Senior Principal.IT.Oracle Program Manager

About the position

Eaton's Corporate Sector is hiring a Senior Principal.IT.Oracle Program Manager in Beachwood, OH; Galesburg, MI; Houston, TX; Menomonee Falls, WI; Moon Township, PA; or Raleigh, NC. Relocation is not offered for this position. This position requires 25% travel.

Responsibilities

• Manage employee, contractor, and supplier deliverables to ensure the project is completed on time per the schedule approved at Gate 2
• Manage quality of the deliverables. Ensure all requirements have been validated (i.e., traceability matrix) and ensure the user acceptance tests have been developed, approved, and executed to successful completion prior to going live
• Manage the project budget; track effort and green dollar spend; correlate actuals and forecast to the plan (burn rate)
• Lead communications with key stakeholders. Monitor and report on schedule and budget variances. Ensure all communications related to implementation are completed
• Document and drive issues through resolution; escalate to customer, supplier, and Eaton management as necessary
• Continually manage risk to reduce the impact or likelihood of occurrence
• Develop and manage the implementation plan including production verification. Manage issues at go-live and through warranty period
• Ensure sign-off on all major system deliverables by stakeholders
• Ensure all invoices are received and processed
• Ensure smooth transition to support and that the CMDB is updated
• Lead and document lessons learned with all pertinent stakeholders, review missed estimates with resource managers
• If a capital project, ensure CAR is closed

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• An advanced degree is preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of experience
• Minimum 10 years previous Project Management work experience on large Oracle ERP deployments
• Expert-level program management skills
• Good understanding of the Oracle ERP technology platform
• Knowledge of ERP processes within a global manufacturing organization
• Intermediate to Advanced technical knowledge and solid understanding of computer hardware and software, data management, application programming, data communications, operating systems, utilities and data security.
• Advanced understanding of project budget management and experience managing internal and external labor budget for projects along with ability to manage third party invoicing for software or services for projects.
• Ability to communicate and present project status at an executive level within and outside of IT.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to manage relationship with consulting partners on project.
• Skills in Communication, Self-Motivation, Leadership, Responsibility, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Decisiveness, Ability to Work Under Pressure, Time Management, Flexibility, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees.
• Health and Welfare benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work.