Program Manager

Own end-to-end accountability for Oracle ERP implementation, rollout, upgrade, migration, separation or modernization programs across Oracle E-Business Suite and/or Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP.

Build and govern the integrated master plan & inter-dependencies across functional, technical, data, integrations, testing, environment, security, reporting, change, deployment and hypercare workstreams.

Lead proposal shaping, solution reviews, estimation, staffing, delivery model, transition and mobilization; challenge assumptions and establish a credible baseline.

Govern team structure, scope, schedule, budget, quality, RAID, decisions, change control, contractual commitments and readiness for design, test cycles, mock conversions, cutover, go-live and stabilization – orchestrating across tracks

Work with team to convert incomplete or conflicting inputs into hypotheses, decision options, owners and time-bound actions; distinguish reversible decisions from high-impact design choices.

Identify cross-track and business impacts early, assess critical-path constraints and drive fact-based trade-offs focused on targeted program outcomes.

Responsibilities

Maintain a single source of truth for assumptions, decisions, risks, dependencies and change requests; escalate with context, impact, recommendation and required decision.

Lead recovery of troubled workstreams through root-cause analysis, re-planning, capacity correction and outcome-based checkpoints.

Partner with client business and IT leaders, onshore leadership, architects, product owners, Oracle, external and third parties to ensure seamless execution. Maintain mutual accountability and transparency through inter-dependencies, decision impact and timeliness.

Lead a multi-location, multi-vendor team; define clear accountabilities, handoffs and operating cadence while preserving end-to-end ownership across organizational boundaries.

Coach track leads and managers, strengthen succession and capability, and create a culture of transparency, engineering discipline, continuous improvement and respectful challenge.

Technical requirements

Communicate a concise executive narrative on outcomes, value, progress, risks, decisions and recovery actions without masking unresolved issues

Navigate and negotiate through the changes to effectively maintain program success parameters and objectives on track

Apply fit-for-purpose agile, hybrid and stage-gated methods while maintaining disciplined ERP design, configuration, build, test, conversion and release controls.

Use AI-assisted methods for knowledge discovery, requirements traceability, risk sensing, test-case and defect analysis, document summarization and operational insights, with human review and enterprise security controls.

Identify automation opportunities across PMO reporting, reconciliation, regression testing, deployment evidence and service transition; measure realized adoption and productivity impact.

Ensure responsible AI use: approved data boundaries, access controls, validation, provenance, bias/error checks and no unsupported decisions based solely on generated output

Ability to understand client operating model, end-to-end value streams, ability to translate business outcomes expectations into project actions and track them through the project lifecycle

Ability to assess and challenge customization, fragmented process choices and weak controls; ability to promote standardization, simplification

Additional responsibilities

Minimum 18+ years of enterprise applications experience, including 10+ years in program/project leadership in Oracle ecosystem and at least one large, complex Oracle ERP transformation managed end-to-end.

Demonstrated leadership of offshore delivery with multiple concurrent tracks, global stakeholders, distributed teams and third-party dependencies.

Hands-on program understanding of Oracle E-Business Suite and/or Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP lifecycle; strong appreciation of business processes, controls and value drivers across finance, supply chain and manufacturing; stays up to date on Oracle emerging landscape capabilities and AI

Working knowledge of Oracle architecture and delivery concerns: integrations/APIs, extensions, reports, workflows, data conversion, identity/security, environments, performance, release management and production support transition.

Proven control of scope, estimation, financials, resource planning, quality, commercial obligations, governance and executive communication.

Experience with SDLC, Agile/hybrid delivery, quality engineering, test management, cutover, organizational change and benefits realization.

Ability to operate across time zones and provide predictable overlap with onshore/client teams during critical phases.

Education

Master of Science (Technology),Master Of Comp. Applications,Master Of Engineering,Master Of Technology,Bachelor of Engineering,Bachelor Of Technology