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- UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
- 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
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Job DescriptionAre you an established Oracle Project Manager with expertise looking for the opportunity to lead and deliver projects across multiple sectors & industries? How does working with an Oracle ERP Partner of the year and ERP Managed Services Partner of the year sound to you? Here at Version 1, we are currently in the market for experienced Project Managers for our growing Oracle Practice across EBS and Cloud.
You will be:
- Successfully managing the delivery of Version 1’s Oracle projects.
- Working with the customer to confirm scope and goals, objectives and business justification and secure resources (people and budget)
- Leading, overseeing the progress of project plans, in-line with time, cost and quality.
- Managing customer expectations, to closely monitor and manage scope creep.
- Managing the agreed scope of the project, ensuring Change Requests are clearly identified, agreed with the customer for sign off prior to work commencing.
- Assisting the customer project manager with monitoring tasks and progress of customer specific activities.
- Controlling and reporting progress to the Steering Group/Sponsor, and internally within Version 1 senior stakeholders and escalating any issues.
- Continually assessing potential risks and issues.
- Monitoring and communication of decisions made by the customer.
- Closely monitoring and reporting on project budget and ownership for P&L targets against your projects.
- Leading an effective communication strategy for the project
- Identifying inter-dependencies between the various stakeholder groups to ensure all are aligned and risks are identified, mitigated and communicated.
- Ensuring appropriately skilled resources are delivering the project and managing the availability and performance of those consultants.
- Assisting in pre-sales and business development opportunities
- Manage escalations appropriately to avoid any impact on overall delivery.
- Ensure delivery is consistent with the agreed delivery model and standards.
- 7 Years and above experience
- Implementing Oracle projects end to end
- Delivery and implementation working for a consultancy / systems integrator.
- Leading and delivering multiple projects concurrently.
- Project Management experience in delivering complex Oracle Applications projects using Oracle AIM and OUM methods
- Prince 2 or similar
- Microsoft Project
- Fixed price/budget, commercial and customer experience
- Governance (Gate Control, Status Reporting)
- Scope management expertise
- Stakeholder management, negotiation and communication skills (written/verbal) across all levels
- Experience of ServiceNow would be advantageous
- A self starter who is well organised and can manage their workload effectively
- ITIL certifications are desired
Why Version 1?
At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.
- Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
- Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
- Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
- Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
- Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
- Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
- Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
- Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.
And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.
Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.
We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.
We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact your recruiter at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.
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Skills Required
- At least 7 years of experience
- End-to-end Oracle project implementation experience
- Delivery and implementation experience in a consultancy or systems integrator
- Experience leading and delivering multiple projects concurrently
- Experience delivering complex Oracle Applications projects using Oracle AIM and OUM methods
- PRINCE2 or similar project management certification
- Experience with Microsoft Project
- Fixed-price or budget management experience
- Commercial and customer experience
- Governance experience, including gate control and status reporting
- Scope management expertise
- Stakeholder management, negotiation, and written and verbal communication skills across all levels
- ServiceNow experience
- ITIL certification
- Ability to work independently, stay organized, and manage workload effectively
What We Do
Version 1 proves that IT can make a real difference to our customers' businesses. We are trusted by global brands to deliver IT services and solutions which drive customer success. Our 3000+ strong team works closely with our technology partners to provide independent advice that helps our customers navigate the rapidly changing world of IT. Our greatest strength is balance in our efforts to achieve Customer Success, Empowered People and a Strong Organisation, underpinned by the commitment to our values. We believe this is what makes Version 1 different and more importantly, our customers agree.
