Oracle Cloud Project Manager

IBM Consulting is focused on building long-term relationships and collaborating with clients globally to enhance their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. The Oracle Cloud Project Manager will manage full lifecycle Oracle software implementation projects, ensuring effective communication and project delivery within budget and scope.

Responsibilities:

• Managing full lifecycle Oracle software implementation projects (Oracle EBS and/or Oracle Cloud ERP)
• Working with workstream leads, understand the dependencies on, and responsibilities of, external parties within the client environment and how these may affect the implementation
• Motivate and ensure internal and client teams are working on the project plan schedule and solution obstacles and issues that arise
• Create a project plan with detailed task breakdowns and resource assignments by using a combination of project management tools such as MS Project, JIRA or Smartsheet
• Inform the key stakeholders and the project team about technical progress, progress against budget, and any issues or concerns
• Plan, monitor, and report the allocation of Project Resources, Tasks, Risks and Milestones
• Manage project communications by scheduling key PMO meetings such as Status Meetings, Advisory meetings, and Steering committee meetings and share the project status with the different stakeholder groups
• Work closely with the Delivery Lead and Solution Architects to steer the project delivery within the Budget and Scope
• Manage changes to the project scope, schedule and costs. Initiate the change request process if needed
• Track financials such as Baseline estimate, burn rates and resource leveling and communicate appropriately
• Plan and schedule working sessions and key milestone related sessions depending on the specific phase of the project
• Ensure the quality of deliverables by establishing standards and quality control mechanisms

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Information Systems, Business, or a related field
• 8-10 years of experience as a Project Manager in ERP Implementation Finance or HCM projects (preferably in Oracle EBS or Cloud)
• 8+ years consulting experience
• Minimum 3 full-cycle implementations
• Strong customer service orientation with strong written and verbal communication
• Knowledge of Standard Waterfall or Agile project implementation methodology
• Project management certifications such as PMP and Scrum Master are added advantages
• Prior experience with Project Management tools such as MS Project, JIRA and Smartsheet