Senior Programme Manager - Oracle
Posted 2 weeks ago by TalentHawk
£95,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Senior Programme Manager involves leading a significant Oracle Fusion transformation programme within the utilities sector. The position requires managing stakeholder engagement, programme delivery, and governance while ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. The successful candidate will oversee integration efforts and mentor cross-functional teams to achieve operational continuity. This role offers a pathway to a Director of IT Change position by 2027.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the successful delivery of a multi-year Oracle Fusion implementation, ensuring programme objectives, timelines, and budgets are met.
- Act as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders across business and IT, providing transparency, governance, and strategic alignment.
- Oversee programme planning, risk management, financial control, and reporting to executive steering committees.
- Drive integration between Oracle Fusion modules and legacy/enterprise systems, ensuring business readiness and operational continuity.
- Build and mentor cross-functional delivery teams, including vendor, SI partners, and internal resources.
- Establish and enforce programme governance, controls, and assurance in line with industry best practices.
- Manage business change, communications, and stakeholder engagement to ensure successful adoption.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience leading large-scale ERP or Oracle Fusion programmes, ideally in the utilities, energy, or regulated industries.
- Track record in senior programme management, delivery leadership, or portfolio management roles.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including at Executive and Board level.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver complex, multi-year transformation programmes with business, technology, and cultural change components.
- Deep understanding of programme governance, risk management, and financial control in large organisations.
- Experience of managing systems integrators and third-party vendors.
- Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making capabilities.
Salary (Rate): £95,000 yearly
City: Portsmouth
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
About the Role
We are seeking experienced Senior Programme Managers / Delivery Leads to support a major Oracle Fusion transformation programme within the utilities sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the successful delivery of a multi-year Oracle Fusion implementation, ensuring programme objectives, timelines, and budgets are met.
- Act as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders across business and IT, providing transparency, governance, and strategic alignment.
- Oversee programme planning, risk management, financial control, and reporting to executive steering committees.
- Drive integration between Oracle Fusion modules and legacy/enterprise systems, ensuring business readiness and operational continuity.
- Build and mentor cross-functional delivery teams, including vendor, SI partners, and internal resources.
- Establish and enforce programme governance, controls, and assurance in line with industry best practices.
- Manage business change, communications, and stakeholder engagement to ensure successful adoption.
Skills & Experience Required
- Proven experience leading large-scale ERP or Oracle Fusion programmes , ideally in the utilities, energy, or regulated industries .
- Track record in senior programme management, delivery leadership, or portfolio management roles.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including at Executive and Board level .
- Demonstrated ability to deliver complex, multi-year transformation programmes with business, technology, and cultural change components.
- Deep understanding of programme governance, risk management, and financial control in large organisations.
- Experience of managing systems integrators and third-party vendors .
- Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making capabilities.
Desirable
- Previous utilities sector experience.
- Exposure to regulatory or compliance-driven environments.
- Experience leading business change and operating model transformation.
What’s on Offer
- Opportunity to work on one of the most significant Oracle Fusion programmes in the sector.
- Strategic leadership role with pathway to Director of IT Change role by 2027.
- Competitive package and long-term engagement.
- FTC - 2 Years
- Up to £95k + Bonus + Benefits