Consulting Project Principal Consultant

Job Description

*As a member of the Consulting organization, you are responsible for ensuring that a quality, integrated software solution is delivered in a timely manner, at budget, and to our client*s satisfaction. This involves working closely with the client to understand and manage their expectations, as well as working closely with Oracle and third-party vendors to ensure delivery.Creates and manages an overall project plan (including budget, structure, schedule, and staffing needs) for one or more Oracle engagements. Monitors and reports progress/changes against the plan. Drives implementation by providing motivation and direction.Job duties are varied and complex, needing independent judgment. May have project lead role. A BS or BA in related fields. 5-7 year overall experience in functional or technical role. Two years experience in multi-dimensional issue resolution., *Oracle CorporationOracle provides the world s most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems, with more than 370,000 customers including 100 of the Fortune 100 representing a variety of sizes and industries in more than 145 countries around the globe. Oracles product strategy provides flexibility and choice to our customers across their IT infrastructure. Now, with Sun server, storage, operating-system, and virtualization technology, Oracle is the only vendor able to offer a complete technology stack in which every layer is integrated to work together as a single system. In addition, Oracles open architecture and multiple operating-system options gives our customers unmatched benefits from industry-leading products, including excellent system availability, scalability, energy efficiency, powerful performance, and low total cost of ownership.Oracle Utilities OverviewOracle Utilities delivers proven software applications that help utilities of all types and sizes achieve competitive advantage, business performance excellence and a lower total cost of technology ownership. Oracle Utilities integrates industry-specific customer care and billing, network management, work and asset management, mobile workforce management and meter data management applications with the capabilities of Oracle s industry-leading enterprise applications, business intelligence tools, middleware, database technologies, as well as servers and storage. The software enables customers to adapt more nimbly to market deregulation, meet ever-evolving customer demands and deliver on environmental conservation commitments.The Global Delivery Center Hyderabad is part of the UGBU Global Delivery Consulting group that partners with the regional consulting centers in delivering the high-performance Utilities solutions that increase our customers competitiveness. The delivery incorporates institutionalized methodologies in an offshore environment whereby world-class talent is developed through mature standards and processes. The UGBU Global Delivery Consulting group continues to improve its core delivery value proposition through the recruitment and development of top technical talent.Role DescriptionThe position offers experienced Project Managers the opportunity to lead the analysis, planning, and execution of all primary administrative functions for both Development and Managed Services projects. Candidates with prior experience in handling offshore delivery teams in the design, development, and testing phases is a huge advantage. Mandatory to the role is managing the project parameters of budget, scope, and schedule, plus people management to cultivate a motivating and productive working environment.Responsibilities

• Accountable for the management of large and/or multiple small offshore delivery projects, with responsibility of ensuring that UGBU Global Delivery Center meet all requirements in the delivery of a quality application to the Customer within agreed time and cost plans
• Project Planning
  • Work with the Regional Project Manager to create a budget and project plan for the Technical Design, Development, Testing, and Support effort. Builds realistic time estimates, work plans and schedules that reflect budget, project milestones and staffing mix.
  • Structures projects/activities to enable reasonable workload and work/life balance
  • Plan and implement all actions required to deploy the application, both technically and functionally
• Project Management
  • Oversee and manage day-to-day activities of an offshore project team or multiple offshore project teams
  • Oversee and manage other non-Oracle offshore staff assigned to project.
  • Coordinate with the Portfolio Manager to ensure that project team members are shared across projects when appropriate
  • Ensure that changes in scope or schedule are justified, covered financially and agreed to by appropriate decision makers
  • Monitor key project metrics such as billable utilization, defect statistics, actuals vs estimates variances.
  • Support Portfolio Manager in project escalations
• Quality Management
  • Familiarize the team with the customer needs, specifications, design targets, the development process, design standards, techniques and tools to support task performance
  • Assure that the team addresses all relevant issues within the specifications and various standards
  • Ensure that processes are in place to deliver high quality service
• Risk and Issue Management
  • Anticipate, report, and address potential issues to minimize project impact
  • Track and report on project risks with corresponding contingencies and priorities
• Project Communications
  • Communicate team status, task accomplishment, and direction to regional project managers, portfolio managers, and practice managers
  • Coordinates meetings with the regional project manager, non-Oracle offshore leaders and/or and portfolio managers to discuss project impediments, needed resources or issues/delays in completing the task
  • Provide status reporting of team activities against the program plan or schedule
  • Keep the Regional Project Manager and product committee informed of task accomplishment, issues and status
  • Serve as a focal point to communicate and resolve interface and integration issues with other teams
  • Escalate issues which cannot be resolved by the team
  • Provide guidance to the team based on management direction
• Staff Management
  • Coach and mentor team members
  • Manage staff performance to obtain desired performance level
  • Provide performance feedback during appraisal period
• Share responsibility in promoting learning and transfer of knowledge within the UGBU organization.
• Effectively applies Oracle s methodologies, policies, and procedures while adhering to contractual obligations, thereby minimizing Oracle s risk and exposure.

• University degree in IT, Computer Science or any of its equivalents
• Has subject matter knowledge of relevant implementation responsibility
• At least 8-12 years consulting or industry experience
• At least 5 years experience in consulting services, as Project Manager, preferably in a multi-national organization
• Proven customer facing experience within professional service organizations
• Proven project management experience in IT project delivery
• Experience in remote development methodology
• Experience in mentoring other managers and senior staff
• Possess strong planning capabilities, communications skills, presentation skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively influence internal team members and customer stakeholders through consensus building and ability to get results through others, is a plus
• Ability to communicate effectively and build rapport with team members and clients
• Ability to work in a driven team environment

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