Senior PeopleSoft HCM Functional Lead

Senior PeopleSoft HCM Functional Lead

Location: Toronto, ON

Job Type: Contract

Work Model: On site

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior PeopleSoft HCM Functional Lead with strong experience in PeopleSoft HCM 9.2+, HR/Payroll, functional analysis, configuration, testing, and team leadership.

The consultant will provide senior functional expertise, project leadership, and coordination across the design, configuration, testing, and delivery of enterprise HR/Payroll solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior functional expertise, project leadership, and coordination for functional design and delivery.
• Provide functional advice to business stakeholders and project teams using strong PeopleSoft HCM expertise.
• Lead analysis, design, configuration, and implementation of PeopleSoft HCM HR/Payroll solutions.
• Analyze, evaluate, prioritize, and resolve functional issues and defects.
• Identify opportunities to improve PeopleSoft module design, configuration, and processes.
• Lead System Analysts and Senior Functional Analysts throughout project delivery.
• Lead testing activities related to PeopleSoft PUM upgrades, PeopleTools upgrades, new features, and Fluid UI changes.
• Provide functional and technical guidance during testing and implementation.
• Lead functional, integration, performance, load, UAT, and payroll parallel testing.
• Manage defect identification, analysis, prioritization, tracking, and resolution.
• Apply QA principles, practices, tools, and methodologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing quality, coverage, and efficiency.
• Coordinate with business, functional, technical, QA, and project teams.

Required Skills & Experience

• Significant experience with Human Resources and Payroll business functions.
• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle PeopleSoft HCM 9.2+.
• Experience with PeopleSoft Fluid UI, PUM upgrades, and PeopleTools upgrades.
• Strong understanding of HR/Payroll processes including:
• Employee onboarding
• Benefits enrollment
• Life event management
• Payroll
• HR integrations
• Experience leading functional teams through analysis, design, configuration, testing, and implementation.
• Experience leading SIT, functional testing, load/performance testing, UAT, and payroll parallel testing.
• Strong experience with QA processes and defect tracking/management.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of PMI / PMBOK principles.
• Knowledge of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices.
• Knowledge of AODA and related accessibility standards.
• Experience working in public-sector HR/Payroll environments.

Nice to Have

• Previous PeopleSoft HCM Functional experience supporting large enterprise HR/Payroll environments.
• Experience with public-sector PeopleSoft implementations or upgrades.
• Experience with large-scale PeopleSoft HCM modernization and upgrade projects.

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