Location: Columbus, OH, United States

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Corporate Technology Employee Platforms team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objective
 

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the Oracle HCM workstream for a multi‑platform US payroll automation program, defining scope, deliverables, milestones, and inter‑platform dependencies
• Translate business requirements into clear functional designs and configuration workbooks; maintain end‑to‑end traceability from requirements through release
• Configure and optimize Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll (elements, balances, costing, retro/proration, payroll flows, year‑end processing) and ensure accurate integrations and reconciliations
• Plan and oversee the delivery lifecycle—requirements analysis, solution design, configuration, testing, change control and readiness, cutover, and release
• Govern changes and releases: assess impacts of quarterly updates and legislative patches, coordinate cutover activities, and publish release communications
• Partner with the Payroll and HR organizations and extended technology teams to align on scope, timelines, success criteria, and change control; provide clear, timely updates on status, risks, and issues
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls, including data privacy, segregation of duties, SOX‑relevant controls, and audit readiness; provide evidence for audits and reviews
• Direct and mentor cross‑functional team members (functional analysts, testers, release coordinators); set standards for documentation quality and delivery readiness
• Manage third parties and Oracle Support: open and drive SRs to resolution, coordinate vendor deliverables, and escalate issues as needed
• Serve as the functional technology stakeholder for service operations, partnering with support and engineering to drive incident/problem resolution, RCA outcomes, preventive actions, and SLA compliance
• Maintain comprehensive documentation (functional designs, configuration records, test scripts and evidence, runbooks, SOPs) and ensure version control
   

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification on 

  software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• 5+ years of hands‑on functional experience with Oracle HCM (Fusion), including 5+ years specializing in Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll as a lead or SME
• Deep expertise in US payroll configuration: elements, balances, costing, retro/proration, payroll flows, payment methods, year‑end processing, and reconciliations
• Strong US payroll domain knowledge: federal, state, and local tax withholding; garnishments; benefits‑linked deductions; FLSA and overtime rules; quarter‑end and year‑end processes
• Experience managing quarterly updates and legislative patches, including impact assessment, regression planning, and coordinated release execution
• Familiarity with integrations across HR, Time, Benefits, Finance/GL (e.g., HCM Extracts, HDL/PBL, OIC, REST/SOAP, secure file‑based)
• Proven track record planning and overseeing end‑to‑end delivery (requirements analysis, solution design, configuration, testing, change control/readiness, cutover, and release)
• Vendor and Oracle Support coordination experience (SR lifecycle management, escalation, and resolution tracking)
• Clear, concise communication skills with ability to engage Payroll, HR, and technology stakeholders; strong documentation discipline
   

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll Implementation certification(s)
• Proficiency with Oracle HCM Cloud tools: Fast Formulas, HCM Extracts, HDL, OTBI, and BI Publisher
• Experience with US multi‑state payroll complexities and locality‑specific tax updates
• Experience coordinating testing cycles and managing defects to closure
• Experience with time solutions and external payroll/tax/benefits providers including interface design and reconciliation

Drive the design and delivery of secure, scalable US payroll automation solutions as an Oracle HCM Payroll functional SME