization in Oracle HCM.

Technical Skills and Toolsets:

Strong knowledge of Oracle HR Help Desk configuration, case lifecycle, request management, service milestones, and knowledge capabilities.
General familiarity with Oracle HCM toolsets such as HDL, HSDL, OTBI, BI Publisher, HCM Extracts, Fast Formula, Approval Workflows, and Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC).
Understanding of Oracle HCM security concepts including roles, data access, and segregation for sensitive HR cases.
Experience working with integrations, reports, data validation, and test scenarios across Oracle HCM modules.
Knowledge of Redwood user experience, employee self-service, manager self-service, and digital service capabilities is preferred.
Ability to analyze business processes and translate them into scalable Oracle HCM and HR Help Desk configurations.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business, Computer Science, or a related field.
Oracle HCM Cloud certification or relevant Oracle Help Desk / Service implementation experience is preferred.
Experience working in large-scale Oracle HCM transformation or HR technology implementation programs.
Experience with migration from legacy HR case management platforms to Oracle HR Help Desk is a strong plus.

Key Competencies:

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to work across functional and technical teams.
Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.
Attention to detail in configuration, testing, and documentation.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced implementation environment.

ABOUT US

Apptad offers strategic consulting, enterprise information management and digital transformation services. With globally connected offices in US and India along with a team of trained and certified IT resources, Apptad ensures quick and effective delivery to its customers.Apptad is relentlessly reinventing the outlook of how companies leverage data.

With an effort to enable our customers the ability to solve biggest problems within their organization.We perceive our clients problems and respond with custom solutions instead of handing over boilerplate responses.

OUR MISSION

Customer Focus: We listen carefully to the needs of our clients so that we know what s important for their business and can design a customized solution for their business.

Innovation: As a firm, we believe in constantly upgrading ourselves and improving our solutions to adapt to the changing landscape of technology.

Accountability and Ethics: We believe in taking our commitments as seriously as our customers and living up to them while building trust for a long term business relationship.

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