Senior Technical Project Manager

Clayton; Knoxville (TN); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Clayton in Knoxville, TN is seeking an experienced project manager to lead Oracle Fusion Cloud initiatives. The successful candidate will oversee multi-workstream financial projects, ensuring effective stakeholder communication and governance. Responsibilities include managing dependencies, producing executive reports, and driving cross-functional coordination.

Qualifications include extensive experience in Oracle ERP, project management, and preferred certifications. This role offers a hybrid work arrangement tailored to program needs.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP programs, especially in Financial Reporting.
• Demonstrated leadership in PMO delivery with strong governance and planning skills.
• Adept in managing vendor relationships and navigating hybrid delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated plan across scope, schedule, cost, and resources.
• Lead and manage dependencies and risks, ensuring tight alignment with stakeholders.
• Produce executive-level reporting and maintain governance standards.

Skills

Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP

Financial Reporting

Project Management

Stakeholder Communication

Agile/Waterfall Delivery

Partner Management

Education

PMP Certification or equivalent

Oracle ERP Fusion Certifications

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Service Now

Job description

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated plan spanning scope, schedule, cost, resources, dependencies, and critical path; maintain a single source of truth and drive scenario-based re‑planning as needed.
• Lead dependency & risk management—proactively surface cross‑workstream impacts, maintain risk registers, run mitigation playbooks, and escalated with clear options and recommendations.
• Establish and run governance cadences to ensure decision logs, and maintain tight alignment with executive sponsors and functional leaders.
• Produce executive‑ready reporting (status, KPIs, value realization, runway‑to‑go‑live) with crisp narratives, data‑backed insights, and action‑oriented next steps.
• Plan and coordinate cutover/go‑live—readiness criteria, command‑center plans, dry runs, hypercare, and stabilization metrics; ensure downstream functions and support are prepared.
• Drive cross‑functional coordination across Financials, Integrations, Data Conversion, Testing, and Change/Training to remove blockers and maintain momentum.
• Partner/vendor management—coordinate SI and solution partners, hold teams accountable to deliverables, SLAs, and quality standards; manage SoW scope and change.
• Uphold PMO standards—use and improve methodologies, templates, and tooling; contribute to continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the PMO.

Projects & Scope You’ll Support

• Lead delivery of Oracle Fusion Cloud initiatives across enterprise platforms, spanning key pillars including ERP, SCM, EPM, and Transportation Management (OTM).
• Lead and coordinate cross‑functional workstreams spanning financial process modernization, integrations, data conversion, testing readiness, and cutover/go‑live activities, with accountability for program governance and stakeholder reporting.
• Take full ownership of large‑scale, multi‑year programs—proactively driving delivery, resolving ambiguity, and ensuring optimal business outcomes with minimal oversight.

Primary Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP programs and projects, with a strong emphasis on Financials and Financial Reporting; proven success managing large‑scale, multi‑workstream initiatives in high‑volume transactional environments preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership in PMO delivery, including integrated planning, risk and dependency management, governance frameworks, and executive‑level communication.
• Adept at partner/vendor management and navigating hybrid Agile/Waterfall delivery models for ERP.
• Exceptional organization, analytical judgment, and the ability to drive outcomes independently while influencing cross‑functional leaders.
• PMP or equivalent experience preferred.
• Oracle ERP Fusion Certifications strongly preferred.
• Proficient with PMO and collaboration tools (e.g. Jira/Confluence, Microsoft 365—including Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Teams).
• Experience with Service Now’s Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) is desired and a strong plus.

Desired Skills

• Experience in building scalable project solutions: coordinating cutover/runbooks, hypercare, and stabilization in ERP contexts.
• Deep functional strength across core financial domains (GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, reporting), with hands‑on expertise in data migration, data quality, and reconciliation best practices.
• Strong functional expertise across key SCM domains (procurement, inventory, order management, QoF), with the ability to connect end‑to‑end supply chain processes to broader enterprise operations.
• Comfort operating in fast‑paced, high‑transaction environments with rigorous controls and auditability.
• Exceptional executive communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to distill complex delivery topics into concise, decision‑ready insights and clearly articulate business impacts to stakeholders.
• Driving Results
• Strategic Thinking
• Analytical Thinking
• Leading Change
• Organizational Savvy
• Interpersonal Dynamics
• Team Building
• Composure & Resilience
• Coaching & Developing Others

Work Arrangement: Hybrid; specific onsite cadence to be defined based on candidate location and program needs.