Akshay Chen

Techno-Functional Lead | Oracle PeopleSoft HCM | Payroll — North America · Payroll — Global · Techno-Functional Lead · Techno-functional

Johannesburg, South AfricaSeniorSAST (UTC+2)Advisory · ContractCitizen

Open to working in Johannesburg

Techno-Functional Lead with 10 years of hands-on Oracle PeopleSoft HCM experience, specialising in Payroll — North America, Payroll — Global. Delivered multiple full-cycle implementations across telecom clients — balance loads through HDL and element and earnings configuration. Bridges business requirements and technical build — writes specs, reviews developers' work and tests end to end. Strong on Saudi Arabia / UAE (GCC) and South Africa localization: statutory, tax and compliance setups. Open to freelance assignments alongside full-time roles.

years in Oracle

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years in total

projects

USD 720 / day

day rate

Seniority: Senior · Techno-Functional Lead
Availability: Not looking
Notice period: 30 days
Works: Hybrid
Open to: Advisory, Contract
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa · SAST (UTC+2)
Work authorisation: Citizen

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Projects and implementations

Techno-Functional LeadMigrationLed

A broadcast and streaming network · via Kestrelline Digital

Migration of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM for a broadcast and streaming network, covering Payroll — North America, Payroll — Global. Key work: element and earnings configuration; parallel payroll runs and reconciliation. Worked with business users through SIT, UAT and go-live.

PS Payroll — North AmericaPS Payroll — Global

Feb 2024 – Sep 2026 · 32 mo · Johannesburg · Media & Entertainment

Techno-Functional LeadRollout

A pan-India telecom operator

Rollout of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM for a pan-India telecom operator, covering Payroll — North America, Payroll — Global. Key work: balance loads through HDL; payroll and statutory requirement workshops. Worked with business users through SIT, UAT and go-live.

PS Payroll — North AmericaPS Payroll — Global

May 2021 – Oct 2023 · 30 mo · Johannesburg · Telecom

Techno-Functional LeadMigration

A commercial real-estate developer · via Ledgerkraft Consulting

Migration of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM for a commercial real-estate developer, covering Payroll — North America, Payroll — Global. Key work: element and earnings configuration; parallel payroll runs and reconciliation. Worked with business users through SIT, UAT and go-live.

PS Payroll — North AmericaPS Payroll — Global

Feb 2018 – Nov 2020 · 34 mo · Johannesburg · Real Estate

Oracle expertise

PRODUCT FAMILIES

PeopleSoft

LOCALIZATIONS

Saudi Arabia / UAE (GCC)South Africa

TECHNICAL STACK

BI PublisherPeopleCode / App EngineREST APIsSQL / PL-SQL

MODULES

PS Payroll — North AmericaImplementedPS Payroll — GlobalLed

PILLARS

HCM

RELEASES

9.2 (current, PUM-based)9.1 or earlier

INDUSTRIES

AutomotiveTelecom

LANGUAGES

HindiConversationalEnglishNative

ALSO WORKED ON

Epicor

Credentials

1Z0-1050Pending review

Education

Doctorate · Business Administration

IIM Ahmedabad · 2018 · Part-time

AvailabilityNot looking

Notice period30 days

RateUSD 720 / day