[Remote] HR Technology Programs & Digital Transformation Leader (Contract)

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Akamai Technologies is seeking a senior-level HR Technology leader with strong HR domain expertise to drive complex, global programs at the intersection of HR, technology, and digital transformation. This role will serve as a strategic program leader and trusted advisor, partnering closely with HR, IT, and executive stakeholders to deliver scalable, high-impact solutions across the HR technology ecosystem.


Responsibilities

  • Lead enterprise-scale HR technology programs ensuring alignment to business priorities, risk mitigation, and value realization
  • Act as a senior program leader for HR digital transformation initiatives, including roadmap development, sequencing, dependency management, and executive communications
  • Partner closely with HR, IT and external vendors to coordinate delivery across complex, interdependent workstreams
  • Provide strategic oversight of Oracle Cloud HCM initiatives, with specific focus on Time & Labor and Absence Management (experience preferred)
  • Proactively surface risks, issues, and trade-offs, offering clear recommendations and solution paths
  • Translate business and HR needs into clear program plans, milestones, and success measures
  • Operate as a connector and integrator, ensuring consistency, governance, and alignment across regions and functions
  • Bring a continuous-improvement mindset, identifying opportunities to enhance delivery models, governance, and ways of working
  • Support future team growth and capability building as the function evolves

Skills

  • Proven experience in senior-level program or portfolio management, ideally within HR Technology, Digital Transformation, or Enterprise Systems
  • Solid working knowledge of Oracle Cloud HCM
  • Demonstrated success operating in a global, matrixed environment, influencing outcomes without formal authority
  • Exceptional ability to lead through complexity, ambiguity, and change
  • Solid executive presence with the confidence to challenge, influence, and advise senior leaders
  • Highly analytical and solution-oriented, with the ability to quickly assess issues and drive pragmatic outcomes
  • Excellent communication skills; able to translate complex topics into clear, actionable insights
  • Comfortable moving between strategic thinking and detailed execution
  • Prior experience supporting large-scale HR transformations or cloud migrations
  • Background working with external implementation partners or system integrators
  • Familiarity with HR operating models, shared services, or global governance structures

Company Overview

  • Akamai is a provider of cloud services that help enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device. It was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is

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