Job Title: Senior Principal Consultant
Job Reference: IRC2052005
Location: Lagos Nigeria
Company: Oracle Corporation
Discretionary Job Title: Project Manager – Central Africa
Department Description: Oracle provides the world's mostcomplete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems
SCOPE:
Oracle Consulting inCentral Africa needs Project Manager with the following scope:
• To successfully deliver large projects or a number of smaller projects for a designated sector or client to the committed time, quality and financial objectives.
• Carrying responsibility for staff selection, work allocation, resolution of technical issues and change control.
• Working closely with the client and the Sales & Demand organization, understanding and managing their expectations through the delivery process.
• Works closely with Consulting Practices.
• Reports to the Oracle Project Sponsor for individual project delivery responsibilities.
• No direct reports, but project manages a team of Consultants and Team Leaders on client projects.
• Works towards Consulting utilisation target and project profitability targets.
• This position requires travel to countries in Africa.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Influencing Demand in generating bids to ensure they reflect realistic project delivery.
• Reviewing bids to ensure a thorough understanding of the client requirements.
• Producing Project Plans that outline the Project Management processes and which fully reflect the bid requirements. Produces also Project Scope and deliverables.
• Communicate the plan and gain client buy-in and agreement.
• Driving the implementation of the Project Plan, by providing leadership, motivation and direction for the Project Team and managing the performance of the Consultants on the project.
• Monitoring the progress against the Project Plan and Project PnL..
• Producing regular and accurate progress reports for the Client, the Project Team, the Oracle Project Sponsor and OC Management.
• Controlling resource utilisation and project expenditure.
• Managing Oracle's commercial project responsibilities as appropriate to specific project circumstances.
• Managing changes to the Project Plan and generate Change Request Forms as required and obtain appropriate client approval.
• Identifying and communicating to the Oracle Project Sponsor and Sales any opportunities for new business.
• Ensuring clients are satisfied with the delivered project.
• Communicating with Resourcing current activity and availability.
• Achieve target project margin.
• Works alongside Partners and other third party organizations as required.
• Proactively build and maintain confidence of clients and colleagues.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• At least 5 years of working experience as project manager.
• 5-10 years experience in Applications implementation or complex technology implementation projects.
• Previous working experience in a multinational environment.
Professional Knowledge /Skills:
• Proven business /systems related experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), or Prince2 certification.
• Excellent Team player.
• Strong Initiative.
• Ability to adapt/adjust to the environment quickly and to pick up new skills.
• Excellent Communication Skills (Verbal & Written).
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Strong Customer engagement experience.
• Excellent spoken and written English. French is a plus.
Brief Description: An experienced consulting professional who has a broad understanding of solutions, industry best practices, multiple business processes or technology designs within a product/technology family. Operates independently to provide quality work products to an engagement. Performs varied and complex duties and tasks that need independent judgment, in order to implement Oracle products and technology to meet customer needs.
Detailed Description: Operates independently to provide quality work products to an engagement. Performs varied and complex duties and tasks that need independent judgment, in order to implement Oracle products and technology to meet customer needs. Applies Oracle methodology, company procedures, and leading practices. Demonstrates expertise to deliver functional and technical solutions on moderately complex customer engagements. May lead the solution design and implementation aspects of engagement(s) ensuring high quality, integrated software solutions within constraints of time and budget. May act as the team lead on projects, providing coaching, guidance and feedback to develop skills of team members. Effectively consults with management of customer organizations. Participates in business development activities.
Job Requirements: 6-8 years of experience relevant to this position including 3-4 years consulting experience preferred. Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience preferred. Product or technical expertise relevant to practice focus. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to build rapport with team members and clients. Ability to travel as needed.
Additional Details: As part of the Oracle employment process, candidates will berequired to complete a pre-employment screening process, prior to an offerbeing made. This will involve identity and employment verification, salaryverification, professional references, education verification and professionalqualifications and memberships (if applicable)
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