Senior Project Manager - Oracle ERP

Overview

Senior Project Manager will be responsible for managing medium to large sized technology implementation projects with medium to high complexity on a global scale and/or with multi-technology components. This role also involves collaborating with Apps Associates’ PMO on internal initiatives to grow the Practice. The position reports to the Practice Director or a Managing Principal within the Apps Associates PMO.

• Collaborate with client contacts to manage cross-functional project teams and facilitate project delivery.
• Collaborate with Apps Associates project team members, onshore and offshore, to successfully deliver projects.
• Manage the execution of project activities and resources in partnership with division technical leads and business partners.
• Lead project teams through scoping definition and ensure all execution efforts align to project goals.
• Establish measurable and achievable critical success factors for the project.
• Control planning and execution to meet cost, time, and quality goals.
• Develop and maintain project plans and related artifacts; provide a view of plans and progress to date.
• Manage against the approved budget and recommend course corrections as necessary.
• Conduct periodic stakeholder meetings to ensure status clarity and clear expectations.
• Adhere to Apps Associates project management methodology.
• Possess the ability to turn troubled projects around when needed.
• Make continuous improvement a priority by applying basic and advanced project management principles and advancing those principles in practice.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (minimum 20 years). If Associates Degree, minimum 12 years of work experience (focus in Business Administration or Information Systems preferred).
• 8+ years of consulting experience, most recently in a Senior Consultant, Manager, or similar level role.
• Leadership of a minimum of six (6) full life-cycle implementations in the Project Manager role.
• Global/multi-product implementation experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong time management, organization, and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Microsoft Project or Smartsheet (preferred).
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, One Note, Teams).
• Strong understanding of the cloud software development lifecycle including waterfall, agile, and hybrid methodologies.

The Senior Project Manager must have project management and/or hands-on experience with at least three (3) of the following technologies:

• Oracle Cloud ERP (Fusion, SCM, Financials)
• Oracle HCM or Oracle People Soft
• Oracle EBS
• Oracle Fusion Middleware
• Amazon AWS
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• Custom Software Development within the Enterprise space
• Integration technologies such as Boomi, Mulesoft, Oracle Cloud Integration Service or equivalent
• Salesforce implementation experience

• PMP Certification (PMP, PGMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP)