Principal Program Manager

Oracle Corporation; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle Nashville is seeking a Principal Program Manager to transform how we approach hardware supply risk. You will partner with engineering, build, delivery and supply chain teams to drive the end-to-end portfolio and deliver measurable improvements in risk management.

Reporting to the Director of Hardware Order Management, you will lead cross-functional initiatives, manage dependencies, run standups, and produce consistent program reporting while safeguarding budget and schedule.

Qualifications

• Identifies, prioritizes, and executes a broad portfolio of functional initiatives and programs in the hardware space.
• Partners closely with global cross-functional teams to understand and capture requirements for programs.
• Navigates complex dependencies between cross-functional teams and organizational priorities to optimize the critical path and addresses risks.
• Drives mitigation plans and ensures ownership for each item and regular follow up through to program closure while ensuring resolution of risk and issues, escalating as necessary.
• Provides rigorous management and analysis of overall portfolio budget (including spend and forecasted spend vs. budget, spend per program and historical trends, etc.).
• Establishes scalable frameworks (process, tools, etc.) for the end-to-end project and manages stakeholders applying project management standards and documentation best practices.
• Runs standups and sprint planning exercises for programs owned.
• Builds and maintains consistent reporting across numerous programs.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, prioritizes, and successfully executes a broad portfolio of functional initiatives and programs in the hardware space.
• Partners closely with global cross-functional teams to understand and capture requirements for programs.
• Navigates complex dependencies between cross-functional teams and organizational priorities to optimize the critical path and addresses & mitigates risks.
• Effectively influences internal and external teams to prioritize; Drives mitigation plans and ensures ownership for each item and regular follow up through to program closure while ensuring resolution of risk and issues, escalating, as necessary.
• Provides rigorous management and analysis of overall portfolio budget (including spend and forecasted spend vs. budget, spend per program and historical trends, etc.).
• Establishes scalable frameworks (process, tools, etc.) for the end-to-end project and manages stakeholders applying project management standards and documentation best practices.
• Runs standups and sprint planning exercises for programs owned. Builds and maintains consistent reporting across numerous programs.
• Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel. Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Oracle is seeking a Nashville Principal Program Manager, reporting to the Director of Hardware Order Management. This role will specialize in transforming how we approach supply risk. Our operations organization sits centrally within the business, partnering with engineering, build, delivery and supply chain teams. We are seeking a proactive, strong communicator with a supply chain or operations background.

Internal Responsibilities

Identifies, prioritizes, and successfully executes a broad portfolio of functional initiatives and programs in the hardware space. Partners closely with global cross-functional teams to understand and capture requirements for programs. Navigates complex dependencies between cross-functional teams and organizational priorities to optimize the critical path and addresses & mitigates risks. Effectively influences internal and external teams to prioritize; Drives mitigation plans and ensures ownership for each item and regular follow up through to program closure while ensuring resolution of risk and issues, escalating, as necessary. Provides rigorous management and analysis of overall portfolio budget (including spend and forecasted spend vs. budget, spend per program and historical trends, etc.). Establishes scalable frameworks (process, tools, etc.) for the end-to-end project and manages stakeholders applying project management standards and documentation best practices. Runs standups and sprint planning exercises for programs owned. Builds and maintains consistent reporting across numerous programs. Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel. Performs other duties as assigned.

External Responsibilities

Identifies, prioritizes, and successfully executes a broad portfolio of functional initiatives and programs in the hardware space. Partners closely with global cross-functional teams to understand and capture requirements for programs. Navigates complex dependencies between cross-functional teams and organizational priorities to optimize the critical path and addresses & mitigates risks. Effectively influences internal and external teams to prioritize; Drives mitigation plans and ensures ownership for each item and regular follow up through to program closure while ensuring resolution of risk and issues, escalating, as necessary. Provides rigorous management and analysis of overall portfolio budget (including spend and forecasted spend vs. budget, spend per program and historical trends, etc.). Establishes scalable frameworks (process, tools, etc.) for the end-to-end project and manages stakeholders applying project management standards and documentation best practices. Runs standups and sprint planning exercises for programs owned. Builds and maintains consistent reporting across numerous programs. Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel. Performs other duties as assigned.