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An established industry player in Oracle Cloud Consulting seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead innovative projects in HR and HCM. This role offers a collaborative atmosphere where you'll oversee project delivery, ensuring high standards and client satisfaction. With opportunities for career growth and a competitive benefits package, you will manage teams, drive methodologies, and contribute to business development. If you have extensive experience with Oracle HCM Cloud and a passion for consultancy, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact.
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Client: Symatrix, an IBM Company
Location: London, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Senior Project Manager (Oracle Cloud & HCM) UK-BASED
INTRODUCTION:
Widely considered to be leading players in Oracle Cloud Consulting, especially HR / HCM / Payroll and now part of IBM. We offer a warm, friendly, collaborative atmosphere, interesting & challenging work with a professional & experienced team, good career advancement opportunities, and we are expanding extensively, creating a myriad of new opportunities.
Along with considerable scope for career advancement, we are also considered good payers (see below for package content); we believe in fairly rewarding our staff for their hard work, loyalty, and success.
JOB PURPOSE:
To deliver a consistently high standard of Programmes and Projects to agreed deliverables, on time and on budget. Ensure that all clients post-implementation become positive reference sites. Oversee other projects delivered by colleagues, acting as a senior reviewer and champion of raising standards and best practices.
YOUR MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Project planning & leadership: Lead a team of Oracle Solution Architects, Consultants, and Testers, acting as the Project Manager within a project. Develop and manage the delivery plan for your workstream in consultation with the client PM.
Methodology: Follow the methodology and business operating model for your area. Lead and drive contribution to the methodology and business operating model, participating in the development and maintenance of all documentation, templates, and tooling.
Stakeholder management: Interact and influence client project team stakeholders and assist them in making key decisions for Oracle implementation programs.
Workshops & meetings: Plan and lead the delivery of client-facing workshops and meetings, demonstrating significant domain knowledge and experience.
Documentation & deliverables: Create well-structured & accurate deliverables such as project plans, status reports, and other governance documents. Lead the team in following processes and client quality requirements for deliverables including business process documentation, design & configuration documents, specifications, test plans, and other artifacts.
Commercial: Manage time and budget allocation for your projects based on estimates and project budgets. Monitor your billable utilization against targets. Identify opportunities to increase utilization. Manage team plans and provide forecasts and reports as required, twice monthly.
Quality management: Ensure quality standards are adhered to and support quality improvements in the business.
Risk Management: Manage project risks and issues, proposing mitigations and communicating risks to the client and consulting director in monthly reports.
Knowledge sharing & skills development: Share knowledge, experience, and best practices within the team. Lead or contribute to professional learning communities. Keep skills up-to-date and lead understanding of new working methods.
Sales/Business Development: Understand Symatrix's products and services. During projects, identify opportunities for additional services and products. Contribute to sales activities such as responding to ITT, RFPs, RFI's, and participating in sales presentations.
Practice Development: Drive company growth, suggest innovations, and lead capability development activities.
Line Management: Manage small teams of consultants or project managers, ensuring regular check-ins, mentoring, and development.
PERSON SPECIFICATION - KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE / SKILLS / QUALITIES:
BENEFITS PACKAGE:
Competitive salary & full package including pension, 25 days holiday (plus 5 days optional), birthday holiday, eye tests, private healthcare, cycle-to-work scheme, childcare vouchers, and training opportunities.
How to apply:
If you are an experienced Oracle Cloud Project Manager with a solid consultancy background and relevant knowledge & experience, please send your application via LinkedIn (not email). All applications are confidential. If you meet the criteria, there's no downside to applying.
Why Symatrix?
Founded in 2000, now part of IBM, specializing in Oracle HCM services and solutions. We offer consulting and managed services for HCM and ERP, supporting cloud and on-premise environments. Our services include application support, testing, payroll, and process improvement, backed by ISO27001, BACS, and Cyber Essentials accreditations.