Oracle Programme Manager

Oracle Programme Manager

Would like you like the opportunity to expand your skillset further across Oracle EBS Oracle ERP Cloud and HCM Cloud

In addition the opportunity to progress to Delivery Director and upwards to Practice Head

How would you like to join an awardwinning Oracle Partner with over 700 dedicated Oracle consultants across the US UK Ireland Australia India and Slovenia who deliver Finance Supply Chain and HR solutions that underpin digital transformation for our customers businesses

Here at Version 1 we are currently in the market for an experienced Oracle Programme Manager to join our growing Enterprise Applications Practice.

You will have the opportunity to work with the latest cloud technology and work on projects across a multiplicity of sectors and industries.

Oracle Programme Manager

Job Description

As a Programme Manager youll operate an environment where change is a constant. Our customers are demanding more agility from their Finance and HR systems to meet the evolving demands of their staff and customers alike and many of these are choosing to transform Finance and HR functions using Oracle Fusion Cloud.

For many their Finance and HR systems are at the heart of their ability to run their business and make decisions about the future. Changing those systems and associated processes is usually complex disruptive critical and necessary.

When we partner with our customers to deliver these programmes you will be critical to the success of the projects and programmes from both the customer and Version 1 point of view ensuring that the transformation journey is positive experience for everyone.

Oracle experience is NOT mandatory for this role. The role will suit you if you have worked in Finance andor HR transformation projects with Oracle or other technologies such as SAP Workday Sage etc.

This is an opportunity to join one of the leading Oracle Consultancies in Ireland & the UK and the opportunity for the right candidate to further progress to Delivery Director Practice Director.

There are three major facets to strong Programme Management at Version 1 youre not expected to have all these criteria as there will be ample opportunity for career development in the role:

• Communication
• Planning and Organisation
• Change Management

Communication

You will:

• Set a clear vision and communicate this to your project/programme team(s) including customer project team members motivating them to deliver on the vision and ensuring that the teams understand the big picture and the part they play in it.

• Be known as a highly to effective communicator regularly chairing presenting and participating in board level steering groups involving customer Csuite level executives. 
• Be a leader managing your Version 1 team ensuring that the teams are delivering the outcomes.  Youll participate at Practicelevel to ensure strong alignment across the different project teams e.g. for sharing resources and specialist skills.
• Control and report progress to the Steering Group/Sponsor and internally within Version 1 senior stakeholders ensuring that risks and issues are escalated appropriately.
• Be able motivate both Version 1 and customer teams to work together at pace overcome obstacles and meet challenging deadlines.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders ensuring they are regularly briefed and have clarity on key timelines events and resource asks.

Planning and Organisation

You will:

• Work with the customer to identify and agree the project scope goals milestones dependencies etc and secure the required resources (people and budget).
• Be proactive in identifying potential risks and issues and have a contingency plan in place to mitigate these and keep the project on track.
• Work with a globally dispersed team in an onshoreoffshore environment ensuring alignment across everyone involved on your programme.
• Closely monitor and report on project budget taking ownership for the P&L targets for your programme and ensuring clear financial arrangements are in place for the programme.
• Develop well thoughtout achievable project plans underpinned by Version 1s MAXIMISE project methodology. You must be able to demonstrate you have worked to a methodology.
• Clearly understand the dependencies on and responsibilities of external parties such as customers or 3rd party software providers developing a plan to manage and report on them.
• Clearly articulate key project phases and stage gates what will be required to achieve these and how this will be evidenced by the project team.

Change Management

You will:

• Be able to rollout and land methodologies and approaches across large teams of consultants who will have taken disparate approaches in their past experiences.
• Be able to continuously manage a large team through complex global change.
• Be a great listener and intune with what is going on day to day in your programmes and get ahead of problems resolving them before they escalate.
• Be the key interface to our customers helping them navigate the challenges and risks that are part of all transformative programmes often it is the first time they have done such a transformation and you need to be their guide.
• Be willing to challenge the status quo in pursuit of a better outcome for both the customer and Version 1.
• Support presales and business development opportunities.

Qualifications :

You will have experience of:

• Leading projects and programmes within an ERP/HCM/EPM landscape
• Managing and motivating team of 25 consultants
• Leading programmes and teams that may have resources in multiple countries.
• CSuite level stakeholder management negotiation and presentation skills.
• Ownership for financial outcomes on Fixed Price or T&M projects with budgets up to /5m
• Implementing strong governance and compliance frameworks (Gate Control Status Reporting Steering Forums Design Authorities).
• Leading scope management with stakeholders and customers to align with business outcomes.
• Working to Project management methodology standards e.g. MSP or PRINCE2.

Additional Information :

Why Version 1

Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance and leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development review.

A large training budget for accreditations and educational assistance for courses relevant to your role.

Version 1 Annual Excellence Awards & our CallOut platform where performance is called out and recognised.

Moments that matter & our enhanced maternity & paternity leave policies for lifes journey.

Our active ESG & CSR initiative allows you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity inclusion and belonging schemes.

• Quarterly performancerelated profit share
• Certified Great Place to Work for 10 years in a row
• Flexible mix of Remote/Hybrid working options
• Pension Private Healthcare Cover Life Assurance plus 

This is an opportunity to join one of the fastestgrowing Oracle ERP Consultancies in Ireland & the UK.

PLUS many more exciting benefits drop us a note to find out more.

Please note that you must have the legal right to live and work in the United Kingdom and you must be eligible for Security clearance. To be eligible you need to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.

This is hybrid based with occasional travel to your nearest base office.

Ashley Billington Talent Acquisition Oracle ERP (Oracle Cloud ERP HCM EPM)

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We are an equal opportunities employer. Please refer to our Diversity & Inclusion statement located at: Diversity Inclusion & Belonging Version 1 Careers.

Please note: We have an internal recruitment team and do not accept agency candidates. If you want to join the team here at Version 1 get in touch with us directly!

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime