Senior Oracle Change Lead - London, United Kingdom - Skillsbay Limited

Description

Role: Principal Manager – Oracle Change Lead
Duration: 2 year FTC
Location: Asia-Pac Role Overview:This is an opportunity for an experienced Oracle Change Lead to join the Transformation Team at the early design stages of a full Oracle transformation programme. The team is responsible for leading and coordinating the planning/implementation of end-to-end business processes and Oracle/ERP solution design, enterprise-level business readiness and providing project management capability/capacity to support critical transformation initiatives. These are provided across each of the following functions: Finance, Procurement & Supply Chain, Human Capital, Asset Management, Customer and Sustainability.This position is responsible for leading the central business readiness team and orchestrating/coordinating business readiness plans, initiatives and activities developed and executed by functional Heads of Transformation, Workstream Leads and BAU operational teams.The successful candidate will have a proven track record of leading Business Readiness teams on Transformation and Oracle/ERP solution implementation programmes, ideally across multiple sectors.We are looking for an experienced and engaging professional who thrives on driving business transformation, organisational change and operational excellence. Responsibilities:

• Establish, develop and roll out Business Readiness capability across functional Workstream and BAU delivery teams (including approach, framework, processes and templates/tools). Lead and set direction for Business Readiness practice across teams.
• Provide leading practice guidance to Heads of Transformation for the development and execution of each function's Business Readiness Plan (BRP) and portfolio of initiatives/activities, ensuring effective and timely planning/execution to meet Oracle/ERP programme timelines.
• Provide programme management support during planning and execution of portfolio of business readiness plans/initiatives/activities and provide Senior Executives with consolidated programme reporting and assurance of business readiness execution and performance.
• Pro-actively engage with Heads of Transformation, function Workstream/BAU and Change & Communications teams to ideate, solution and resolve issues to achieve business readiness objectives and requirements.
• Ensure business readiness dependencies and risks/issues are appropriately identified, assessed and mitigated/resolved in timely manner.
• Ensure business readiness initiatives meet consistent standards and levels of quality, provide QA and due diligence support to ensure successful delivery and benefits realisation.
• Manage central Business Readiness team (3xFTE) to ensure overall support and service delivery performance provided to all 6 functions (Finance, Procurement & Supply Chain, Human Capital, Asset Management, Customer and Sustainability).

Requirements:

• Post-graduate degree in business management, organizational behaviour/development, human resources, and/or have substantial work experience in a relevant field.
• Extensive experience leading Business Readiness teams on multiple large and complex business transformation and Oracle/ERP implementation programs.
• Knowledge of Oracle Cloud platform and solution modules and experience in migration and cutover activities to transition organisations from "as-is" to "to-be" states.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise on Business Readiness leading practice, frameworks and methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects and drive tasks to successful completion while relying on resources with no direct reporting control.
• Experience of stakeholder management with a diverse range of stakeholders and levels of seniority, overcoming resistance to change and demonstrating the ability to gain trust, understand underlying business stakeholder issues and guide/influence without authority.
• Ability to understand structures and business priorities and quickly build credibility with stakeholders.
• A skilled relationship-builder, strong leader/influencer and change champion, able to empower others and build trust in an environment of change fatigue/resistance.
• Knowledge and understanding of how business readiness fits within a Waterfall project delivery framework. Experience of project management, including project planning and risk/issue management (identification, assessment, mitigation options development / implementation)
• Successful candidates who do not meet all role requirements may be considered for Senior Manager position (reporting to Principal Manager).