Tech Consulting - Oracle - Fusion ERP Program and Project Management Consultant - Manager
EY · Kochi
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Oracle Fusion Program / Project Manager - Manager
(Oracle Fusion Implementation, OUM, Agile & Program Governance)
Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Oracle Fusion Program / Project Manager at Manager level with proven, hands-on experience leading end-to-end Oracle Fusion Cloud implementation projects across ERP, SCM, HCM, EPM, or related workstreams. The ideal candidate will be well versed in Oracle Unified Method (OUM), Application Implementation Methodology (AIM), Testing and Change Management (TCM), Agile and hybrid delivery models, and the complete project lifecycle. The role requires strong ownership of program governance, integrated planning, financial and resource management, RAID and dependency management, executive status reporting, and client discussions from mobilization through go-live and Hypercare.
Primary Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Lead end-to-end Oracle Fusion Cloud implementation programs from mobilisation, discovery, design, configuration, build, testing, deployment, go-live, Hypercare, and transition to support.
- Create and manage integrated program plans covering scope, milestones, workstreams, critical paths, dependencies, resources, budgets, environments, deliverables, and release schedules.
- Apply and tailor OUM, AIM, TCM, Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches based on project complexity, contractual commitments, and client governance requirements.
- Establish program governance, decision rights, escalation paths, stage gates, quality controls, meeting cadence, and reporting standards across functional and technical workstreams.
- Own RAID management by identifying, assessing, assigning, tracking, mitigating, escalating, and closing risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies with clear owners and due dates.
- Prepare and present weekly and monthly status reports, executive dashboards, steering committee packs, milestone health, effort and budget variance, resource outlook, decision logs, and recovery plans.
- Lead client workshops, governance meetings, scope and design discussions, status reviews, risk escalations, steering committees, and executive communications, driving timely decisions and stakeholder alignment.
- Manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, change requests, contracts, and deliverable acceptance while protecting project outcomes and commercial commitments.
- Coordinate solution design, configuration, integrations, data migration, reporting, security, testing, change management, training, cutover, and business readiness across all workstreams.
- Drive fit-to-standard adoption, design governance, traceability, deliverable quality, defect closure, cutover rehearsals, go-live criteria, and production stabilisation.
- Prepare, baseline, maintain, and control Microsoft Project Plan (MPP) schedules, including work breakdown structures, task dependencies, milestones, critical paths, resource assignments, progress updates, schedule variance, forecasting, and management reporting.
- Manage system integrators, Oracle, third-party vendors, internal teams, and client stakeholders, ensuring accountability for scope, timelines, service levels, and quality.
Job Requirements:
- Minimum 10 years of overall experience, including at least 5 years in project or program management and proven hands-on leadership of multiple end-to-end Oracle Fusion Cloud implementations.
- Strong delivery experience across one or more Oracle Fusion domains such as ERP, SCM, HCM, EPM, Procurement, Projects, or cross-pillar transformation programs.
- Thorough knowledge of OUM, AIM, TCM, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid project lifecycles.
- Demonstrated experience establishing governance, PMO controls, steering committees, stage gates, design authority, change control, delivery cadence, and quality assurance.
- Strong command of scope, schedule, budget, effort, forecasting, resource capacity, dependency, critical-path, milestone, and benefits tracking.
- Hands-on expertise in RAID logs, issue resolution, risk mitigation, decision logs, assumptions, actions, change requests, recovery plans, and executive escalation management.
- Experience managing requirements, design, Conference Room Pilots, configuration, integrations, data migration, testing, defect management, security, training, cutover, go-live, Hypercare, and support transition.
- Mandatory real hands-on expertise in Microsoft Project and MPP files, including creating and managing detailed schedules, baselines, dependencies, critical paths, milestones, resources, actuals, remaining work, slippage, variance, and forecasts.
- Ability to generate schedule, milestone, resource, cost, and executive status reports directly from MPP and explain schedule health, delays, impacts, and recovery actions to senior stakeholders.
- Strong client-facing experience, including leading difficult discussions, negotiating priorities, managing expectations, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving decisions and closure.
- Experience managing distributed teams, system integrators, vendors, subcontractors, and business stakeholders across locations and time zones.
- PMP, PRINCE2, PgMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, or equivalent project/program management certification is preferred.
Competencies / Skills:
- Strong leadership, ownership, commercial awareness, and delivery discipline, with the ability to maintain control in complex and high-pressure programs.
- Excellent client communication, facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution, presentation, and executive stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to translate strategic objectives into executable plans, measurable milestones, clear accountability, and outcome-focused governance.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with sound judgement in prioritisation, decisions, risk response, and program recovery.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams while maintaining quality, schedule, budget, compliance, and stakeholder confidence.
- Must have a valid passport.
- Willing to work in MENA shift timings, Sunday to Thursday.
- Willing to work at client sites and undertake business travel as required.
Education:
- B.Tech, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field. An MBA is preferred. Relevant Oracle Fusion Cloud and project/program management certifications are advantageous.
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