Job Description
Technical Project Manager – Oracle HCM Cloud Migration (Outside IR35 Contract)
Location: Remote-first (UK) with occasional on-site collaboration (1–2 days/week preferred)
Outside IR35 £500 per day
About the Opportunity
A leading UK retail organisation, part of a global health and beauty group, is undertaking a high-profile, multi-country Oracle HCM Cloud transformation. The UK business is acting as the pilot for a broader European rollout.
The programme is being delivered in partnership with Oracle and Group HR leadership, alongside a wider ecosystem of delivery partners, including TechNet-aligned partners supporting integration and delivery workstreams.
This role sits at the centre of the programme as the Technical Project Manager for the UK business, working across local stakeholders, Group HR, and Oracle to ensure delivery is executed effectively while representing and protecting business requirements.
Role Purpose
You will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of the Oracle HCM Cloud migration from a technical programme perspective. This includes ownership of data migration, integrations, testing, and go-live readiness, as well as overall programme governance and stakeholder alignment.
This is a highly visible, time-critical programme with a fixed delivery deadline.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the planning, execution, and governance of the Oracle HCM Cloud migration
* Own and maintain the integrated delivery plan, milestones, RAID logs, and reporting
* Drive data migration, reconciliation, and system integration workstreams
* Coordinate across People, IT, Group HR, and Oracle delivery teams
* Ensure testing, cutover, and go-live readiness activities are completed and signed off
* Represent the business in vendor and group forums, providing appropriate challenge where needed
* Provide clear, structured updates and recommendations to senior stakeholders and governance forums
Experience and Expertise
* Proven track record delivering Oracle HCM Cloud (Fusion) implementations, ideally from on-premise to cloud
* Strong experience owning data migration, integrations, and reconciliation within complex programmes
* Background in multi-country or group-led transformation programmes
* Experience working alongside large vendor teams such as Oracle, with the ability to challenge and influence effectively
* Strong Agile delivery experience, including iterative build and playback sessions
* Demonstrated ability to assess and recover delayed programmes
Technical and Delivery Capability
* Strong understanding of HR systems, data structures, and integrations
* Excellent programme management discipline, including planning, RAID management, reporting, and governance
* Hands-on experience coordinating testing, cutover, and go-live activities
Stakeholder and Leadership Skills
* Strong stakeholder management across senior HR, IT, and Group functions
* High emotional intelligence with a collaborative and inclusive working style
* Comfortable leading large sessions with senior stakeholders and vendor teams
* Clear, confident communicator with sound judgement and accountability
Personal Attributes
* Highly organised with strong attention to detail
* Comfortable operating in fast-paced, time-critical environments
* Proactive, accountable, and delivery-focused
* Collaborative approach with consistent follow-through on actions and communication
This is an opportunity to play a key role in a flagship transformation programme with significant visibility and impact across a wider European landscape.
If you are a senior Technical Project Manager with strong Oracle HCM experience and a track record of delivering in complex environments, please get in touch to discuss further.