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Job Description
Summary:
ADT Security Services is seeking an experienced, results-driven Senior Oracle Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, governance, and successful delivery of complex Oracle enterprise technology initiatives across the organization.
This role is responsible for managing large-scale, cross-functional Oracle projects involving Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), Oracle Cloud ERP, SCM, HCM, EPM, Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and associated enterprise applications and integrations.
The Senior Oracle Project Manager will partner closely with IT leadership, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, Human Resources, business stakeholders, external implementation partners, and technical delivery teams to ensure projects are delivered within approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
The ideal candidate brings strong Oracle enterprise application experience, exceptional project delivery capabilities, financial and risk management expertise, and the ability to navigate complex organizational structures while driving accountability and business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Enterprise Project Delivery & Execution
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex Oracle enterprise application implementations, enhancements, integrations, migrations, and stabilization initiatives.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including scope, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, resource allocations, and critical paths.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects across Oracle ERP, SCM, HCM, EPM, OIC, OCI, and related platforms.
- Coordinate activities across functional, technical, integration, infrastructure, and business teams.
- Drive project execution through requirements gathering, solution design, development, testing, deployment, hypercare, and operational transition.
- Ensure deliverables meet established quality standards, business requirements, and enterprise architecture guidelines.
2. Project Governance, Risk & Issue Management
- Establish and maintain effective project governance, reporting structures, and escalation procedures.
- Proactively identify, assess, document, and mitigate project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies (RAID).
- Escalate critical delivery risks, resource constraints, and unresolved decisions to appropriate leadership.
- Facilitate project governance meetings, executive status reviews, and stakeholder discussions.
- Maintain accurate project documentation, decision logs, action registers, and change-control records.
- Ensure compliance with ADT's IT governance framework, internal controls, and project management standards.
3. Financial Management & Resource Planning
- Manage project financials, including approved budgets, forecasts, actual expenditures, and projected costs to completion.
- Track capital (CAPEX) and operating (OPEX) expenditures in accordance with established Finance and Accounting guidelines.
- Monitor vendor costs, contractor utilization, purchase orders, and Statements of Work (SOWs).
- Identify budget variances and proactively communicate financial risks and funding requirements.
- Partner with the Oracle Program Manager, Finance, and resource managers to forecast resource demand and resolve capacity constraints.
- Support business cases, funding requests, and project financial reporting.
4. Stakeholder & Executive Communication
- Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned Oracle projects.
- Build strong working relationships with IT leadership, business sponsors, functional owners, and external delivery partners.
- Provide clear, concise, and actionable project updates to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
- Translate complex technical issues into business-focused communications that support informed decision-making.
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and drive timely resolution of competing priorities.
- Maintain stakeholder alignment on project scope, timelines, deliverables, risks, and expected business outcomes.
5. Oracle Functional & Technical Delivery Oversight
- Coordinate Oracle functional and technical teams supporting enterprise application initiatives.
- Oversee integration dependencies between Oracle platforms and upstream/downstream enterprise systems.
- Manage testing strategies and execution, including SIT, UAT, regression testing, defect management, and business validation.
- Coordinate release management, cutover planning, deployment readiness, and production support transitions.
- Ensure appropriate business sign-offs, technical approvals, and operational readiness criteria are achieved before deployment.
- Collaborate with application support teams to ensure successful hypercare and knowledge transfer.
6. Vendor & Implementation Partner Management
- Manage delivery commitments and performance of external consulting firms, system integrators, and technology vendors.
- Track SOW deliverables, milestones, resource commitments, and contractual dependencies.
- Coordinate vendor activities with ADT's internal technical and business teams.
- Identify vendor delivery risks and implement corrective action plans.
- Ensure vendor deliverables meet contractual requirements, quality expectations, and approved timelines.
7. Compliance, Controls & Audit Readiness
- Partner with Internal Audit, Finance, Accounting, and compliance teams to ensure project deliverables align with applicable SOX and internal-control requirements.
- Incorporate security, access management, change management, and audit requirements into project execution.
- Maintain appropriate documentation and evidence supporting approvals, testing, deployments, and control validation.
- Support remediation efforts associated with control deficiencies, integration failures, and operational risks.
8. PMO Standards & Continuous Improvement
- Adhere to established Oracle PMO methodologies, governance requirements, and reporting standards.
- Maintain accurate and timely project information in ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM), Jira, and other approved enterprise tools.
- Identify opportunities to improve delivery processes, reporting accuracy, resource utilization, and operational efficiency.
- Support portfolio-level planning, prioritization, dependency management, and capacity assessments.
- Mentor junior project managers and promote consistent project management practices across delivery teams.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Finance, or a related discipline.
- 8–12+ years of progressive project management experience, including at least 5 years managing Oracle enterprise application initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional enterprise technology projects.
- Strong working knowledge of Oracle EBS and/or Oracle Cloud applications, including ERP, SCM, HCM, EPM, OIC, or OCI.
- Proven experience managing project budgets, forecasts, vendor engagements, and resource allocations.
- Experience leading projects through the complete software development and implementation lifecycle.
- Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid project management methodologies.
- Demonstrated experience with executive reporting, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and change control.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and drive accountability in a matrixed enterprise environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), PMI-ACP, or equivalent Agile certification.
- Experience supporting Oracle Cloud transformation or ERP modernization programs.
- Experience managing Oracle integrations, cloud migrations, financial systems, or revenue management initiatives.
- Familiarity with Oracle Revenue Management Cloud Service (RMCS), Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
- Experience working in SOX-regulated environments.
- Proficiency with ServiceNow SPM, Jira, Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and enterprise reporting tools.
- Experience managing third-party implementation partners such as KPMG, Deloitte, Accenture, Cognizant, or similar consulting organizations.
- Experience supporting large, publicly traded enterprises with complex technology landscapes.
Core Competencies:
- Enterprise Project Leadership
- Oracle Application Delivery
- Strategic Planning & Execution
- Financial & Budget Management
- Risk, Issue & Dependency Management
- Executive Communication
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Vendor & Contract Management
- Resource & Capacity Planning
- Change Management
- Critical Thinking & Problem Resolution
- Accountability & Results Orientation
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
Success in this role will be measured by:
- Project Delivery: Achievement of approved milestones, timelines, scope, and quality objectives.
- Financial Performance: Accurate forecasting and effective management of project expenditures against approved budgets.
- Risk Management: Timely identification, escalation, and resolution of project risks and issues.
- Stakeholder Satisfaction: Effective communication, alignment, and business engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
- Governance Compliance: Consistent adherence to PMO reporting standards, project controls, and documentation requirements.
- Deployment Readiness: Successful completion of testing, cutover activities, business sign-offs, and production transitions.
- Operational Stability: Effective hypercare management and successful transition to steady-state support.
Role Expectations:
The Senior Oracle Project Manager is expected to operate with a high degree of independence, ownership, and accountability.
This individual must be capable of managing complex initiatives with minimal day-to-day supervision while maintaining transparency with the Oracle Program Manager and relevant stakeholders. The role requires a proactive leader who can anticipate delivery challenges, influence cross-functional teams, resolve conflicts, communicate effectively with executives, and drive projects toward successful business outcomes.
The Senior Oracle Project Manager is accountable for end-to-end execution of assigned projects, while overall portfolio strategy, investment prioritization, and enterprise resource allocation remain under the direction of Oracle Portfolio leadership.
