Engineering Manager - Oracle HR systems

We're Hiring | Engineering Manager Oracle HCM & Enterprise Platforms | Dubai

Are you an Oracle HCM leader who combines deep technical expertise with strategic vision and the ability to drive AI-led innovation? We are looking for a seasoned Engineering Manager to join Landmark Digital and lead the delivery of complex Oracle HCM Cloud solutions across our enterprise landscape.

This is a high-impact, senior leadership role not just a delivery manager position. You will be the primary technical authority for our Oracle HCM programme, shaping architecture, championing AI adoption, and growing a high-performing team across onshore and offshore locations.

About the Role

As Engineering Manager Oracle HCM, you will own end-to-end delivery across the full HCM suite, bridging technical depth with people leadership and executive stakeholder engagement. You will define architecture, govern quality, lead agile delivery squads, and drive measurable innovation outcomes all while building and mentoring the next generation of HCM engineers.

Location: Bengaluru

Full-Time

Experience: 1215 Years

What You'll Lead

• Technical Architecture & Design Governance: You will define and govern end-to-end architecture spanning Oracle HCM Cloud, Oracle PaaS, and enterprise systems establishing API-first and microservices patterns for HCM extensions, integrations, and workflows. Core technical scope includes Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), Java Spring Boot microservices, React-based UI, VBCS, APEX, PCS, Cloud DB, and IDM. You will also own MD50/MD70 documentation governance and enforce technical sign-off standards.
• Interface & Integration Management: You will own the full lifecycle of all HCM interfaces design, build, deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement across payroll, finance, benefits, identity, and third-party systems. This includes maintaining a comprehensive interface catalogue, establishing proactive monitoring frameworks, and governing change management through Oracle quarterly releases.
• Functional Configuration Leadership: You will oversee and validate configuration across Oracle Payroll (elements, balances, costing), Absence Management (plans, accruals, eligibility), and Core HR (work structures, flexfields, business processes) reviewing and approving all configuration design documents prior to build and testing.
• AI Adoption & HCM Innovation: A core part of this role is championing AI/ML adoption across HCM processes including payroll anomaly detection, predictive attrition analytics, and intelligent absence forecasting. You will drive the adoption of Oracle's latest innovations: Oracle Journeys, Agentic AI & AI Agents, Oracle Dynamic Skills, Oracle Grow, Redwood UX, the Multilingual Payslip Explanation Agent, and Oracle ME enhancements. You will also lead internal innovation labs and PoC exercises, and build responsible AI governance frameworks.
• Release Management & QA: You will lead quarterly Oracle patch testing across Payroll, Absence, Core HR, and all technical components evaluating new features, presenting curated adoption recommendations to business stakeholders, and driving selected enhancements through to go-live. You will also establish and mature test automation strategies for HCM configuration, API layers, and integration flows.
• Agile Delivery: You will own sprint planning, execution, retrospectives, and velocity tracking for HCM delivery squads driving predictable delivery through well-defined acceptance criteria and managing cross-team dependencies, UAT cycles, and go-live readiness.
• People Leadership: You will build, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of Oracle HCM technical and functional consultants conducting 1:1s, performance reviews, and structured career development conversations while fostering a culture of psychological safety, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.
• Stakeholder & Partner Governance: You will serve as the primary escalation point and trusted advisor for HR leadership, business owners, and C-suite stakeholders translating complex technical constraints into executive narratives, managing Oracle support relationships, and governing external partners to SLA and quality standards.

What We're Looking For

• Technical: HCM Extracts, Fast Formulas, BI Publisher/OTBI, HDL/HSDL, OIC Integrations (REST/SOAP), Java & Spring Boot, React, REST APIs, VBCS, APEX, Cloud DB, OIC, PCS, IDM.
• Functional: Oracle Payroll, Absence Management, Core HR, Compensation, Goals, Performance & Talent modules.
• Leadership: Agile/Scrum delivery, people management, executive communication, onshoreoffshore coordination, vendor and Oracle partner governance.
• AI & Innovation: AI/ML adoption in HCM, RPA and low-code automation, AI-assisted development tooling, HR analytics, responsible AI governance.
• Oracle HCM Innovation Knowledge: Oracle Journeys Agentic AI & AI Agents Oracle Dynamic Skills Oracle Grow Redwood UX Multilingual Payslip Explanation Agent Oracle ME Global Payroll Enhancements.

Education: Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications: Oracle Cloud HCM Implementation (Payroll/Absence preferred) Oracle PaaS (OIC, VBCS, APEX, WebLogic) Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or SAFe Agilist AI/ML Foundations (Oracle, AWS, GCP, or Azure).