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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

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