Sarah Desai

Programme Director | Oracle Fusion HCM | Talent · Payroll · Time & Labour · Programme Director · Functional

Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesLeadGST (UTC+4)Part time · PermanentWork permit held

Open to working in Abu Dhabi

Programme Director with 24 years of hands-on Oracle Fusion HCM experience, specialising in Talent, Payroll, Time & Labour. Delivered multiple full-cycle implementations across banking & financial services clients — element and earnings configuration and balance loads through HDL. Comfortable owning functional design documents, configuration workbooks and key-user training. Strong on Saudi Arabia / UAE (GCC) localization: statutory, tax and compliance setups. Notice period: 30 days.

years in Oracle

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years in total

projects

AED 3,98,000 / yr

annual

Seniority: Lead · Programme Director
Availability: In 60 days
Notice period: 30 days
Works: Onsite
Open to: Part time, Permanent
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · GST (UTC+4)
Work authorisation: Work permit held

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Projects and implementations

Programme DirectorRolloutLed

A Tier-1 private-sector bank

Rollout of Oracle Fusion HCM for a Tier-1 private-sector bank, covering Talent, Payroll, Time & Labour. Key work: element and earnings configuration; parallel payroll runs and reconciliation. Worked with business users through SIT, UAT and go-live.

PayrollTime & LabourTalent

Feb 2019 – Nov 2026 · 94 mo · Abu Dhabi · Banking & Financial Services

Programme DirectorRollout

A commercial real-estate developer

Rollout of Oracle Fusion HCM for a commercial real-estate developer, covering Talent, Payroll, Time & Labour. Key work: element and earnings configuration; parallel payroll runs and reconciliation. Worked with business users through SIT, UAT and go-live.

PayrollTime & LabourTalent

Feb 2011 – Nov 2018 · 94 mo · Abu Dhabi · Real Estate

Programme DirectorRollout

A defence electronics PSU

Rollout of Oracle Fusion HCM for a defence electronics PSU, covering Talent, Payroll, Time & Labour. Key work: element and earnings configuration; parallel payroll runs and reconciliation. Worked with business users through SIT, UAT and go-live.

PayrollTime & LabourTalent

Feb 2003 – Nov 2010 · 94 mo · Abu Dhabi · Aerospace & Defence

Oracle expertise

PRODUCT FAMILIES

Fusion Cloud

LOCALIZATIONS

Saudi Arabia / UAE (GCC)

TECHNICAL STACK

HDLRedwood UX

MODULES

PayrollLedAbsenceLedTime & LabourLedRecruitingLedTalentLed

PILLARS

HCM

RELEASES

26.D26.C26.B

INDUSTRIES

Banking & Financial ServicesIT & Technology

LANGUAGES

EnglishNativeMalayalamNativeArabicProfessionalspeak/read

Credentials

1Z0-1050Pending review

Education

Diploma · Finance

XLRI Jamshedpur · 1995 · Full-time

AvailabilityIn 60 days

Notice period30 days

RateAED 3,98,000 / yr