About this job

We are recruiting a Oracle E-Business Suite Implementation Project Manager to work on our Customers Site (NATO NCIA) Mons, Belgium (remote)

Responsibilities

Responsible to Agency PM, Implementation PM will lead two primary workstreams of EBA Release 1.1 Project. Specifically he/she will:

• Plan and sequence work to ensure Workstream 1 and 2 solutions are ready to be deployed within 6 months;
• Organize and lead the necessary business scoping and design activities to arrive at solutions that can be implemented successfully in Agency’s ERP context;
• Project Manage mixed team consisting of Senior Oracle EBS Architect, Oracle EBS Database Administrator, and one Oracle EBS Functional expert and one Oracle EBS Developer per Workstream, to prove and refine solution concepts, develop designs, and implement solutions against challenging schedule (each workstream has in addition business leads from two most affected business areas);
• Ensure team adheres to standard Oracle EBS and Agency procedures and that team delivers output to required quality standards, including completing necessary documentation;
• Coordinate activities between Business and implementation consultants in order to keep up with tight planning goals;
• Coordinate with other Agency stakeholders in areas of Architecture, Cyber Security, Validation and Testing, Training and Communications, as well as with Management team supporting production system;
• Consult with other Agency business stakeholders wherever their processes may be impacted by proposed changes;
• Arrange and coordinate all testing;
• Ensure business and other Agency stakeholders are aware of implications of any planned changes, and that they are sufficiently well informed to prepare their business areas, revising procedures and staff guidelines as necessary;
• With support of Workstream leads, report progress weekly to Agency’s R1.1 PM, raising any issues as necessary, to include progress updates against the schedule and any risks to completion on time;

Profile

• Required Security Clearance: NATO Secret
• Senior Oracle Project Management experience at Level 7 (A4) and experience in complex Oracle EBS R12.2.3 (or higher) implementations, comparable to that within NCI Agency;
• Enterprise wide Oracle EBS implementations where Projects, Finance and Logistics worlds meet each other
• Specific challenges and best practices for Oracle EBS implementation approach (Oracle Implementation Methodology – OUM / AIM)
• Experience in complex Oracle EBS R12 implementations in areas of Finance, Procurement and Projects, comparable to NCI Agency;
• “Self-starter” who can take an assignment and work to completion with minimum of supervision;
• Possess outgoing personality and be willing to engage with new people and in new environments with ease;
• Team player with ability to build consensus and guide discussion and Subject Matter Experts; handles disagreements with tact and diplomacy;

Desirable:

• Multiple successful Oracle EBS implementations including Project Accounting and related Projects area’s and integration with Finance and Logistics;
• Knowledge of IPSAS regulations and experience implementing public sector accounting processes.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU

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