Program Manager - Oracle Project Management

Job Duties

Collaborate with client contacts managing cross-functional client project team members to facilitate project delivery

Ensure the delivery of programs through the following phases: Concept, Requirements Definition, Design, Build, Test, and Deployment

Collaborate with Apps Associates project team members, who are both onshore and offshore to successfully deliver projects

Manage the execution of the project's activities and resources in partnership with the division technical leads and business partners

Lead project teams through scoping definition and ensure all execution efforts align to project goals

Lead the establishment of measurable and achievable critical success factors for the project

Control planning and execution to ensure that cost, time, and quality goals are met

Develop and maintain project plans and related project artifacts and provide view of plans and progress to date

Manage against the approved budget and recommend course correction as necessary

Conduct periodic stakeholder meetings to ensure status clarity and clear expectations

Adhere to the Apps Associates project management methodology

Possesses the ability to turn troubled projects around when and if needed

Make continuous improvement a priority - The Program Director should have a solid grasp of basic and many advanced project management principles, along with having experience in successfully applying and advancing those principles

Support Apps Associates sales team with the development support of new sales opportunities and/or support changes to existing scope utilizing internal change control processes

Work Requirements

Ability and willingness to travel up to 75% if needed

Remote work approved with on-site/customer facing work required periodically depending on project phase and/or customer requirements

For remote work, associate must have a dedicated space to conduct/attend meetings and perform job duties

Required Qualifications

• Educational and years of experience: BS/BBA 16-18, MS/MBA 14+
• Years of Program Management experience: 5+
• Years of Consulting experience: 10+
• Years of Senior Project Manager, Program Manager, or similar level role: 12+
• Years of Global/multi-product implementation experience: 5+
• Years of Hands-on experience with at least three (3) of the following technologies: Oracle Cloud ERP (Fusion, SCM, Financials, HCM, or equivalent), Oracle EBS, Amazon AWS, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Custom Software Development (with the Enterprise space), Integration technologies such Boomi, Mulesoft, Oracle Cloud Integration Service or equivalent, Analytics technologies such as SnowFlake, Hyperion, Oracle Analytics Cloud or equivalent, Salesforce implementation experience

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP Certification (PMP, PGMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP)
• Oracle Cloud Project Management Professional
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
• MBA or Higher Education Level

General Requirements

• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision
• Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers
• Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations