Public Sector Oracle Cloud Projects & Grants Lead (K-12)

Highstreet; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Highstreet is seeking an Oracle Cloud Projects and Grants Functional Lead for a Maryland-based public sector K-12 client. This full-time, permanent role covers design, configuration, validation, testing, deployment, and stabilization of Oracle Project Portfolio Management and Grants Management with integrations to Oracle Cloud Financials.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in Oracle ERP, hands-on implementation of multiple Oracle Cloud projects, strong public sector experience, and proven

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Oracle ERP functional implementation experience.
• Experience leading at least three full lifecycle Oracle Cloud implementations.
• Deep functional expertise in Oracle Cloud Project Portfolio Management and Grants Management.
• Knowledge of grant and fund accounting for public sector.
• Experience integrating Projects/Grants with General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Procurement, and Budgetary Control.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, business, accounting, finance, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Oracle Cloud Projects and Grants workstream through discovery, requirements, design, configuration, conference room pilots, testing, deployment, stabilization, and transition to support.
• Facilitate client workshops for project costing, project billing, project control, cost collection and allocation, revenue recognition, grants and awards, sponsored projects, budgets, and related fund-accounting processes.
• Gather and document business requirements; lead fit-gap analysis; recommend solutions that balance client needs, Oracle Cloud capabilities, public sector controls, compliance requirements, and leading practices.
• Own the functional solution design and hands-on configuration for assigned Projects and Grants capabilities, including documentation of decisions, setups, workflows, security considerations, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Partner with General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Procurement, Budgetary Control, HCM, technical, integration, data, reporting, security, change management, and testing leads to deliver an integrated end-to-end Oracle Cloud solution.
• Define functional requirements for integrations, conversions, extensions, and reports; convey designs clearly to technical teams and review deliverables for alignment with the approved solution.
• Define testing scenarios and develop validation scripts; support system integration testing, user acceptance testing, defect resolution, and client validation activities.
• Provide functional leadership during cutover, go-live, stabilization, and post-production support, including issue triage, root-cause analysis, and resolution of complex client escalations.
• Lead and coordinate onshore and offshore functional resources, assign work, review deliverables, mentor team members, and hold resources accountable for quality and schedule commitments.
• Communicate status, risks, issues, dependencies, scope impacts, decisions, and recommendations to the Project Manager, Project Director, client workstream leaders, and executive stakeholders.
• Identify requirements or decisions that affect scope and support the development and evaluation of change requests.
• Provide knowledge transfer, client training support, and guidance to business process owners, subject matter experts, and end users.
• Support proposals, estimates, demonstrations, and business development activities by providing Oracle Cloud Projects and Grants subject matter expertise as needed.

Skills

Oracle ERP

Oracle Cloud PPM

Grants management

Public sector

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Oracle Cloud

Job description

Highstreet is seeking an Oracle Cloud Projects and Grants Functional Lead for a Maryland-based public sector K-12 client. This full-time, permanent role covers design, configuration, validation, testing, deployment, and stabilization of Oracle Project Portfolio Management and Grants Management with integrations to Oracle Cloud Financials.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in Oracle ERP, hands-on implementation of multiple Oracle Cloud projects, strong public sector experience, and proven