Taleo Principal Analyst

Own and drive functional and technical ownership of the Oracle Taleo Enterprise Edition platform across all modules, including Taleo Recruiting (OTAC), Onboarding, Career Sections (internal and external), and Taleo Connect Client (TCC). 

Demonstrate strong functional knowledge of the complete recruitment lifecycle – requisition creation and approval, sourcing, candidate screening, interview scheduling, offer management, background verification, and onboarding – and translate this knowledge into effective Taleo configurations. 

Lead the design, configuration, testing, and rollout of new Taleo features, workflows, and enhancements aligned to evolving recruitment and business needs. 

Provide advanced production support and root-cause troubleshooting for issues related to requisitions, workflows, offers, career sites, and integrations. 

Manage Taleo upgrades, patches, and release cycles, ensuring minimal disruption to live recruitment operations. 

Serve as the hands-on subject matter expert for Taleo Connect Client (TCC), independently building, testing, scheduling, and troubleshooting inbound/outbound data integrations and exports/imports. 

Design, build, and maintain integrations between Taleo and HRMS/ERP systems, including Oracle ERP/HCM, ensuring seamless data flow for candidate, requisition, and employee records. 

Own integrations with background check providers, job boards/aggregators, and career site platforms, ensuring accurate posting, sourcing, and candidate data exchange. 

Work with XML, CSV, flat-file structures, web services, and APIs to support integration development, monitoring, and error resolution. 

Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance across all integration touchpoints in line with organizational and regulatory requirements. 

Independently manage and execute Taleo ATS implementations end-to-end, from requirements gathering and solution design through configuration, testing, cutover, and hypercare support. 

Prepare functional and technical specification documents, configuration workbooks, test scripts, and cutover/rollout plans. 

Lead user acceptance testing (UAT) cycles, coordinate defect resolution, and manage go-live readiness. 

Drive process improvement initiatives to optimize recruitment workflows, system performance, and user experience.