Senior Oracle Application Analyst

The Senior Oracle Application Analyst serves as the functional lead for Oracle HCM applications, partnering with business stakeholders to analyze requirements, design solutions, and optimize business processes. This role is responsible for the configuration, support, enhancement, and continuous improvement of Oracle HCM modules, with a primary focus on Core HR and Workforce Compensation, ensuring solutions that align with business objectives, improving the employee experience, and maintaining data integrity.

This role is not hybrid/remote and will report to Sherwin-Williams Hinckley Industrial Parkway located at 4770 Hinckley Industrial Pkwy, Cleveland, OH 44109.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

Business Analysis & Solution Design

• Partner with business stakeholders to analyze and validate business requirements for system enhancements and process improvements.

• Evaluate system processes and recommend solutions that improve efficiency, effectiveness, and user experience.

• Conduct impact assessments and develop functional design documentation for system changes.

• Act as a liaison between business partners, technical teams, and external consultants to ensure successful solution delivery.

Oracle HCM Configuration & Support

• Configure, maintain, and optimize Oracle HCM applications, with primary responsibility for Core HR and Workforce Compensation modules.

• Manage application configurations including system setups, workflows, profile options, flex-fields, and related functionality.

• Troubleshoot system issues, resolve user inquiries, and maintain application data integrity.

• Create and manage Oracle Service Requests (SRs) and coordinate with Oracle support to resolve application issues.

• Research and evaluate new application features and tools to meet evolving business needs.

Application Enhancements & Release Management

• Review quarterly and monthly Oracle releases and assess the impact of new functionality.

• Collaborate with business partners to prioritize enhancements that improve business processes and employee experience.

• Support the planning, coordination, and implementation of application enhancements and system upgrades.

• Work with stakeholders to identify opportunities to leverage delivered Oracle functionality and reduce manual processes.

Testing & Implementation

• Support requirements gathering, user workshops, and testing sessions.

• Develop test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test scripts.

• Perform functional testing and support user acceptance testing activities.

• Lead implementation activities, including planning, issue resolution, and post-deployment validation.

Reporting & Technical Collaboration

• Partner with technical teams to develop and enhance reports, interfaces, conversions, extensions, and integrations.

• Provide guidance on functional requirements and business processes to support technical solution development.

• Generate and analyze business reports to support operational and strategic decision-making.

• Monitor and manage application requests, issues, and enhancement activities through established tracking processes.

Documentation, Training & Leadership

• Create and maintain system documentation, process flows, and system procedures.

• Deliver knowledge transfer sessions for users and stakeholders.

• Provide subject matter expertise and mentorship to team members and business partners.

• Represent the team in meetings and project discussions as needed.

• Participate in cross-functional projects and initiatives that improve organizational effectiveness.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Required:

• Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years of experience as a Oracle Applications Analyst, Technical Architect, Consultant or related role where required experience (i.e. supporting, configuring and/or maintaining Oracle HCM applications) gained

• 4+ years experience in Information Technology supporting enterprise cloud systems, including configuration, testing, troubleshooting, and release validation activities within Oracle HCM Fusion;

• 4+ years of hands-on Oracle HCM application within the Oracle HCM suite, including Core HR and Workforce Compensation to include configuration, setup, and ongoing support of these modules;

• 3+ years experience designing, configuring, and maintaining Oracle HCM processes across modules

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future for employment visa status
• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or Computer Information systems

• Experience supporting additional Oracle HCM Cloud modules such as Talent Management, Recruiting, Learning, Benefits, or Payroll.

• Experience with HR business processes and workforce management practices.

• Oracle Cloud certification(s).

• Experience working in a large, complex, multi-location organization.

Travel:10%