Senior Manager - Oracle Fusion

Overview

Strategic & Governance

• Define and own the Oracle Fusion roadmap aligned with enterprise digital strategy and three-year business plan.
• Establish Fusion governance: steering committee cadence, change advisory board, prioritization framework, and KPIs.
• Manage the annual Fusion budget (OPEX/CAPEX), license optimization, and total-cost-of-ownership.
• Lead vendor governance for Oracle, implementation partners, and managed-services providers — SLAs, performance reviews, and commercial negotiations.
• Ensure compliance with UAE regulations, IFRS, VAT, WPS, and group internal controls (SOX-equivalent) within the Fusion environment.

Finance (ERP) Module Ownership

• Own General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Expenses, Tax, and Intercompany.
• Drive month-end / year-end close optimization, financial reporting via OTBI / FRS / Smart View, and consolidations.
• Govern Chart of Accounts, ledger structures, and the Enterprise Structures Configurator.
• Lead enhancements in Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Revenue Management, and Subledger Accounting where applicable.

Procurement Module Ownership

• Own Self-Service Procurement, Purchasing, Sourcing, Supplier Portal, Supplier Qualification Management, and Procurement Contracts.
• Drive supplier onboarding, sourcing automation (RFx, auctions), and contract compliance.
• Align Fusion Procurement with adjacent platforms (e.g., Primavera Unifier for project tendering and commitments) and ensure clean data handoff between systems.
• Implement approval hierarchies, document categories, and policy controls to enforce procurement governance.

Human Capital Management (HCM) Module Ownership

• Own Core HR, Absence, Talent, Performance, Compensation, Payroll (or Payroll Interface to ADP/Mercans), and Workforce Management.
• Lead annual HR cycles in the system: merit, bonus, talent review, and performance calibration.
• Manage WPS payroll compliance, gratuity calculations, and Emiratization reporting.
• Deploy self-service experiences (Redwood / Journeys) to improve employee and manager adoption.

Delivery, Operations & Integration

• Lead implementations, rollouts to new entities, and quarterly Oracle release uptake (impact assessment, regression, go/no-go).
• Govern integrations through Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) with banks, MOHRE, tax authority, BI tools, and other enterprise systems.
• Ensure platform security: role design, SoD analysis, data privacy, and audit readiness.
• Own incident, problem, and change management for Fusion; drive a 99%+ availability and target SLA adherence.
• Sponsor data quality, master data management, and reconciliation across Finance, Procurement, and HCM.

People Leadership

• Build and develop a high-performing team of functional consultants, technical developers, and integration engineers.
• Define competency frameworks, certification plans, and career paths for the Fusion practice.
• Foster a product-mindset, business-partnership culture inside IT.
• ***Competencies***
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or related discipline; Master's/MBA preferred.
• Oracle Cloud certifications in Financials, Procurement, or HCM (Implementation Specialist or higher) strongly preferred.
• CPA / ACCA / CMA, CIPS, or SHRM/CIPD certifications are an advantage.

Experience

• 15+ years in enterprise applications, with at least 8 years on Oracle Cloud (Fusion) — covering minimum two of Finance, Procurement, HCM end-to-end.
• Track record of leading at least two full-cycle Fusion implementations or major upgrades from EBS / PeopleSoft / JD Edwards / SAP to Oracle Cloud.
• Experience managing multi-entity, multi-currency, multi-jurisdiction deployments (UAE / GCC preferred).
• Demonstrated leadership of teams of 15+ across functional, technical, and partner resources.
• Industry background in real estate, construction, hospitality, or large diversified groups is a strong plus.

Technical Competencies

• Deep functional knowledge of Oracle Fusion ERP, Procurement, and HCM data models and configuration.
• Hands-on familiarity with OIC, FBDI, HDL, HCM Extracts, BI Publisher, OTBI, Fast Formulas, and REST APIs.
• Strong understanding of security model, role design, and SoD (Risk Management / Advanced Controls).
• Working knowledge of adjacent Oracle products (Primavera Unifier, EPM, Analytics Cloud) and common integrations (banks, payroll bureaus, regulatory portals).