HCM / Payroll Solution Design Architect
12 hours ago
Cardiff
Civiteq is a specialist consultancy working at the intersection of technology, change and public services. We support organisations delivering complex digital transformation programmes, including major ERP implementations. We help them to design, deliver and embed change that genuinely works for people. We’re known for our collaborative culture, deep subject‑matter expertise and practical, people‑centred approach to delivery. As an HCM / Payroll Solution Design Architect, you’d be the client-side design lead for HCM and Payroll, working closely with System Integrators and client teams to define, govern and assure end-to-end solution design within Oracle Cloud ERP programmes. • Meets agreed business, statutory and payroll requirements, • Aligns to Oracle Cloud best practice and design principles, • Is sustainable, scalable and supportable post go-live, avoiding unnecessary complexity, • Providing subject matter expertise across modules such as Core HR, Payroll, Absence, Learn, Performance and OTL, including workforce structures, reporting and role-based security, • Translating complex design considerations into clear, business-friendly solutions for stakeholders, • Interpreting business requirements and shaping them into system configurations, designs and functional specifications, • Leading or supporting solution design workshops aligned to best practice, statutory reporting requirements and organisational controls, • Partnering with technical teams, architects and functional consultants to deliver cohesive, scalable designs, • Support the development and optimisation ofHR/ Payrolloperating models, including process ownership, controls structures, and service delivery models., • Lead or contribute toend‑to‑endprocess design across coreHR/ Payrollprocesses such asHire to Retire., • Ensure alignment between system capabilities and desiredfuture‑stateprocesses., • Validate that system design decisions strengthen internal controls and support audit compliance, • Attend and support Design Authority forums providing advice, challenge and design assuranceasrequired, • Collaborate withHR/ Payrollleadership, operational stakeholders, and programme teams to ensure design decisions meet business needs., • Provide clear, concise communication tonon‑technicalstakeholders, ensuring they understand system impacts, benefits, and required decisions., • Support change and adoption activities relating to system or process changes, working closely with Change Management teams., • Contribute to theData Migration, Integration and securitystrategies andplanning, • Support the definition ofsystem‑enabledcontrols and ensure these meet audit and regulatory requirements, • Contribute to the design andspecification ofreporting solutions, including statutory, management, and operational reporting using embedded analytics or external tools., • Work closely with Programme Management, functional, technical and SI teams, • Provide solution architecture support into planning,riskand dependency management We are looking for someone with experience of the following: • Proven experience as an HCM / Payroll Solution Design Architect or Functional PM on large-scale Oracle Cloud SaaS implementations, ideally within the public sector, • Strong knowledge of Oracle Cloud HCM, ERP, Payroll, Procurement and EPM applications, • Strong understanding of HR and Payroll business processes, particularly in a public sector context, • Experience of security design aligned to local government standards, • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly articulate solutions to a range of stakeholders, • Experience advising Design Authority and client teams, and confidently challenging System Integrator design You’ll be part of a collaborative, high-performing team where your work makes a real impact. We offer: • Day Rate: Up to £700 per day Outside IR35 (depending on experience)., • Contract Duration: Up to 6 months, • Working pattern: Remote with some travel required to Cardiff. Note to agencies: We truly appreciate your interest and outreach, but we won't be engaging external support for this role at this stage. #J-18808-Ljbffr