Oracle Project Manager

Sonata Software North America Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonata Software North America Inc. seeks an experienced Oracle Project Manager to lead a complex Fusion-based transformation in Irvine, CA.

You will drive end-to-end delivery from planning to post-go-live support, coordinating business leaders, IT, and a SI vendor to achieve defined outcomes. The role demands strong project leadership, executive communication, and proven experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud across HCM, PLM, and financial processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum seven years of experience managing enterprise technology projects.
• Experience leading ERP/Oracle Fusion implementations across multiple domains.
• Ability to manage SI vendors and ensure delivery quality and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of Oracle Fusion transformation across HCM, PLM, R2R, O2D.
• Define scope, milestones, budgets, and executive status reporting.
• Govern vendor performance and manage cross-functional teams and dependencies.
• Coordinate design reviews, testing, cutover readiness, and deployment activities.
• Report program health and drive business outcomes aligned to sponsors.

Skills

ERP project management

Oracle Fusion

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

PMI / PMP

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

ServiceNow

Smartsheet

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Sonata Software, with over $1.2 Billion Revenue, is a leading AI-first Modernization Engineering company, powered by our unique PlatformationTM framework. Our 6400+ AI Engineers are helping enterprises transform from systems to intelligent business platforms leveraging partner ecosystem to drive speed, efficiency and growth. Our bouquet of Modernization Engineering Services with AI -first approach cuts across Cloud, Data, AI, Dynamics, Test Automation, and Managed Services.

Sonata’s AI-led modernization is enabled by a powerful suite of proprietary tools and assets. At the core is the Harmoni.AI Enterprise Platform, which includes Agent Bridge-a governance and observability framework; Agent Builder-a development toolkit for fungible agents integrated into enterprise systems; and the Agent Marketplace-an internal ecosystem for modular, reusable agents.

Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, Sonata Software has a strong global presence, including key regions US, UK, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Australia, DACH (Germany/Switzerland) & Nordics (Finland). We are a trusted partner of Fortune 500 companies in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance; Healthcare and Lifesciences; Telecom, Media, and Technology; and Retail, Manufacturing and Distribution space.

Job Title : Oracle Project Manage

rLocation : Irvine C

AJob Type : Contrac

tPosition Summar

y:The Project Manager is responsible for leading a complex Oracle Fusion business transformation program that modernizes core enterprise processes across Human Capital Management (HCM), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Record to Report (R2R), and Order to Deliver (O2D). This role will manage the end-to-end delivery lifecycle, including planning, design, configuration, testing, change readiness, deployment, stabilization, and post-go-live support. The Project Manager will work closely with business leaders, functional process owners, IT teams, and a system integration (SI) vendor to ensure scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, and business outcomes are effectively managed. The successful candidate will bring strong project leadership, executive communication, vendor governance, and business transformation experience to drive alignment, accountability, and measurable value from the Oracle Fusion implementatio

n.Section Title: Major Duties and Responsibiliti

es:Major Duties and Responsibiliti

es:Strategy and Planni

• ng:Lead the planning and execution of an Oracle Fusion business transformation program across HCM, PLM, Record to Report, and Order to Deliver workstrea
• ms.Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, budgets, resource plans, RAID logs, decision logs, and executive status reporting for the transformation progr
• am.Define and manage project scope, objectives, deliverables, success measures, and business outcomes in partnership with executive sponsors, business process owners, IT leaders, and the SI vend
• or.Coordinate cross-functional business and IT teams to ensure clear ownership, timely decision-making, and alignment across process design, data, integrations, security, reporting, testing, training, and deployment activiti
• es.Identify and manage cross-workstream dependencies, risks, issues, scope changes, and escalations to keep the program on schedule and aligned with business prioriti

es.Operational Managem

• ent:Manage day-to-day program execution for the Oracle Fusion transformation, ensuring delivery teams remain aligned to approved scope, schedule, budget, quality standards, and business value objecti
• ves.Serve as the primary project coordination point between business leaders, functional workstream leads, IT application teams, technical teams, data owners, change management resources, and the SI ven
• dor.Establish and manage operating rhythms, including workstream meetings, design reviews, testing checkpoints, readiness reviews, steering committee updates, and escalation for
• ums.Provide governance over the SI vendor by managing deliverables, milestones, resource commitments, issue resolution, quality of work products, and adherence to contractual expectati
• ons.Partner with business process owners to validate future-state process designs, confirm solution fit, support key decisions, and ensure Oracle Fusion capabilities are adopted in a way that supports enterprise business transformat
• ion.Oversee integrated testing activities, including system integration testing, user acceptance testing, defect triage, remediation tracking, cutover planning, and deployment readin
• ess.Manage resource utilization, change requests, vendor performance metrics while providing transparent reporting on program health, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisi
• ons.Ensure program documentation is complete, auditable, and maintained in centralized repositories, including project plans, design decisions, test evidence, cutover plans, training materials, and support transition docume
• nts.Support organizational change management by coordinating communication, stakeholder engagement, training readiness, business adoption, and post-go-live stabilization activit

ies.Critical Ski

• lls:Strong project and program management skills with experience leading complex ERP or Oracle Fusion implementation progr
• ams.Working knowledge of Oracle Fusion business processes and implementation activities across HCM, PLM, Record to Report, and Order to Deli
• ver.Demonstrated ability to manage SI vendors, hold delivery partners accountable, and ensure vendor work products meet business, technical, quality, and timeline expectati
• ons.Excellent executive communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear status updates, decision materials, risk summaries, and escalation recommendations for senior leaders
• hip.Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work closely with business leaders, process owners, IT teams, and external partners to drive alignment and decisi
• ons.Ability to manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, dependencies, change requests, testing progress, and deployment readiness in a fast-paced transformation environm
• ent.Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to coordinate multiple workstreams while maintaining clear accountability and delivery discipl

ine.Education and Experi

• ence:Minimum of seven (7) years of experience managing enterprise technology projects, with demonstrated experience leading ERP, Oracle Fusion, or large-scale business transformation initiat
• ives.Experience managing Oracle Fusion Cloud implementation activities across one or more of the following areas: Human Capital Management (HCM), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Record to Report (R2R), and Order to Deliver (
• O2D).Experience managing a system integration (SI) vendor or external consulting partner through design, build, testing, deployment, and stabilization ph
• ases.Experience working directly with business leaders and process owners to align project delivery with business priorities, operating model changes, process standardization, and adoption g
• oals.Experience in manufacturing, plant operations, commercial products, finance, supply chain, or enterprise operations is prefe
• rred.PMI, PMP, Agile, Scrum, or other project management certifications are prefe
• rred.Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Project, ServiceNow, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar planning and delivery management tools is prefe
• rred.Bachelor’s degree preferred; advanced degree highly desir

able.Section Title: Knowledge and S

kills:Knowledge and S

• kills:Knowledge of ERP transformation delivery methods, including requirements validation, solution design, configuration, data conversion, integrations, testing, cutover, deployment, and stabiliz
• ation.Ability to understand and connect cross-functional business processes across HCM, PLM, Record to Report, and Order to De
• liver.Strong understanding of governance practices for scope control, risk and issue management, dependency tracking, decision management, change control, and executive repo
• rting.Ability to facilitate workshops, design reviews, readiness sessions, and stakeholder alignment meetings with business and technology le
• aders.Strong vendor management skills, including tracking SI deliverables, validating completion criteria, managing escalations, and ensuring accountability for out
• comes.Ability to translate complex project, process, and system information into concise communications for business leaders, steering committees, and executive stakeho
• lders.Strong collaboration, problem-solving, and change leadership skills to support adoption of standardized Oracle Fusion processes and new ways of wo

rworking.
Why join Sonata S

oftware?At Sonata, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build never seen before solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you will not be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what com

es next.Sonata Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristics protected

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