ERP HCM Transformation Lead

Oracle HCM Transformation Lead

Hybrid * must be able to attend site weekly (Dorchester DT1 1XJ)

Must have Local Government and Oracle Fusion experience.

-650 a day

Ongoing assignment (18 months)

Outside IR35

About Connect2Dorset

Connect2Dorset is the managed service recruitment partner to Dorset Council, providing temporary, contract, and interim opportunities across the organisation. Built on values of being ethical, trustworthy, and caring, our profits are reinvested back into our Local Authority shareholders.

Connect2Dorset is recruiting an experienced Oracle HCM Transformation Lead to support Dorset Council''s large-scale transformation programme, replacing SAP ECC with Oracle Fusion Cloud across HR, Payroll, Finance, Procurement and Projects.

This is a senior leadership role responsible for the end-to-end delivery of the Oracle Fusion HCM workstream, covering design, implementation, data migration, testing, go-live and hypercare. The successful candidate will act as the Council''s functional lead across all HCM modules and work closely with the Systems Integrator, senior stakeholders and programme teams to ensure a successful transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Oracle Fusion HCM transformation workstream across the full implementation lifecycle.
• Provide functional leadership across Core HCM, Payroll, Recruitment, Talent Management, Learning and HR Helpdesk.
• Drive business process design and ensure solutions meet Local Government and statutory requirements.
• Lead SAP HCM and Payroll migration activities, including workforce data migration and reconciliation.
• Oversee Oracle Fusion HCM integrations and data dependencies.
• Manage testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), payroll parallel runs, go-live readiness and hypercare support.
• Challenge and influence Systems Integrator design decisions to ensure best-practice outcomes.
• Build strong relationships with HR, Payroll, Finance, Digital and senior business stakeholders.

Essential Experience

• Extensive Oracle Fusion HCM experience.
• Minimum two end-to-end Oracle Fusion HCM implementations as Functional Lead.
• Strong Local Government experience (essential).
• SAP HCM and Payroll migration experience.
• Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM configuration experience across multiple modules.
• Large-scale HCM transformation programme leadership.
• Workforce data migration, integration and testing expertise.
• Stakeholder management at senior leadership level.
• Experience working within complex public sector environments.

A full comprehensive job description is available.

Connect2Dorset is a trading style of Dorset & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Dorset Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dorset is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.