Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management (MDM) Functional Lead

About the role

This role is pivotal in managing and optimizing clients meter data operations within the Oracle CCS/MDM platform, ensuring accurate and timely processing of meter data to support billing, settlements, regulatory compliance, and customer operations across our US service territories.

Responsibilities

• Lead the functional ownership, configuration, and continuous improvement of Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management (MDM/MDMS) integrated within the Oracle CCS ecosystem.
• Oversee end-to-end meter data flows including VEE (Validation, Estimation, and Editing) rule configuration, interval data processing, scalar reads, and initial measurement creation.
• Define and maintain functional configuration for device types, measuring component types, usage subscriptions, and service point hierarchies aligned with US utility operational models.
• Manage the functional design and configuration of AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) head-end integration, supporting large-scale smart meter deployments across the service territory.
• Ensure accurate and timely delivery of usage data to downstream Oracle CCS billing, market transaction, and settlement processes.
• Partner with metering operations, field services, and IT integration teams to support meter-to-cash data flows including on-demand reads, remote disconnect/reconnect, and outage data.
• Collaborate with integration architects on data exchange between Oracle MDM and external systems including AMI Head-End Systems (HES), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), OMS, SCADA, and ISO/market systems.
• Lead fit/gap workshops, business requirements sessions, and solution walkthroughs with stakeholders across Metering, Engineering, Customer Operations, Regulatory, and Finance.
• Develop and maintain functional design documents (FDDs), configuration workbooks, VEE rule documentation, and business process flows.
• Define test strategies and lead SIT, UAT, and regression testing for meter data scenarios; manage defect resolution with vendor and internal development teams.
• Act as the functional escalation point for production issues involving meter data exceptions, VEE failures, missing reads, and usage delivery failures impacting billing.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with applicable US regulatory and market requirements for meter data accuracy, retention, and reporting (FERC, state PUC, ANSI C12 standards).
• Stay current with utility industry trends including Green Button, NAESB standards, AMI 2.0, and evolving state-level data access regulations; assess and implement impacts to Oracle MDM configuration.
• Mentor junior functional analysts and business analysts; lead knowledge transfer and documentation efforts across the metering functional domain.

Requirements

• A structured, detail-oriented approach to functional analysis and configuration.
• The ability to operate independently and lead under ambiguity in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• A collaborative mindset that bridges technical teams and business clients.
• An ownership mentality; you're accountable for the quality of your functional domain end to end.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of functional experience with Oracle Utilities CC&B or Customer Cloud Service (CCS) in a US utility environment.
• Minimum of 3 years of direct, hands-on experience with Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management (MDM) - configuration, VEE rules, and integration with Oracle CCS billing.
• Minimum of 1 years of hands-on experience configuring VEE rules (validation algorithms, estimation algorithms, and editing processes) within Oracle MDM.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience supporting Utilities based projects.

Skills

• Experience to include, but not limited to - AMI/smart metering, interval data, scalar reads, TOU rates, meter data flows, ANSI C12 metering standards, Green Button Connect My Data and exposure to ERCOT, PJM, ISO-NE, NYISO, or MISO.

Benefits

• Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience.

Pay

Annual Salary Range: $70,350 to $196,000

Schedule

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.