Principal Program Manager - OCI Product Messaging

About the role

Location: Nashville, TN (priority location) and Seattle, WA. Relocation assistance available for candidates moving to Nashville. This is not a remote position; visa sponsorship is not available.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) powers some of the world's most demanding workloads, helping organizations innovate with secure, high-performance cloud services. As OCI continues to grow, we're looking for a Principal Program Manager – Product Messaging to help shape how we communicate our technology, customer impact, and product strategy. This role sits at the intersection of product messaging, executive communications, customer storytelling, and strategic program management, bringing OCI's products and strategy to life through compelling narratives while driving high-impact initiatives across the OCI Product Management organization. You'll partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, Product Marketing, and executive leadership to develop customer-facing stories, build compelling executive presentations, ghostwrite executive communications, and translate complex cloud technologies into clear, credible, and impactful messaging. Your work will support high-visibility engagements, including executive keynotes, industry conferences, customer meetings, press and analyst briefings, and strategic presentations. Beyond storytelling, you'll bring structure, judgment, and execution to complex cross-functional initiatives. From supporting AI-related initiatives across Product Management to stepping into critical, time-sensitive projects, you'll help align stakeholders, translate strategic objectives into actionable plans, and drive initiatives through execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop compelling product messaging, executive presentations, keynote narratives, and customer-facing content that communicate OCI's product capabilities, differentiation, and customer value.
• Partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Product Marketing to translate complex technical concepts into clear, accurate, and engaging storylines.
• Ghostwrite and develop executive-level communications, including conference presentations, customer engagement materials, strategic narratives, and press and analyst briefing content.
• Build cohesive product stories that connect technical capabilities to customer challenges, business outcomes, and market opportunities.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to shape messaging for high-visibility external engagements and strategic initiatives.
• Lead complex, cross-functional programs involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and organizational priorities.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable plans, establish milestones, coordinate deliverables, and drive execution.
• Influence and align stakeholders across Product Management, Engineering, Product Marketing, and other partner organizations without direct authority.
• Support emerging initiatives, including AI-related programs, and lead time-sensitive projects requiring strong judgment, adaptability, and execution.
• Use business insights, data, and stakeholder feedback to strengthen messaging, inform decisions, and improve program outcomes.
• Manage multiple high-priority deliverables while maintaining exceptional quality, accuracy