Experience : 10+ Years project management experience in the Oracle space (Cloud, PeopleSoft, EBS)
Education : Bachelor’s/master’s degree
Work Location : Chennai, India (Chennai/Remote/Hybrid)

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Provide day to day leadership, co-ordination, effective and pro-active Project management to ensure successful project completion.
• Ensure all project activities support the strategic direction of the Project and will meet the business objective.
• Ensure proactive management of the project business case, risks, timelines, financials and quality.
• Ensure effective communication with and between all key project stakeholders (i.e. Project Director, Steering Committee, Technical Committee, and Project team).
• Identify/Mitigate risks & ensure the successful resolution of issues.
• Establish, define and maintain a Project Plan.
• Manage project budget and ensure that the project is delivered within budget.
• Monitor and assess the continued validity of the Business Case; verify project goals have been met.
• Enforce change control; ensure changes and acceptance are agreed to and signed off by the Steering committee.
• Obtain formal project approvals and acceptance; manage project tollgate.
• Act as an escalation point/decision maker for project level decisions, resolve issues affecting Project scope, quality, schedule, budget and resources.
• Ensure resources are effectively allocated and utilized across the project.
• Ensure effective implementation of change management.
• Proactively manage implementation partners and uphold their commitment through management of their Scope of Work (SOW), Master Service Agreement (MSA), Change orders, Addendums.
• Summarize lessons learned and implement improvements and share with PMO.
• Contribute to the development of project standards and ensure that project team members adhere to standards.

Required Skills (Must Have) :

Minimum of 10 Years of Project management experience in the Oracle space (Cloud, PeopleSoft, EBS).

• Specific implementation experience in Oracle Cloud & PeopleSoft implementations on any of the applications mentioned below.
  • Human Capital Management (Core HR, Benefits, Payroll, Compensation, Recruiting, Absence Management)
  • Cloud ERP Financials (GL, AP, AR, FA, CM)
  • Supply Chain Management (Procure to Pay, Order to Cash)
• Should have managed at least 3 full cycle implementations in the Oracle space.
• Understanding of the end to end business process in the HCM, ERP space.
• Business Acumen – Uses understanding of how the business works to make decisions. Draws accurate conclusions from technical, financial, and other quantitative information.
• Communication – Conveys messages effectively using all methods.
• Driving change – Anticipates the need for change in the business and acts as champion to drive it throughout the organization.
• Intellectual Agility – demonstrate the ability to quickly plan, do, measure and adjust without being encumbered by non-valued detail.
• Unbiased viewpoint – demonstrates a neutral but honest perspective on health of project.

Preferred Skills (Nice to have) :

• PMP, CSM, PRINCE2 certification preferred.
• Hands-on experience/understanding of Oracle cloud.
• Experience in managing clients based out of North America.
• Experience with muti-country rollout.