Responsibilities

The Program Manager - Oracle will be responsible for leading and managing large-scale enterprise Finance, Human Capital Management (HCM), Payroll, and Time & attendance systems (T&A) implementations/post implementation support programs across the company. The Program Manager will work directly with executive level with the following key

Responsibilities:

Defining, implementing and managing a robust governance framework

Prepare program brief, initiation documentation and business case

Developing and presenting program strategy and plans

Alignment of internal customers and Oracle strategic roadmaps

Accountability for delivery of program success measures and goals

Management of program budgets

Work across all Oracle products ensuring a joined-up holistic solution

Oversight of active projects and programs

Uphold and champion Oracle processes and methodologies.

How You Will Contribute

Analysing and documenting requirements by liaising with a range of stakeholders in the organization

Develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports

Conduct risk analysis and monitor the progress of plans against project milestones and budgets

Ensure adherence to quality standards and compliance with customer requirements

Providing technical and analytical guidance to the project team

Review and presentation of project deliverables

Manage the integration of vendor tasks and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables

Devise programs that support the organization's objectives

Develop sustainable goals for the organization

Work with other business units to develop budgets and plans for the programs

Evaluate and assess the programs' strengths and weaknesses

Monitor projects and oversee project managers to ensure goals are met

Meet with stakeholders to discuss program status and goals

Keep current with latest software developments, train key organizational personnel and coordinate adoption of developments that enhance operations.

Using data gathered from impacted business units and system users, prepare general and detailed application design documents and program specifications.

Evaluate and bring resolution to the trade-offs between functionality, ease of programming, and budgetary time constraints.

Mentor, coach, and lead associates in project and program activities

Support process improvements, business-driven projects and system modifications as required

Identify weaknesses in current processes and propose countermeasures incorporating industry best practices

Support the user community in working through ERP related system and process challenges

Document and analyse business processes using flow charts and process narratives

Coordinate business process re-engineering, including obtaining the buy-in from stakeholders in various functions and levels of the organization

Provide functional and technical application support of Oracle ERP and related applications

Support requirement gathering and development efforts for reports, interfaces, etc.

Drive utilization of change management

What You Will Bring

Master's degree in computer science, business administration, or information systems -OR- a combination of equivalent professional training and certifications, combined with a minimum of 12 years related work experience in a position(s) with increasing responsibility and supervisory duties may be accepted.

A constant seeker and an early adopter of new products, tools, technology and methodologies to improve efficiency of the organization.

Multiple end to end global ERP roll out experience. Preferred experience with Oracle Fusion, SAP, or similar systems.

Strong and broad IT background, experience with every aspect of IT operations (from Hardware to applications, managing very large Databases. Disaster recovery,

Business Continuity, Integrations with various internal and external systems, Data Governance and Stewardship, Data Privacy and compliance, SDLC, Change Management).

Experience in Managing On-premise and Cloud applications/integrations and supporting users across the globe.

Experience in managing System integrators, off-shore resources, functional and IT consultants with different background.

Proven experience in constant and measurable business process improvements initiatives.

Experienced in developing and managing lean team.

Experienced in using human resources and IT tools/products to reduce the end to end business process foot prints to reduce the cost and improve efficiency of the IT investments.

Strong communication skills - You are an exceptional listener. You communicate clearly. You write exceptionally well and you speak eloquently. You can explain just about anything to anyone. You're comfortable on the phone or to groups of people - at any level. You are incredibly tactful when delivering the facts.

Problem solving - You enjoy solving problems. Getting to the root cause. You love taking on difficult challenges and finding creative, innovative solutions. You don't get flustered easily. If you don't know the answer, you'll dig until you find it.

Detail oriented - You pay strong attention to the details as it is one of your core qualities. As far as you are concerned, anything worth doing is worth doing right, every single time. You stay focused and nothing falls through the cracks on your watch.

Exceptional critical thinking skills; you can identify gaps in logic and underlying causes of issues; You think on your feet. You like learning new things, and you can learn quickly.

Strong collaborator - You can work independently because you self-manage, with limited direction and guidance, but you also enjoy collaborating across dynamic and multi-cultural teams and are personable, helpful and incredibly organized

Results oriented - You are proactive in handling competing priorities and meet your deadlines and commitments; you always demonstrate a can do positive attitude

Confidentiality - You consider and protect the confidentiality of company data at ALL times;

IT skills - You are highly proficient in the full Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio;

Flexibility to travel - You are ready to travel between 30 - 50% of the time across the globe to our operations to perform audits on-site;

Languages-You speak and write fluent English; additional languages, particularly German and/or Dutch, are a bonus.

To apply for this role, please send your latest, up to date CV to me directly (see below)

Term: Permanent

Hours: Full Time 40+ hours per week

Salary Package: £100,000 plus benefits, car, medical, bonus, or euro equivalent.

Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands (preferred), Westminster, London or Stuttgart, Germany.

Start Date: January 2025

Language Requirement: English to business level. German or Dutch a distinct advantage

Date Posted: 18.12.2024