Wood Enhances HR Processes with Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Wood, a consulting and engineering company with 36,000 employees, has streamlined its HR functions by adopting Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM. This cloud-based solution brings AI capabilities that accelerate recruiting and improve goal setting, leading to measurable performance improvements.
“Bringing AI into our recruitment solution and performance management module has delivered fantastic results. In addition to the candidate and employee experience, we’ve also seen a dramatic improvement in our time to hire for our trade and craft and our reimbursable positions, going from 45 days to 21 days,” said Dawn Tittensor, Wood’s vice president of digital transformation.
Challenges Before Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Wood’s rapid growth through acquisitions resulted in multiple disconnected HR systems. This fragmentation made it difficult to consolidate employee data and generate accurate reports. The company needed a unified global HR system that could standardize processes and provide reliable, up-to-date employee information.
Additionally, Wood wanted to move away from heavily customized on-premises software and take advantage of AI-driven tools to enhance HR productivity and employee engagement.
Why Wood Chose Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
- Unified global HR platform to eliminate inconsistencies across legacy systems
- Self-service features to empower employees
- AI capabilities embedded within the application to improve recruiting and performance management
- Support for internal mobility through better skills tracking and career development
- Standardized HR interfaces for a consistent user experience
These factors combined to create a clear business case for Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, helping Wood align HR strategy with its broader goals.
Results Achieved with AI in Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Wood implemented 18 AI features within Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM and is evaluating five more. Key outcomes include:
- 53% reduction in time to hire for trade and craft roles, decreasing from 45 to 21 days
- 46% increase in performance goals set year-over-year, rising from 37,000 to more than 54,000 goals
- More applications per job requisition, indicating better candidate engagement internally and externally
- Reduced administrative tasks for recruiters, freeing time for deeper candidate evaluation and onboarding support
AI streamlines recruitment by scanning resumes, matching skills with roles, and automating communications such as interview scheduling. This efficiency is critical for Wood to quickly staff projects that impact client delivery and company revenue.
In performance management, AI helps employees and managers draft personalized goals aligned with company objectives. This supports meaningful conversations about career growth and performance improvement.
Wood also adopted digital assistant capabilities within Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM to provide employees with self-service options, helping them find HR answers quickly and independently.
About Wood
Wood operates in 60 countries, serving the energy, minerals, and metals sectors. The company delivers front-end engineering design, project delivery, and technical solutions including automation and life sciences support. Wood is involved in major projects such as one of Europe’s largest hydrogen energy plants and about one-third of global carbon-capture storage initiatives.
By centralizing HR data and leveraging AI, Wood continues to improve workforce management and employee experiences, positioning itself for sustained growth and operational efficiency.
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