Oracle consulting is helping leading organizations around the world in the areas of Digital Transformation. We transform Business and Technology landscape to accommodate the realities of doing business in today’s global environment. To accelerate this transformation, we are looking for Project Managers to manage the delivery of Oracle Consulting’s Professional Services implementations of the Oracle Cloud Applications (SaaS).

Project Manager within Consulting: The Project Manager role is a challenging, exciting opportunity for you to manage full lifecycle Cloud Implementations while using Oracle’s True Cloud Methodology (TCM). In this role you will manage multiple cloud projects and be responsible for the successful delivery of those projects on-time, on-budget and ensure reference customer. This is an incredible opportunity to help drive the strategy and successful execution of complex projects.

The Project Manager will be responsible for planning customer specific engagements, managing the business requirements, development, review and sign-off process, managing the execution of deliverables while controlling scope, executing the change management process when needed, and ensuring timely resolution of discrepancies and project roadblocks.

You will work with leaders in Oracle Consulting, Development and Support focused on Oracle’s Cloud products.

Responsibilities:

• Be passionately customer-focused; relentlessly pursue providing an excellent customer experience every time.
• Establish, maintain and deepen client relationships by providing results and exceeding expectations.
• Plan, manage and communicate the progress of projects, achieving project milestones and maintaining project momentum for on-time, on-budget delivery
• Successfully lead projects working effectively with client management, client business users, and IT organizations.
• Identify and effectively mitigate risks.
• Facilitate resolution of issues and roadblocks, escalate when appropriate.
• Communicate well with all stakeholders, internal and external, including project sponsors, project managers, and project team members.
• Work collaboratively with project delivery leads and project resources.
• Effectively manage scope, budget, timeline, resources, quality and customer satisfaction throughout the project.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of and compliance with Oracle internal processes and procedures
• Help to expand Oracle solution footprint in installed base of existing customers
• Present and promote the value of Oracle Consulting Professional Services to prospective customers.
• Overall performance responsibility for managing scope, cost, schedule, and contractual deliverable, which includes applying techniques for planning, tracking, change control, and risk management, and revenue/cost forecast.
• Provide day to day direction to the project team and regular project status to the customer
• Exercise creativity, independent judgment and business acumen in selecting methods and techniques.

Requirements:

• Over 15+ years of experience relevant to this position, including 8 years of project/program management experience of no less than 5 complete end-to-end implementation and/or upgrade ERP Fusion/Netsuite projects.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a functional lead and/or solution architect role with deep domain knowledge of Oracle ERP applications and technology.
• Strong track record of project management of complex, and/or multi-pillar projects, implementation methodologies, project management tools e.g., MS Project, project estimation, project team management, client management and communications, and project and proposal leadership
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills to deal with internal stakeholders, customers and vendors.
• Preference will be given to candidates who have experience in Oracle Cloud Applications
• Strong competence in developing presentations required (MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel))
• Demonstrated leadership and time management skills
• Excellent communication (verbal and written), facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• Highly motivated and able to thrive in a fast-paced, high energy and demanding team-oriented environment (both with clients and within the organization)
• Flexible to travel
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, Advanced Degree like Masters is desirable
• PMI certification preferred.

All of our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You'll also have opportunities to hone your Project Management skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a great career.
As an acknowledged authority within Oracle, this senior-level project management position provides consistent high quality and innovative solution leadership with industry-wide impact. Responsible for guiding the successful implementation of an integrated business solution ensuring high quality and timely delivery within budget to the customer’s satisfaction.

Analyzes business needs to help ensure Oracle’s solution meets the customer’s objectives by combining industry best practices and product knowledge. Effectively applies Oracle’s methodologies and policies while adhering to contractual obligations, minimizing Oracle’s risk and exposure. As a position of professional influence, this individual frequently operates at the leading edge of technology. Recommends and justifies enhancements to Oracle products to meet very complex customer needs. Exercises creativity and independent judgment in identifying and resolving major issues and risks impacting project success. Provides direction and mentoring to project teams. As a thought leader and trusted advisor, effectively influences decisions at the leadership level of customer organizations. Ensures customer deliverables are acceptable, and works closely with the customer to understand and manage project expectations. Enables business development efforts by providing subject matter expertise. Manages the scope of medium to large-scale projects, and accounts with varying levels of complexity.

Innovation starts with inclusion at Oracle. We are committed to creating a workplace where all kinds of people can be themselves and do their best work. It’s when everyone’s voice is heard and valued, that we are inspired to go beyond what’s been done before. That’s why we need people with diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and abilities to help us create the future, and are proud to be an affirmative-action equal opportunity employer.

As an acknowledged authority within Oracle, this senior level consulting position is responsible for creating and implementing innovative solutions with industry-wide impact. Leads the solution design and implementation aspects of engagement(s) ensuring high quality, integrated solutions within constraints of time and budget.

Analyzes business needs to help ensure Oracle solution meets the customer’s objectives by combining industry best practices, product knowledge, and business acumen. As a position of technical/professional influence, this individual frequently operates at the leading edge of technology. Recommends and justifies enhancements to Oracle products to meet very complex customer needs. Exercises creativity and independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to deliver functional and technical expertise on a wide range of business and technology solutions. Leads experienced consulting teams on challenging projects; works on significant and unique issues. As a thought leader and trusted advisor, effectively influences difficult decisions at the leadership-level of customer organizations. Enables business development efforts by providing subject matter expertise. Resolves very complex customer escalations. Drives customer process direction and decisions by providing domain leadership within relevant industries on end-to-end enterprise solutions. Creates new solution sets based on assessment of industry needs, market demands and knowledge of competitive product offerings.

10+ years of experience relevant to this position including 5 years of consulting experience. Management or team leadership experience preferred. Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience preferred. Product or technical expertise relevant to practice focus. Ability to lead large teams. Strong influencing and negotiation skills. Ability to travel as needed.

As part of Oracle's employment process candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment screening process. This will involve identity and employment verification, professional references, education verification and professional qualifications and memberships (if applicable).