Program Manager 4-ProdDev Oracle
Redwood City, CA

Job Description

Manage the development and implementation process of a specific company product.

Manage the development and implementation process of a specific company product involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products. Plan and direct schedules and monitor budget/spending. Monitor the project from initiation through delivery. Organize the interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the project/product on schedule and within budget constraints. Assign and monitor work of systems analysis and program staff, providing technical support and direction.

Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. Seven years of project management, product design or related experience preferred.

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Program Manager 4

Are you passionate about getting things done and continually improving process? Can you juggle a thousand details while keeping sight on strategic goals? When tense situations arise do you remain calm, cool, and collected? If you answered yes to these questions, then a career with Oracle might be for you.

Oracle's Demo Services team is seeking a seasoned Program Manager. Our team creates and deploys the demonstration platform used by Oracle's Sales and Partner selling organizations to create a vision for our customer's and prospects to transform their business with world-class enterprise applications and technology. We work on multiple diverse, complex and exciting projects that have a direct impact on sales.

As a Program Manager, you will plan and help execute our multiple demonstration initiatives. We are looking for someone to:

* Build solid, integrated program plans as you will work with multiple business units and functions to deliver capabilities and value to sales
* Proactively manage risks and dependencies
* Provide clear, concise, transparent, and insightful communication to the team, executives, and a diverse set of stakeholders
* You will also lead change and transformation efforts as needed

Attributes of a successful candidate:

A leader and change catalyst: You ensure everything we do is aligned to the most important strategic objectives. You lead without authority. You also can lead nebulous change efforts.

A driver: You are well-organized and you get things done. You drive the team to meet commitments and keep leadership abreast of issues and risks that might put those commitments in jeopardy.

Agitated with the status quo: You collaboratively work with teams to continually improve our processes and achieve efficiency and effectiveness gains.

The consummate communicator: You deliver polished, concise executive presentations that focus on the most critical points. You have great listening, written and verbal communication skills. You can communicate well at all levels (executives, peers, and teams).

Diligent: You follow up without nagging or enabling poor accountability.

Emotionally intelligent: You can navigate challenging team dynamics with tact and confidence.

A thought leader: You understand the bigger picture and work to resolve key problems impeding the success of the business using your knowledge and experience.

Required Experience and skills:

* B.S./B.A. in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
* At least 5 years of experience in program management, delivering enterprise-class software to the market and at least 5 years of experience delivering SaaS solutions, preferably, hybrid SaaS.
* Possess a proven understanding of the product lifecycle.
* Self-starter who enjoys problem-solving with little direct supervision. Ability to learn quickly and just in time.
* Experience working with DevOps teams and/or service owners.
* Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment. Have a track record of delivering programs on-time and process improvements with measurable value.
* Firm sense of accountability and ownership for end-to-end program lifecycle.
* Strong leadership skills. Organizationally savvy with good social skills.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent presentation skills. Able to communicate with individuals at all levels within the organization.
* Well-organized with excellent time management skills.
* Considerable experience using with MS Office, Jira, and Confluence.

Highly Desired Skills and Experience

* Experience working in an Agile culture using aligned frameworks such as SAFe, Scrum Lean-Agile and/or Kanban.

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.