Project Director

Job description / Role

Oracle Consulting organization is responsible for delivering specialized consulting services to clients and supporting sales activities related to Oracle Cloud Services. We are the experts that other experts seek out for leading practices in Oracle Cloud with our deep know-how and proven expertise from implementing countless cloud journeys.

If you're an excellent communicator with a passion for empowering business innovation, this is your opportunity to stand out! We are looking for a committed security specialist design and deliver next generation security solutions.

Our Consulting Practice in the UAE is currently planning to hire one experienced Project/Program Manager for our team.

Your enthusiasm, love and passion for customer success will help us become the leading cloud service provider.

Key Skills/Qualifications

S everal years of experience relevant to this position, including 5+ years of direct project and/or program management experience in one or more of the assignments listed in the

former section, executed as a delivery project manager with project P&L responsibility

Proven record of full lifecycle implementations of projects exceeding 500-800 days delivery effort

Current PMI - PMP, Prince2 Practitioner or similar certification

Hands-on experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Lead or Agile Coach, preferably within large organizations would be a great plus

Demonstrated ability to follow solid project management principles and successfully manage projects of increasing complexity

Experienced working in a matrix management environment

Experience in bid management with deal with internal stakeholders, customers, and vendors

Depending on the seniority, proven experience in working with customer senior managers or executives

Cloud technology focus, and technical or industry domain expertise in one or more of the assignments listed above would be a great plus

Proven experience in managing remote and offshore teams

Adaptability and ability to embrace and drive change. Ability to work in heterogeneous environments, with multiple actors / companies involved in the customers delivery context

Graduate degree (Diploma/Master/Bachelor) or equivalent experience.

Language: Arabic as native language (or extremely fluent), fluency in English

What We Offer:

A driver's seat in leading your own career. We give you the freedom, skills, tools and technologies to shape your future. Whatever avenue you go down, you'll gain access to immense learning experiences and you'll always be backed-up by Oracle's impressive resources. We offer an international culture that is vibrant, dynamic and inspiring, helping you reach your full potential.

Equal Opportunity

At Oracle, we don't just respect differences-we celebrate them. We believe that innovation starts with inclusion and to create the future we need people with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. That's why we're committed to creating a workplace where all kinds of people can do their best work. It's when everyone's voice is heard and valued that we're inspired to go beyond what's been done before.

Career Level - IC5

Responsibilities

As an acknowledged authority within Oracle, this senior-level project management / program management position provides consistent high quality and innovative solution leadership with industry-wide impact. He/she will be responsible for guiding the successful implementation of integrated solutions based either on oracle cloud platform and/or on hybrid cloud/on premise architectures, ensuring high quality and timely delivery within budget to the customer's satisfaction.

Based on oracle consulting mission and offering in technology area, typical assignments will
include:

Migrating customer workloads from on-prem to Oracle Cloud, from infrastructure design to go-live - up to transforming the entire customer data center

Modernizing existing customer applications or infrastructures

Delivering modern analytics / data-driven solutions

Delivering innovative, modern multi-channel applications leveraging cloud-native paradigms and digital contents

Delivering enterprise-scale integrations between existing and new applications

Enforcing security through focused project initiatives

In the above context, Project/Program Manager:
As a thought leader and trusted advisor, effectively influences decisions at the leadership level of customer organizations.
Enables business development efforts by providing subject matter expertise. Manages the scope of medium to large-scale projects, and accounts with varying levels of complexity.
In bid phases, analyzes business needs to help ensure Oracle's solution meets the customer's objectives by combining industry best practices and product knowledge.
In delivery phase, effectively applies Oracle's methodologies and policies while adhering to contractual obligations, minimizing Oracle's risk and exposure. As a position of professional influence, this individual frequently operates at the leading edge of technology.
Exercises creativity and independent judgement in identifying and resolving major issues and risks impacting project success according to PMI.
Provides direction and mentoring to project teams.
Ensures customer deliverables are acceptable and works closely with the customer to understand and manage project expectations.
Create long-term customer relationships and collaborate with both consulting and licensing / cloud Oracle sales areas.
Identifies the areas of potential business growth on customers and directs them in compliance with corporate strategies.

About the Company

Oracle offers an integrated array of applications, databases, servers, storage, and cloud technologies to empower modern business. For most companies, flexibility is critical. Oracle provides a wide choice of software, systems, and cloud deployment models - including public, on-premises, and hybrid clouds - to ensure that technology flexes to the unique needs of a business.

Oracle Cloud is a complete, integrated stack of platform, infrastructure, and application services. With advanced scalability and security, Oracle Cloud enables technical agility across the enterprise, connects people to information for clearer insights, and fosters efficiency through simplified workflows.

More than 420,000 customers across 145 countries have harnessed Oracle technology to accelerate their digital transformation.