EMEA Programme Director for Africa at Oracle

SCOPE OF THE ROLE

The Program Director is responsible for the successful and profitable delivery of our major business and IT programs.

They will be expected to lead and drive all aspects of the program from staffing, budgetary control and stakeholder management both within the customer and Oracle:

• To act as a trusted advisor to senior clients
• To drive successful outcomes for our major customers using the Oracle product set and Oracle Consulting methods and tools
• To be commercially astute when delivering an engagement
• To act as ambassadors for Oracle solutions throughout a customer engagement
• Take full accountability for the successful delivery of a program or projects
• Develop a practical program delivery plan and deliver closely against it
• Manage the staff and resources to ensure optimum outcomes for the customer and Oracle Corporation
• Manage and mitigate program and project risks
• Both advise and challenge the customer throughout the program
• Take full ownership to drive “best practice” in delivering a program
• Develop strong relationships with the senior stakeholders within Oracle across our Licence and Consulting businesses
• Manage the re-use and feedback into the Oracle delivery organisation to enable constant improvement of our program delivery
• Build a strong personal community within Oracle by sharing and assisting colleagues from other regions and practices

Knowledge and Competency Requirements

Education

• Degree educated or equivalent
• Qualified Program or Project Manager through a recognized institute
• Preferably holds a professional qualification (eg accountancy)

Experience/Technical/ Professional knowledge

• 10-15 years of relevant experience as a program director through full implementation lifecycles
• 10 years of experience with a consulting organisation
• Strong and demonstrable awareness of different project management methods
• Excellent facilitation and management skills of the most senior customer stakeholders within the business and IT
• Ability to deliver results while under pressure
• A strong understanding of the commercial aspects of a consulting organisation and the role a program director plays within it
• Experience of delivering at least 4 major projects using packaged applications (Oracle, SAP, JDE, Microsoft etc)
• A creative and agile problem-solver
• Experience with interacting with third party resources, including offshore teams
• Strong team-building skills, with the ability to build quick and effective work rapport with distributed team members
• Must be self-motivated in learning new concepts and willing to share knowledge and skills with other team members
• Outspoken and passionate about delivering successful programs that exceed business objectives and drive business success for our customers
• Must have the highest level of leadership and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex solutions and ideas. Excellent presentation skills
• Can demonstrate a strong awareness of the differences between cloud and on-premise solutions and their benefits
• Politically-aware
• Ability to present an argument: persuasive
• Fluent in English