Director, Program Management

Oracle; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 146,000 - 306,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Job summary

Oracle in the United States seeks a Director of Program Management to lead a team of program managers and drive transformational change at scale. You will partner with senior leaders to turn ambitious goals into actionable programs, delivering measurable improvements across the enterprise.

The ideal candidate has a proven history of process transformation, team development, and collaboration across business and technical groups, with strong executive communication skills.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading cross-functional process improvement initiatives with measurable results.
• Experience managing and developing technical program managers and program managers.
• Strong program management skills, including planning, governance, risk management, and resource allocation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the team: Manage, coach, and grow technical program managers and program managers, setting clear priorities and expectations.
• Drive process improvement: Identify operational gaps, simplify workflows, and implement repeatable processes, standards, and automation.
• Oversee program delivery: Guide planning and execution across internal initiatives, ensuring clear scope, milestones, ownership, and outcomes.
• Align stakeholders: Partner with business and technical leaders to prioritize initiatives, resolve dependencies, and make timely decisions.
• Manage risks and resources: Anticipate delivery risks, remove barriers, and align staffing and resources with business priorities.
• Establish governance and reporting: Create consistent practices for program reviews, status reporting, escalations, and decision‑making.
• Measure results: Define KPIs and use data to track progress, evaluate impact, and guide further improvements.
• Lead change: Build stakeholder support, communicate changes clearly, and ensure teams adopt and sustain improved processes.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Change management

Executive communication

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a Director of Program Management to drive transformational change across Oracle. Leading a team of technical program managers and program managers, this leader will spearhead cross‑functional initiatives that simplify complex processes, remove barriers, and reshape how work gets done.

This role offers the opportunity to influence how Oracle operates at scale—partnering with senior leaders to challenge established practices, turn ambitious goals into actionable programs, and deliver lasting, measurable improvements.

The ideal candidate has a track record of leading process transformation, developing strong program management teams, and bringing people together to move complex initiatives forward.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the team: Manage, coach, and grow technical program managers and program managers, setting clear priorities and expectations.
• Drive process improvement: Identify operational gaps, simplify workflows, and implement repeatable processes, standards, and automation.
• Oversee program delivery: Guide planning and execution across internal initiatives, ensuring clear scope, milestones, ownership, and outcomes.
• Align stakeholders: Partner with business and technical leaders to prioritize initiatives, resolve dependencies, and make timely decisions.
• Manage risks and resources: Anticipate delivery risks, remove barriers, and align staffing and resources with business priorities.
• Establish governance and reporting: Create consistent practices for program reviews, status reporting, escalations, and decision‑making.
• Measure results: Define KPIs and use data to track progress, evaluate impact, and guide further improvements.
• Lead change: Build stakeholder support, communicate changes clearly, and ensure teams adopt and sustain improved processes.

Required Experience

• Proven success leading cross‑functional process improvement initiatives with measurable results.
• Experience managing and developing technical program managers and program managers.
• Strong program management skills, including planning, governance, risk management, and resource allocation.
• Ability to work across business and technical teams and communicate clearly with executive leadership.
• Experience leading organizational change and establishing consistent, scalable ways of working.

Qualifications

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client‑facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $146,300 - $306,400 per year. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre‑tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non‑overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistanceEmployee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.

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