Jobs in UAE - EMEA Programme Director at Oracle

EMEA Programme Director at Oracle – UAE

Job Description:

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

Job Requirements:

Relevant Experience:

10-15 years of relevant experience as a program director through full implementation lifecycles
10 years of experience with a consulting organisation

Technical Knowledge/ Skills/ Training required:

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 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
Willing and able to travel for project work throughout the EMEA region for extended periods, and has a European work permit
Fluent in English, other European language an advantage

To Apply:
https://oracle.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=190008J3&tz=GMT%2B02%3A00&tzname=Africa%2FCairo

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