In the following white paper Joyce Westerdahl shares how Oracle’s HR organization built a very strategic HR function—away from the administrative back office—to drive Oracle’s business.

Oracle’s HR transformation started with a look at the simple facts—such as how many employees Oracle has worldwide and what they do. But a deeper examination of the talent pool was needed to analyze talent gaps and predict what changes would be necessary when, for example, an entire new business was introduced or Oracle expanded to new markets.

Oracle’s top talent, modern applications, and leading technology provided the foundation for Oracle to become not only a leading company for databases but also the industry leader in many other product areas today.