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This position is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Candidates must be able to work on-site according to the team's schedule.
Job Summary:
The Program Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and closing multiple interrelated projects within the organization. This role partners with cross-functional teams-including engineering, product management, operations, and executive leadership-to deliver complex programs on time, within scope, and within budget. The successful candidate will possess strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills, ensuring program objectives align with corporate strategy.
Key Responsibilities:

• Define program scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop detailed program plans, schedules, and resource allocations.
• Coordinate cross-project activities and ensure effective collaboration between project teams.
• Identify and manage dependencies, risks, and issues, implementing mitigation strategies as necessary.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for program status, communicating progress and potential roadblocks to stakeholders and executive sponsors.
• Drive program reviews and ensure alignment with business objectives and compliance requirements.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, leveraging data to improve program outcomes.
• Manage budgets and ensure efficient use of resources across assigned programs.
• Track and report program metrics, KPIs, and overall performance.
• Mentor and guide project managers and junior team members.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 6+ years of program or project management experience in a technology or enterprise environment.
• Strong familiarity with project management software and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, hybrid).
• Proven experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary programs.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• PMP or similar project management certification is an advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and deliver results in a fast-paced, matrixed organization.

Additional Information:

• Some roles may require travel based on program needs.
• This position may require handling confidential and sensitive information; strong ethics and adherence to company compliance and security guidelines are essential.

Responsibilities
Identifies, prioritizes, and successfully executes a broad portfolio of functional initiatives and programs. Plans and directs schedules for multiple programs running simultaneously. Partners closely with global cross-functional teams to understand and capture requirements for programs. Navigates complex dependencies between cross-functional teams and organizational priorities to optimize the critical path and addresses & mitigates risks. Effectively influences internal and external teams to prioritize; Drives mitigation plans and ensures ownership for each item and regular follow up through to program closure while ensuring resolution of risk and issues, escalating, as necessary. Provides rigorous management and analysis of overall portfolio budget (including spend and forecasted spend vs. budget, spend per program and historical trends, etc.). Establishes scalable frameworks (process, tools, etc.) for the end-to-end project and manages stakeholders applying project management standards and documentation best practices. Runs standups and sprint planning exercises for programs owned. Builds and maintains consistent reporting across numerous programs. Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel. Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Disclaimer:
Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $90,100 to $209,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
Career Level - IC4
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