Tech Lead, Oracle Cloud

Definity is the parent company to some of Canada’s most long-standing and innovative insurance brands, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. Our ambition is to be one of Canada’s leading and most innovative property and casualty insurers. We can’t do that without our people, so we embrace and encourage a culture that’s collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering.

We offer a flexible, hybrid work experience where employees work from the office and virtually depending on the type of work they are doing and who they are working with. Bring your true self and be a part of our journey. It’s better here.

We are looking for someone to build and maintain strong relationships with Finance business leaders, delivery partners, vendors, and provide direction and deliver on optimal technology solutions/services to meet business needs. The position will work with a various IT professionals and will bridge business and technology gaps, leverages resources across specialized technology areas to ensure end-to-end delivery of agreed upon solutions or services within planned forecasts and cost estimates. The position will work as Technical Lead as part of the Corporate Technology – Finance team and will report to the Director, Technology.

Here are some activities that you may perform

• Lead and manage end-to-end technology solutions or services delivery for Finance business line & portfolio, which includes but not limited to IFRS 17, Accounting, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial Planning & Analysis, Procurement
• Responsible for Technology delivery for application sets within their scope, commissioning projects to be executed by project managers.
• Act as a solutions integrator; provide a flexible approach by offering and negotiating solution options with Business that balance service levels, cost and risk.
• Develop impact assessments, manage delivery schedules, access issues & change requests, perform risk assessments to consistently manage operational processes (time reporting).
• Report on project progress, status, overall health, and individual applications.
• Lead the development of applications and services, monitor and track to established plans with Finance teams.
• Measure, monitor projects to stay within budget, and timelines.
• Assess work plans, identify scheduling issues, report, and escalate, as needed.
• Track major project deliverables; share updates and other support initiatives.
• Manage Oracle Monthly and Quarterly updates activities and work with different stakeholders to ensure successful deployment of objects & patches.
• Oversee the manual provisioning of roles to Finance users and employees.
• Perform environment refresh activities including production to development/test region refreshes.
• Gather requirements, develop, and unit test new/existing interfaces and/or reports.
• Create security/audit reports and adjust for ad hoc OTBI reports for business validations.
• Development of security and audit reports

Job Requirements

• Undergraduate Degree in Business/Commerce or a Technology Discipline (Computer Science, Engineering)
• 10+ years relevant experience.
• Excellent Communications skills
• Expert knowledge and understanding of Financial Industry technology standards (e.g., infrastructure, architecture, applications, platforms,).
• Ability to work closely with business partners, internal and external stakeholders, technology vendors to ensure solutions meet requirements, and architecture needs.
• Strong knowledge of configuration, integration, and implementation of Oracle solutions, including, Oracle EPM Cloud (PCMCS, EPBCS) Oracle Financial Services Data Integration Hub (DIH), Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning Cloud Service (ERPCS), Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Modules (GL, FAH, AP/AR, Cash Management, Procurement), Oracle Enterprise Data Management Cloud Services (EDMCS), Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC)
• Good knowledge of Oracle Financial Services Analytics Applications (OFSAA)
• Expert knowledge of Oracle PaaS Tools such as Oracle Integration Cloud(OIC), VBCS, PCS & REST APIs.
• Experience using various Data Upload tools such as BI Publisher, File Based Data Import (FBDI) & BI reporting tool.
• Readiness to manage large-scale applications and projects across multiple businesses, involving significant scope and complexity over a multi-year transformation impacting the enterprise.

Nice to have

• Proven experience implementing cloud technology solutions in industries with high regulatory oversight.
• Development language experience including SQL and PL/SQL, Java, Python, JavaScript, 

Salary range: $77,700 - $157,000

Interested in this role, but don't meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply! We know from experience that a candidate doesn't need 100% of the qualifications listed to bring incredible value to our team. We're actively seeking diverse backgrounds and perspectives to help us make insurance better. At Definity, inclusion, diversity, and equity aren't just "nice to have" — they're essential to our success.

What's in it for you?

• Hybrid work schedule for most roles
• Company share ownership program
• Pension and savings programs, with company-matched RRSP contributions
• Paid volunteer days and company matching on charitable donations
• Educational resources, tuition assistance, and paid time off to study for exams
• Focus on inclusion with employee groups, support for gender affirmation surgery, access to BIPOC counsellors, access to programs for working parents
• Wellness and recognition programs
• Discounts on products and services

Actual salary for the role may vary depending on work location of the successful candidate and other factors including but not limited to, skills, education, experience, working conditions and the local labour market.  In addition to base pay, eligible employees may participate in various incentive plans which are paid out at the discretion of the company and subject to individual and company performance.

Go ahead and expect a lot — you deserve it.
It's better here — but don't take our word for it. Definity was named by Great Place to Work® as one of the Best Workplaces™ in Canada for women, for youth, and for inclusion.

Our inclusive work environment welcomes diversity and supports accessibility. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting [email protected].

Background checks
This role requires successful clearance of background checks (including criminal checks and leadership references).

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