Principal TPM- Data Center Design

Job Description

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we build the future of the cloud for Enterprises. We act with the speed and attitude of a start-up along with the scale and customer-focus of the leading enterprise software company in the world.

As we continue to grow, we are looking for experienced and highly motivated Technical Program Managers to drive change at scale across our Data Hall Design team. The ideal candidate can manage fast paced change enabled by technology while leveraging their proven program and project management capabilities.

Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization.  Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others.  BS or MS or equivalent experience relevant to functional area.  Seven years of project management, product design or related experience preferred

If you are ready to drive consistently great customer outcomes and accelerate the growth of our business, come join the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) organization.

With the ongoing expansion of our business, we need a strong Technical Program Manager for the OCI Infrastructure Delivery Engineering team. This is a high impact role that will lead, oversee, and ensure the successful delivery and management of critical initiatives on our strategic roadmap. The role comes with a high degree of personal accountability and autonomy and will require effective engagement across multiple OCI teams.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to own the planning, design, and execution of processes with the product team and engineering. They will drive decision-making, roadmaps, and initiative implementation to achieve measurable impact for the organization.

Responsibilities

Specific Responsibilities:

• End-to-end leader in charge of the program, from shaping the approach to achieving the desired outcomes through delivery. 
• Influence, activate, and orchestrate across teams to build alignment and drive results
• Provide program and project management expertise to complex business initiatives that are global in nature, understanding interdependencies between process, technology, and people needs
• Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and ensure that project goals are in line with customer and business objectives 
• Influence, activate, and orchestrate across teams to build alignment and drive results, managing feedback/pain points from our customers and stakeholders
• Drive and achieve successful change management through industry recognized approaches
• Build relationships and collaborate globally with stakeholders and partners to deliver outcomes across the organization, ensuring a shared understanding of progress and performance
• Ensure that stated and unstated goals, business issues, concerns and priorities are surfaced and understood
• Seek opportunities to bring about ongoing improvement and simplification in business operating procedures and practices leading to improved efficiency and effectiveness
• Track and manage priorities and committed actions to drive progress and provide actionable insights.
• Travel up to 25% in support of Data Center Design
   

Ideal Experience:

• 8+ years of program/project management experience
• Experience with varying scenarios of data center construction, infrastructure builds and network augmentations
• Knowledge of best practices and emerging technologies, related to infrastructure (i.e., network, data center, hardware, mechanical and electrical systems)
• Background in technology enabled change ideally within a cloud infrastructure datacenter environment
• Proven ability to create effective relationships, listen, influence, and collaborate at all organizational levels
• Ability to inspire confidence in senior leaders and motivate global team members
• Leading and managing a can-do attitude through continual change, ambiguity; able to identify systemic approaches to solving problems
• Excellent communication skills including high quality written communications and the ability to articulate complex information in a simple way
• Outstanding cross-group collaboration skills and proven ability to partner across teams
• Proactive, forward-thinking, yet pragmatic and technically savvy, with the ability to synthesize disparate information effectively and quickly into clear recommendations, actions, and decisions
• Program/project management certifications or qualifications with proven ability to deliver complex programs
• Demonstrated ability to think from a business/outcome perspective and translate that into executable delivery and clear accountabilities
• A career learner – proof that you’re always looking for “better” and can absorb and apply new skills quickly.

Qualifications

Career Level - IC4