Transformation - Oracle Solution Architect

Grant Thornton • Chicago, IL

3d • $169,280 - $226,412 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Oracle Solution Architect performs advisory and implementation services to address business needs throughout client organizations for the Oracle Practice. The role supports clients in achieving their business vision through Oracle solutions, with the resources and support of the Transformation team.

The position contributes to full life-cycle implementations, from planning, design, and build through testing, training, deployment, and post-production support. It documents business requirements, system designs, and transformation goals; configures applications; and helps clients assess current-state processes and define future-state processes aligned with business objectives. The role also requires meeting targeted billing hours and may involve travel as needed, with expected travel of up to 40%.

The role follows Grant Thornton’s hybrid work model and requires in-person attendance at least three days per week, either at a Grant Thornton office or a client site. The listed base salary range is $169,280 to $226,412. Placement in the range is determined at Grant Thornton’s discretion based on factors including job-related knowledge and skills, experience, business needs, geographic location, and internal equity. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, subject to the applicable plan terms and eligibility criteria.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, HR, Information Technology, MIS, or a related field.
• At least 4 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing cross-industry clients at a national level.
• At least 4 full life-cycle implementations of Oracle ERP or similar applications.
• Industry-recognized professional certification.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of software development life cycles, key metrics, and reports.
• Experience with application integration and back-end data connectivity applications.
• Experience installing, configuring, or implementing Oracle Applications.
• Knowledge of Oracle Cloud Applications.
• Ability to deliver complex, time-sensitive projects.
• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to conduct meetings and write technically oriented documents.
• Ability to travel as needed; expected travel is up to 40%.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Exposure to or training on Oracle Cloud Applications.

Responsibilities

• Assist with full life-cycle implementations, including planning, design, and build phases.
• Document business requirements, system design, and transformational goals.
• Configure applications and conduct iterative unit testing.
• Help create training materials and quick reference guides to support user adoption.
• Conduct training classes to prepare end users for deployment.
• Provide post-production support.
• Assist in identifying business requirements and developing functional designs and process designs, including scenario design and flow mapping.
• Support prototyping, testing, training, and the definition of support procedures.
• Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization).
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Work with clients to understand current-state processes and define future-state processes based on business objectives.

Benefits

• Personalized and comprehensive benefits; details are available on the company’s careers website.
• Employees may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to applicable plan terms, conditions, and eligibility criteria.
• Work-life integration options, including flexibility in work location, weekly schedule, or flex time off, consistent with the firm’s hybrid work model.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior