Principal Program Manager

Oracle Corporation; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle Corporation in Nashville seeks a Principal Technical Program Manager to drive OCI data center expansion. You will lead high-impact, time-sensitive programs and coordinate across engineering, construction, networking, and operations.

The successful candidate will bring 10+ years in technical program management, deep cloud infrastructure knowledge, and proven ability to communicate with executives. This role offers executive exposure and a fast-paced, global scaling environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technical program management experience.
• Proven experience leading large-scale data center or infrastructure programs.
• Strong ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
• Executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, and hardware deployment.
• Demonstrated success driving cross-functional alignment and execution at scale.

Responsibilities

• Operate as a mission critical delivery leader to resolve high-priority, high-risk program challenges.
• Identify and remove bottlenecks to accelerate delivery timelines.
• Drive cross-functional coordination across engineering, construction, networking, and operations.
• Establish program governance, risk management frameworks, and reporting mechanisms.
• Communicate program status, risks, and dependencies to executive stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment with OCI’s global expansion and capacity planning strategies.

Skills

Strategic program leadership

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Cloud infrastructure

Networking expertise

Hardware deployment

Job description

Overview:
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to join our high-impact SWAT team focused on accelerating data center expansion. This role operates at the center of large-scale infrastructure delivery, driving execution across highly complex, ambiguous, and time-sensitive programs. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments and brings deep expertise in data center buildouts, infrastructure coordination, and executive-level program leadership.

Why OCI:
OCI is undergoing one of the fastest infrastructure expansions in the world, powering the next generation of AI and cloud services. This role offers a unique opportunity to directly influence how OCI scales its global footprint, enabling mission-critical workloads for enterprise and AI customers. You will work on highly visible initiatives with executive exposure, solving complex challenges that shape the future of cloud infrastructure at massive scale.

Internal Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Operate as a mission critical delivery leader to resolve high-priority, high-risk program challenges
• Identify and remove bottlenecks to accelerate delivery timelines
• Drive cross-functional coordination across engineering, construction, networking, and operations
• Establish program governance, risk management frameworks, and reporting mechanisms
• Communicate program status, risks, and dependencies to executive stakeholders
• Ensure alignment with OCI’s global expansion and capacity planning strategies

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of technical program management experience
• Proven experience leading large-scale data center or infrastructure programs
• Strong ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-changing environments
• Executive communication and stakeholder management skills
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, and hardware deployment
• Demonstrated success driving cross-functional alignment and execution at scale

External Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Operate as a mission critical delivery leader to resolve high-priority, high-risk program challenges
• Identify and remove bottlenecks to accelerate delivery timelines
• Drive cross-functional coordination across engineering, construction, networking, and operations
• Establish program governance, risk management frameworks, and reporting mechanisms
• Communicate program status, risks, and dependencies to executive stakeholders
• Ensure alignment with OCI’s global expansion and capacity planning strategies

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of technical program management experience
• Proven experience leading large-scale data center or infrastructure programs
• Strong ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-changing environments
• Executive communication and stakeholder management skills
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, and hardware deployment
• Demonstrated success driving cross-functional alignment and execution at scale