Lead Functional Domain Specialist – UAE or Qatar opportunity with Oracle’s Customer Success Services empowers you to apply functional expertise across SaaS and PaaS, including Fusion Applications, E-Business Suite support, and integrations via Oracle Integration Cloud/SOA. As an IC4/IC5 advisor, you’ll drive gap analysis, solution design, POCs, walkthroughs, OTBI/reporting, and quality assurance while collaborating onsite or remotely in MEA. You’ll document requirements, align with change control, ensure audit readiness, and deliver knowledge transfer. Ideal candidates have 10+ years in Oracle applications, 6+ years in SaaS implementations, Arabic and English fluency, industry depth, travel readiness, and a consultative mindset.
Table of Contents
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Job Overview
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About Oracle
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Available Jobs (Related Roles)
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Job Description
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Key Responsibilities
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Why This Role?
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Requirements
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How to Apply
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FAQs
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Final Tips and Internal Resources
Job Overview
Job Title: Lead Functional Domain Specialist – UAE or Qatar
Company: Oracle (Customer Success Services – CSS)
Locations: Dubai, United Arab Emirates • Doha, Qatar
Job Identification: 314533
Posting Date: 10 November 2025
Role Type: Individual Contributor (Career Level IC4/IC5)
Employment Type: Regular Employee
Security Clearance Required: No
Experience: 10+ years (including 6+ years in SaaS implementations)
Languages: English and Arabic (Arabic strongly recommended)
If you’re targeting Lead Functional Domain Specialist UAE roles with enterprise impact, this Oracle opening places you at the intersection of solution architecture, functional design, and customer success across SaaS/PaaS. You’ll guide clients through gap analysis, solution design, product walkthroughs, POCs, and quality assurance—spanning Oracle Fusion Applications, eBusiness Suite support, Oracle Integration Cloud/SOA, OTBI reporting, and PaaS components. Operating across the MEA region (onsite and remote), you’ll translate complex business requirements into scalable Oracle Cloud solutions, mitigate risk via best practices, and deliver knowledge transfer that elevates adoption and outcomes.
About Oracle
Oracle is a world leader in cloud technology that has partnered with industry innovators for more than four decades. The company thrives by pairing integrity with innovation, empowering teams to bring diverse perspectives to complex challenges. In Oracle’s Customer Success Services (CSS), experts embed with clients to accelerate value from SaaS (e.g., Fusion ERP/HCM/SCM/CX) and PaaS (integration, extensions, analytics), ensuring designs are feasible, secure, and future-ready. Oracle’s culture emphasizes learning, inclusivity, and parity-driven benefits—so you can pursue bold ideas while growing a meaningful, global career.
Available Jobs (Related Roles)
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Senior Oracle SaaS Functional Consultant (ERP/HCM/SCM) – UAE or Qatar
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Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) Consultant / SOA Specialist – MEA
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OTBI / Reporting & Analytics Lead (SaaS) – Dubai/Doha
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Solution Architect – Oracle Cloud Applications – GCC
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Customer Success Manager – Oracle Cloud – UAE/Qatar
Job Description
This is a hands-on functional domain specialist role within Oracle CSS, focused on helping enterprise customers implement, adopt, and optimize Oracle Cloud. You’ll lead discovery and requirements gathering, align stakeholders on scope and success metrics, and shape end-to-end solution designs across one or more Fusion SaaS pillars (ERP, HCM, SCM, CX). You’ll leverage Oracle Integration Cloud/SOA patterns to tie SaaS with legacy and third-party systems, design OTBI and report outputs that drive decisions, and ensure governance via change control and audit-ready documentation.
You’re the functional authority clients rely on—capable of advising on business processes, mapping requirements to product capabilities (“adopt vs. build”), estimating efforts and risks, and validating solutions through POCs and product walkthroughs. You’ll collaborate with onsite and offshore Oracle teams, perform knowledge transfer, and ensure clean handovers at the end of each engagement. Expect regional travel, an agile delivery cadence, and the chance to shape customer roadmaps that unlock both near-term wins and long-term scalability.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead functional discovery: Facilitate workshops for gap analysis, business process mapping, and fit-to-standard assessments.
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Architect cloud solutions: Translate requirements into Fusion SaaS configurations, extensions, and PaaS integrations that balance cost, risk, and time-to-value.
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Prototype & validate: Run POCs, demonstrations, and product walkthroughs to de-risk design choices and secure stakeholder alignment.
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Integrations & reporting: Guide patterns using Oracle Integration Cloud/SOA, define OTBI reports and dashboards, and ensure data integrity between systems.
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Documentation excellence: Produce and review BRDs, FSDs, test scenarios, cutover plans, and support runbooks aligned to Oracle/Client standards.
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Quality & governance: Enforce change control, audit compliance, and CSS quality benchmarks across each delivery stream.
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Delivery leadership: Coordinate with Oracle offshore teams and client SMEs; provide status reporting, timesheet discipline, and structured handovers.
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Customer roadmaping: Propose pragmatic roadmaps that sequence value (e.g., phase 1 core, phase 2 integrations/analytics) and reduce operational risk.
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Stakeholder enablement: Lead knowledge transfer and hypercare, equipping client teams to sustain improvements post-go-live.
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Cross-domain collaboration: Tap Oracle’s SME network (security, data, performance) to ensure solution feasibility and resiliency.
Why This Role?
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Enterprise scope, tangible impact: Shape mission-critical processes in finance, HR, supply chain, and CX for blue-chip customers across the region.
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Breadth across SaaS & PaaS: Work at the seam of Fusion SaaS and Oracle Integration Cloud, plus OTBI and extensions—true end-to-end influence.
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IC4/IC5 seniority: Operate as a trusted advisor while retaining hands-on depth; lead outcomes without layers of bureaucracy.
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Global community: Access Oracle’s worldwide network of SMEs, accelerators, and best practices—accelerating solution velocity and quality.
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Learning & certification: Pursue Oracle SaaS certifications, new PaaS tools, and continuous learning powered by Oracle’s L&D infrastructure.
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Inclusive culture & benefits: Enjoy parity-driven benefits, EAP support, and an environment that values diverse perspectives and career mobility across MEA and beyond.
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Regional variety: Engage onsite/remote with customers in UAE, Qatar, and wider MEA, building cross-industry, multi-country experience.
Requirements
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Experience: 10+ years in Oracle applications across SaaS/PaaS; 6+ years in SaaS implementations (consultancy or customer-side).
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Domain depth: Functional mastery in at least one Fusion SaaS pillar (ERP/HCM/SCM/CX); broader Oracle ERP knowledge is a plus.
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Methodology: Strong grounding in requirements analysis, fit-to-standard, estimation, risk assessment, and best practices for cloud adoption.
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Integrations & analytics: Exposure to OIC/SOA patterns, OTBI reporting, and data flows between Oracle Cloud and external systems.
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Documentation & governance: Proven ability to produce Requirement Specs and Functional Specs, operate within change control, and pass audits.
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Collaboration: Comfortable leading workshops, coordinating with onsite/offshore teams, and aligning with client executives and SMEs.
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Communication: Excellent analytical, presentation, and communication skills; English required and Arabic strongly recommended.
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Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business (or equivalent).
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Mobility & shifts: Willingness to travel (short/medium/long assignments) and work shifts as engagements require.
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Mindset: Self-starter, high ownership, thrives in fast-paced environments, with the ability to juggle multiple workstreams.
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Nice to have: Knowledge of FMW/PaaS development tools; basic SQL, report writing, workflow/dashboard creation; test management tools.
How to Apply
Apply via Oracle Careers: Job ID 314533 – Lead Functional Domain Specialist (UAE or Qatar)
FAQs
1) Which Oracle pillars are most relevant for this role?
You should bring strong functional expertise in at least one Fusion SaaS pillar—ERP, HCM, SCM, or CX—plus comfort collaborating across adjacent pillars for end-to-end processes.
2) Do I need hands-on integration experience?
You’ll partner closely with technical teams, so familiarity with Oracle Integration Cloud/SOA patterns is important—even if you’re not writing code day-to-day.
3) Is Arabic mandatory?
English is required; Arabic is strongly recommended. Bilingual consultants typically accelerate discovery and adoption with stakeholders in UAE/Qatar.
4) How much travel is involved?
Expect regional travel to client sites in MEA depending on project phase—discovery, design, testing, cutover, or hypercare.
5) What does success look like in the first 6 months?
Delivered fit-to-standard designs, validated POCs, a stable integration footprint, clean documentation that passes audits, and client teams enabled via knowledge transfer.
6) What career level is this and how does it grow?
The role aligns to IC4/IC5. Growth paths include Principal Consultant, Solution Architect, or Customer Success leadership in MEA or global teams.
7) Do I need eBusiness Suite experience?
EBS exposure is a plus—many customers migrate from EBS to Fusion SaaS, and your knowledge helps plan data, processes, and change impacts.