Director of Strategic Operations & Planning

Oracle; United States; On-site; USD 126,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) seeks a Director of Business Operations to drive strategic planning, operational discipline, and business performance across the Infrastructure Planning and Sourcing organization. This leader will translate priorities into actionable plans, establish measures of success, and align stakeholders across planning, sourcing, engineering, finance, and delivery.

The role requires strong business judgment, analytical depth, and the ability to lead cross-functional

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in business operations, strategic planning, supply chain operations, infrastructure operations, finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams and cross-functional programs.
• Experience building planning processes, performance management frameworks, and executive reporting for a large, complex organization.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, including forecasting, business cases, scenario analysis, and investment tradeoffs.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business challenges into structured decisions and executable plans.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, resolve competing priorities, and drive accountability across organizational boundaries.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting recommendations to executive audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, supply chain, finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic and operational planning. Drive annual planning, quarterly portfolio reviews, monthly business reviews, and organizational goal setting.
• Establish business performance management. Develop scorecards and executive reporting that provide visibility into capacity plans, sourcing milestones, supplier performance, financial commitments, and delivery risks.
• Drive cross-functional execution. Lead initiatives that improve alignment between infrastructure demand, supply availability, sourcing strategies, and deployment schedules.
• Partner on financial planning. Work with Finance and functional leaders to strengthen forecasting, evaluate investment tradeoffs, track performance against plans, and identify opportunities to improve cost and resource efficiency.
• Improve processes and decision-making. Standardize planning and reporting practices, clarify decision rights, and streamline handoffs. Partner with analytics and systems teams to improve data quality and automate recurring work.
• Develop executive communications. Prepare business reviews, decision papers, and strategic recommendations that turn complex operational and financial information into clear actions.
• Build organizational capability. Lead and develop a business operations team, establish clear accountability, and strengthen collaboration across a geographically distributed organization.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Executive reporting

Financial forecasting

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) seeks a Director of Business Operations to drive strategic planning, operational discipline, and business performance across the Infrastructure Planning and Sourcing organization. This leader will translate priorities into actionable plans, establish measures of success, and align stakeholders across planning, sourcing, engineering, finance, and delivery.

The role requires strong business judgment, analytical depth, and the ability to lead cross-functional