Full-life-cycle Oracle Cloud implementation for a public-sector K-12 client Senior Project Manager – Oracle Cloud Full Life Cycle Implementation
Public Sector K-12 | Maryland | Full-Time, Permanent
About Highstreet
Highstreet helps public sector organizations modernize through Oracle Cloud technology and services. With more than 30 years of public sector experience, we combine deep Oracle expertise with a client-focused approach to delivering successful transformations. We offer a progressive work environment along with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. [highstreetit.com]
OVERVIEW
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management and successful delivery of a full life cycle Oracle Cloud implementation for a public sector K-12 client located in Maryland. The implementation will span Oracle Cloud applications, including Financials, HCM, and related modules.
This role owns the project plan, resources, budget, schedule, scope, risks, issues, governance, and client communication. The Project Manager coordinates and holds functional and technical workstream leads accountable for delivery but is not responsible for performing hands-on functional configuration, solution design, or technical development.
State, Local, and Education (SLED) experience is not required but is highly preferred. Travel to the client site in Maryland Monday through Thursday may be required.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage the project through all phases of the Oracle Cloud implementation, including planning, design, build, testing, deployment, stabilization, and transition to post-go-live support.
• Develop, maintain, and manage the integrated project plan, work breakdown structure, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and critical path.
• Manage onshore and offshore project resources, including staffing plans, assignments, workload, utilization, performance, and delivery commitments.
• Own project financial management, including budget, forecasts, resource costs, invoices, revenue, margin targets, and analysis and resolution of variances.
• Manage scope and change control, including documenting impacts to schedule, resources, budget, and contractual commitments and coordinating required approvals.
• Identify, track, and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and decisions; develop mitigation and corrective-action plans and escalate appropriately to the Project Director, Project Executive, or PMO.
• Lead project governance activities, including status meetings, workstream reviews, executive and steering committee reporting, decision tracking, and adherence to Highstreet methodology and PMO standards.
• Coordinate functional, technical, integration, data, testing, change management, training, and deployment workstreams to ensure dependencies are understood and deliverables are completed on time and with appropriate quality.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day client contact and build strong relationships with client project leadership, stakeholders, and workstream leads.
• Communicate project health, accomplishments, upcoming activities, budget status, risks, issues, and decisions clearly to client and internal audiences.
• Monitor deliverable quality and readiness and ensure that acceptance criteria, reviews, approvals, and documentation are completed.
• Support proposals, statements of work, estimates, and sales activities as needed, and identify opportunities for additional services through the appropriate sales and leadership channels.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
• 10+ years of project management experience, including successful leadership of complex enterprise technology implementations for external clients.
• Experience managing at least one full life cycle Oracle Cloud implementation; experience leading multi-application programs that include Financials, HCM, or related Oracle Cloud applications is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets, forecasts, resources, risks, issues, change control, and client expectations.
• Experience leading functional and technical consultants across onshore and offshore teams and holding workstream leads accountable for outcomes.
• Working knowledge of Oracle Cloud implementation phases, deliverables, dependencies, testing, data conversion, integrations, security, deployment, and stabilization. Hands-on functional or technical configuration experience is not required.
• Strong executive presence and the ability to communicate project status and recommendations to client leaders, executive sponsors, steering committees, and internal leadership.
• Proven stakeholder, conflict, escalation, and vendor management skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, prioritization, and decision-making skills, with the ability to adjust plans as priorities change.
• Proven ability to deliver under pressure against timeline, budget, quality, and contractual commitments in a fast-moving consulting environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business, project management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
• PMP or another recognized project management certification.
• SLED experience, particularly with public sector K-12 school systems or education clients.
• Experience leading Oracle Cloud implementations that span Financials, HCM, Payroll, Procurement, Projects, EPM, or other related applications.
• Experience working within a systems integrator or consulting environment and managing client-facing implementation teams.
• Experience with structured Oracle Cloud implementation methodologies and enterprise PMO governance standards.
EMPLOYMENT TYPE / LOCATION / TRAVEL
• Full-time, permanent position.
• Client is a public sector K-12 organization located in Maryland.
• Travel to the client site Monday through Thursday may be required.
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