Oracle Project Manager

Job Title: Oracle Project Manager

Location: Chicago IL/Remote

Duration: 6 Months contract

Job Description:

The Senior Project Manager will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Taking full ownership of and managing assigned projects to achieve positive outcomes.
• Defining project scopes initiating and managing large complex enterprise projects and programs
• Creating and executing project work plans and revising as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Initiating and managing multiple projects in parallel and with multiple dependencies
• Producing project reports and performance metrics
• Communicating with the Portfolio Management Office manager and ITS management regarding the status of a portfolio of projects
• Identifying and managing portfolio risks
• Using influence to eliminate bottlenecks and potential resource alignment problems
• Managing projects and programs within standard project management methodologies to time quality and budget
• Identifying resources needed and assigning individual responsibilities
• Managing through all stages of the project life cycle
• Managing stakeholders and stakeholder expectations
• Building strong project teams across multiple divisions
• Providing excellent service to clients (internal and external to ITS)
• Effectively managing vendor relationships in accordance with and ITS strategies and directives
• Providing project status and other deliverables at each stage of a defined project
• Demonstrating a willingness to collaborate and support the PMO and ITS peers and leadership
• Planning directing and implementing complex projects on time within budget and with desired functionality
• Supporting the advancement of the PMOs mission which involves responsibilities including but not limited to:
• Supporting Portfolio Management that provides a forward-looking picture of project work
• Continuously improving the Project Methodology
• Providing input into Project Management Best Practices
• Educating ITS staff and Project Management stakeholders on PMO processes and tools
• Performing related duties as required
• In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities the Senior Project Manager must possess the following skills abilities and qualifications:
• Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
• Proficient in Project Management practices principles and tools
• Knowledgeable about organization and process structures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to apply process standards
• Self-motivated/willing to take initiative and proven ability to build positive working relationships within own team and other areas of business
• Ability to effectively communicate with customers project and functional management to identify needs and evaluate alternative solutions
• Ability to work independently towards established goals
• Ability to work with all levels of the organization
• Proven track record of leading large complex implementation projects
• Strong conflict resolution negotiating and influencing skills
• Ability to use and analyze data to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions conclusions or approaches to problems within established policies and procedures.
• Problem solving and root cause identification skills along with strong analytic & decision-making abilities.
• Ability to lead the work of several concurrent projects and work in a strong team environment.
• Strong organizational skills follow through and demonstrate leadership through example.
• Strong customer-service orientation toward internal and external customers.
• Ability to troubleshoot and problem-solve effectively.
• Ability to use personal influence to build positive working relationships with others.
• Team player collaborative adaptable and committed to quality.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to conduct effective meetings.
• Ability to prepare proposals reports and other written documents with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to be responsive and available to the leadership team to address issues and concerns as they arise.
• Ability to provide highest quality service to all customers. Must be able to multitask proficiently.
• Record to Report Asset to Report Procure to Pay and Project with extensive background of Oracle Fusion applications

Type of Education Required:

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university
• Masters Degree preferably an MBA with a major in Finance or Accounting preferred
• PMP Certification strongly preferred

Type of Experience and Number of Years:

• One end-to-end full life cycle implementation of Oracle Cloud by migrating and upgrading on-premises legacy Oracle E-Business Suite Financial Oracle BI and Hyperion EPM Applications.
• Experience implementing ERP Applications in the area of Finance and Budgeting Procurement and Asset Management.
• Project management experience in cross-functional systems implementations of Oracle or SAP Cloud ERP or equivalent midmarket ERP or finance system solutions.
• Minimum fifteen (15) years of related experience required
• At least ten (10) years of demonstrated experience in Project Management required
• At least five (5) years of experience in implementing cross-functional ERP systems preferred
• Experience in Education (K-12) project or program work preferred

Keywords: Oracle Cloud Project Manager Oracle ERP