Oracle Solutions Delivery Lead

Key Information Salary: £78,900 - £92,313 per annum Duration of Contract: Fixed term contract for 12 months Hours per week : 35 hours per week (Full Time) Location: Chelsea. This role is eligible for hybrid working. There is a minimum of two days a week required in the office and more as required by the phase of the programme. Closing Date : 8 February 2026

Job Details About The Role We are seeking an experienced Oracle Solution Delivery Lead who will bring both strong specialist Oracle applications Finance, HCM, EPM knowledge and experience of delivering Oracle Solutions, with a robust understanding of modern underpinning Oracle modern best practises and underpinning technologies. The role is responsible for managing, co ordinating and driving the design, development and delivery of the Stratus workstream activities, to deliver the design of an optimised solution based Oracle modern best practises and ICR design principles, to bring QA rigour and ensure supplier delivery is managed to quality and time, bringing deep domain knowledge with Oracle technical expertise to advise the SMEs and translate solution design impacts and technical configuration options, using non-technical terms into meaningful process driven solutions. Delivering and prioritising delivery such that delivery is on time, on budget and reduces complexity for users. Working collaboratively with the Finance, Research Management, Digital Services and Stratus Programme teams to ensure that all HR/Finance/Research Management-related processes are aligned with the Stratus / Oracle system’s requirements. Working collaboratively with third parties, including implementation partners. This role involves supporting change, supporting the transition, and coordinating all Stratus functions and ensuring the relevant training, communication, employee data migration, testing and compliance requirements are fully met. The role will be the “go to” person for the cross workstream delivery and will ensure that operational teams are up to date on priorities, schedules and workstream progress, and that cross functional input requirements are well-planned to minimise the impact on operations.

Key Responsibilities Provide visible and effective leadership and stewardship to plan, manage and execute the delivery of the workstreams across the lifecycle of the project. Act as the Stratus ambassador for the workstream, build and maintain relationships with colleagues and with stakeholders across the ICR. Manage the day-to-day delivery of the project on behalf of the Director/team from the overall solution design, solution configuration, technical delivery, and operations phases. This includes and is not limited to the alignment of the technical solution design and technical configuration, and approval of solution design. This will require management of integrations, data migration, testing and cleansing activities reports. Working across all Stratus areas to develop the security, roles and workflows. Ensuring the delivery plan is sustainable and providing programme director advice and guidance on manageable waves /phases. Lead on the development of STRATUS service improvement opportunities and plans to implement further process improvements arising from the new Oracle solutions ensuring all new quarterly upgrades are considered as part of the development and a process implemented as part of the transition to ensure continuous improvement.

About You We are looking for an Oracle professional with strong project management and leadership skills. You will bring specialist skills to devise and implement effective and efficient processes and procedures for the ICR, aligned to Oracle modern best practices. You will have technical skills and knowledge to manage the design, configuration and delivery of security roles, workflows and personalisation.

What We Offer A supportive and collaborative working environment. Opportunities for professional development and career progression. Competitive salary and pension

Department/Directorate Information We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached for more d etailed information regarding this role. For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact [email protected] .

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