Functional Engineer - Oracle HCM

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best. 

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

We are seeking a skilled Functional Engineer to join our prominent global deployment programme. This role is integral to our HR Transformation initiative, where the successful candidate will gather requirements to enhance HR systems, including Oracle HCM. The Functional Engineer will manage ticket queries in accordance with SLAs within our case management system and contribute to the continuous improvement of our systems through requirement gathering, troubleshooting, and change management.

What you’ll be doing:

• Enhancing our ATS, Careers site, and CRM, ensuring seamless integration with payroll systems to align with L&G HR policies and processes. Support Oracle HCM Cloud Modules (Global HR, Compensation, Absence Management, Learning and Performance, HR Helpdesk) as needed
• Providing continuous support for payroll and ATS, and assist with Oracle HCM cloud applications. Troubleshoot and resolve issues efficiently via case management
• Utilising strong knowledge of payroll systems to align with the BAU calendar, manage changes to benefits and pay reviews, and identify and resolve integration issues
• Overseeing quarterly updates for ATS and Oracle HCM, and implement necessary updates to our payroll system
• Working closely with HR and business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document HR system requirements, translating them into our ATS and Oracle systems
• Partnering with internal L&G teams, including IT, Data, and Integrations, to ensure design, functionality, and processes align with change impact analysis for downstream functionality
• Developing and maintaining detailed documentation, including user guides, standard operating procedures, and configuration workbooks

Who we’re looking for:

• Proven Experience in Oracle HCM is crucial.
• Strong Understanding of HR Processes & Best Practices
• Proficiency in payroll systems and Tools
• Strong understanding of payroll processes
• Ability to analyse complex HR requirements and design effective solutions within Oracle HCM.
• Ensure data integrity and security within Oracle HCM
• Hands on experience in cloud implementation, configuration, and customization
• Experience of being part of a HCM transformation and awareness of quarterly releases with both Oracle

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.