Oracle HCM Payroll Architect

About this role

Apex IT is a global consulting firm that provides award-winning services to transform the customer, employee, and student experiences. Since 1997, Apex IT our Salesforce and Oracle experts have provided a full range of enterprise solutions including CRM and related applications that support sales, marketing, and service; financial reporting; HR; and Business Intelligence. As a remote company, we have top talent all over the United States and India and are continuously growing. We provide our team with a flexible work-life balance in addition to the traditional benefits.

Job Title: Oracle HCM Payroll Solution Architect

Classification: Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Reports to: President

Work Location/Travel: Work is remote or on-site. Percentage of travel, where the travel occurs, such as locally or in specific countries or states, and whether the travel is overnight, varies. This resource must be willing and able to travel as required by the customer project.

Job Summary:

Apex IT is seeking an experienced Oracle Cloud HCM Payroll Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of complex Oracle Cloud HCM Payroll solutions for enterprise clients. This individual will serve as the functional and solution architecture lead throughout the implementation lifecycle, partnering with executive stakeholders, business leaders, and technical teams to deliver scalable, best-practice Oracle Cloud HCM solutions.

The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in Oracle Cloud Payroll and its integration with the broader Oracle HCM suite, including Core HR, Benefits, Time & Labor, Absence Management, Compensation, and Fast Formula. The Solution Architect will provide strategic guidance, lead solution design workshops, establish implementation standards, mentor consulting teams, and ensure successful project delivery while supporting Apex IT's continued growth and thought leadership.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Solution Architecture

• Serve as the lead Oracle Cloud HCM Payroll Solution Architect on enterprise implementations.

• Design end-to-end Oracle Cloud HCM Payroll solutions aligned with client business objectives and Oracle best practices.

• Lead solution architecture across Payroll and related Oracle HCM modules including:

• Core HR

• Time & Labor (OTL)

• Absence Management

• Benefits

• Compensation

• Talent Management

• Design scalable global payroll solutions supporting multiple legal employers, business units, and payroll relationships.

• Define implementation standards, governance, and solution design documentation.

Client Leadership

• Serve as trusted advisor to executive sponsors and business stakeholders.

• Facilitate executive workshops and solution strategy sessions.

• Translate complex business requirements into scalable Oracle Cloud HCM solutions.

• Provide recommendations regarding business process transformation and Oracle leading practices.

• Present solution architecture to executive leadership and steering committees.

Delivery Leadership

• Lead functional workstreams through the complete implementation lifecycle:

• Discovery

• Solution Design

• Configuration

• Conference Room Pilots

• Testing

• Data Conversion

• User Acceptance Testing

• Cutover

• Hypercare

• Collaborate closely with Project Managers to manage scope, risks, timelines, and resource planning.

• Ensure solution quality through design reviews and governance checkpoints.

Integration & Technical Collaboration

Partner with technical teams to design integrations using:

• Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC)

• HDL/HSDL

• HCM Extracts

• BI Publisher

• OTBI

• BICC

• REST APIs

Review technical designs to ensure alignment with functional architecture.

Competency:

Thorough understanding of information technology procedures and practices.

• Flexible to changing needs.

• Organized with attention to detail.

• Good at follow-up

• Willingness to get hands on with the…