Senior Associate, Adaptive Developer

Our Company

Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with more than $220 billion in assets under management. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented, and risk-controlled approach to investments in credit, equity, and real estate. The firm has more than 1,400 employees and offices in more than 25 cities worldwide.

We are committed to cultivating an environment that is collaborative, curious, inclusive and honors diversity of thought. Providing training and career development opportunities and emphasizing strong support for our local communities through philanthropic initiatives are essential to our culture.

For additional information, please visit Oaktree’s website at http://www.oaktreecapital.com/

Responsibilities

We’re looking for a talented and proactive Adaptive Planning Developer to join our Workday technology team. In this role, you’ll design, build, and maintain scalable solutions within Workday Adaptive Planning, supporting planning, forecasting, and reporting for our global Finance organization.
The ideal candidate is a collaborative problem solver with strong Adaptive technical skills, a passion for continuous improvement, and the ability to deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced, global environment.
This role requires the ability to work core hours that overlap with the London business day.

What You’ll Do

•    Design, configure, and enhance Adaptive models, dimensions, and calculations to meet business planning needs.
•    Build and optimize reports, dashboards, and OfficeConnect templates that deliver actionable insights.
•    Support integrations between Adaptive and other enterprise systems, ensuring data accuracy and automation.
•    Provide technical support and troubleshooting for Adaptive Planning users across global teams.
•    Partner with Finance and IT stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
•    Document configurations, processes, and best practices to promote consistency and knowledge sharing.
•    Contribute to continuous improvement efforts, leveraging automation, cloud tools, and AI-driven analytics.

Qualifications

• 10 Years Experience as an Technology Professional. 

• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Workday Adaptive Planning, including model configuration, reporting, and integrations.
•   Strong understanding of FP&A processes such as budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
•   Familiarity with Workday Financials, Foundation Data Model (FDM data Framework) and dimensional model used inside Adaptive Planning.
•  Proficiency with Adaptive Reporting and OfficeConnect.
•  Familiarity with integration technologies or cloud platforms (e.g., Workday EIBs, AWS, or Azure Data Factory).

•    Experience supporting global or enterprise-scale Adaptive environments.
•    Knowledge of Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira or ServiceNow.
•    Exposure to automation or AI-driven analytics in financial systems.
•    A continuous improvement mindset and strong customer-service orientation.

Education

•    Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Preferred Skills

Personal Attributes

•   Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across time zones.
•   Availability to work core hours aligned with the London business day.

Equal Opportunity Employment Policy

Oaktree is committed to diversity and to equal opportunity employment. Oaktree does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, past or present physical or mental disability, HIV status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran status, military service, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances. This policy applies to hiring, placement, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, recruitment advertising, transfers, demotions, layoffs, terminations, recruitment advertising, rates of pay and other forms of compensation and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment. This policy applies to all Oaktree applicants, employees, clients, and contractors. Staff members wishing to report violations or suspected violations of this policy should contact the head of their department or Human Resources.

Equal Opportunity Employment Policy

Oaktree is committed to diversity and to equal opportunity employment. Oaktree does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, past or present physical or mental disability, HIV status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran status, military service, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances. This policy applies to hiring, placement, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, recruitment advertising, transfers, demotions, layoffs, terminations, recruitment advertising, rates of pay and other forms of compensation and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment. This policy applies to all Oaktree applicants, employees, clients, and contractors. Staff members wishing to report violations or suspected violations of this policy should contact the head of their department or Human Resources.

For positions based in Los Angeles

For those applying for a position in the city of Los Angeles, the firm will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.