Job Description

Oracle Consulting delivers very large and complex business and IT delivery projects based on the Oracle SaaS offerings (ERP, EPM, HCM, CX). These leading edge Cloud and Non-Cloud engagements can be highly challenging and are therefore strategically important to the Oracle business running across a wide variety of customers and industries.


Often Project/Program Managers are hard pressed for time due to multi-tasking on projects, necessitating a need to offload/supplement certain repeatable operational tasks, thus enabling them to focus on strategic activities.


Oracle Global Services Center (GSC), leadership team have decided to launch a new Project PMO service across EMEA Consulting & other geographies across the globe, to help supplement the role of Project/Program Managers.


The individual PMO member will be an integral part of the project, enabling the Project/Program Manager towards ensuring successful delivery & customer outcomes, by providing a consistent framework to facilitate best practices for project governance and support.

Scope of the role

The project PMO supports the Project / Program Management teams to keep the project running as effectively as possible. They have the responsibility for timely reporting of financial aspects, help the PM in planning & monitoring, tracking of actions, signoffs, risks & issues, and be the custodian of project repository, standards, tools etc to ensure compliance and adherence. The detailed list of activities is depicted below.


Financials: + Track & Reporting on budget, milestones, revenue forecasting, invoicing, timesheets
Planning: + Update the project plan or collate inputs for the same
+ Onboarding & Offboarding of project team members
+ Help facilitation of meetings & minuting
Governance: + Preparation of internal (weekly & monthly status reports) & internal steerco
+ Tracking of project deliverables & acceptance certificates sign-off
+ Track actions related to risks, issues & change requests
+ Support, track and record the using of re-usable assets and the harvesting of assets
+ Work closely with customer PMO organizations when needed, and interact with stakeholders at various levels
Quality Assurance: + Proof reading of PM artefacts
+ Assuring formatting/presentation
+ Tracking peer reviews
+ Supporting OSSA compliance (track team members OSSA certifications)
Standards & Processes: + Help setup standards, templates, tools, and procedures for smooth project delivery
+ Ensure all members of the project follow all relevant policies and procedures relating to the project
+ Manage Project Repository/Collaboration Portal
+ Setup and control of the project Library, Confluence and Jira
+ Work on own initiative on a day-to-day basis, autonomously, escalating any issues that may arise to project management team

Experience & Skills

Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, or a related field Must have been playing a Project Manager or PMO role in IT companies + Oracle Applications & Oracle Cloud Products based experience would be preferred
2+ years of exclusive Project Management and/or PMO and related experience + PMI PMP or PRINCE2 certification desirable
Strong Knowledge/Experience of Project Management Methodologies, systems & tools + Having expertise & experience in Microsoft Project Plan (MSP) & Jira
+ Exposure/experience in Oracle related systems, tools & processes such as - GSOP, TCM, PFM, PEM, IP, Collab Portal would be an advantage
Willingness to travel upto 25% of the time, to customer locations Ability and experienced in preparing accurate weekly and monthly project status reports. + Performing analysis & insights for Management reporting
Ability to see through potential risks and issues with suitable mitigation plans Collaborative & Assertive; Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with & influence both peer & senior level stakeholders Proven ability to standardize processes, compile & implement best practices Excellent planning and organizational skills Ability to work at both micro and macro levels Ability to work independently, follow-up & get things done Multi-tasker; be able to manage multiple projects in parallel Self-motivated & Pro-active Keen eye for detail and desire to probe further into data * Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, in English