at PwC in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Specialty/Competency: Oracle
Industry/Sector: Not Applicable
Time Type: Full time
Travel Requirements: Up to 60%
A career in our Oracle Program Management Office (PMO) team, within our Oracle consulting practice, will provide you with the opportunity to work on client programs that help them plan, manage delivery, and design overall solution architecture of our large, complex Oracle enabled business transformation programs. These programs span multiple business functions and focus on end-to-end value chain transformation.
Our team is comprised of resources with deep business acumen across multiple business functions and relevant Oracle functional experience across CX, ERP, HCM, SCM and EPM technology stacks.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.
As a Director, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:
+ Support team to disrupt, improve and evolve ways of working when necessary.
+ Arrange and sponsor appropriate assignments and experiences to help people realise their potential and support their long-term aspirations.
+ Identify gaps in the market and spot opportunities to create value propositions.
+ Look for opportunities to scale efficiencies and new ways of working across multiple projects and environments.
+ Create an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.
+ I promote and encourage others to value difference when working in diverse teams.
+ Drive and take ownership for developing connections that help deliver what is best for our people and stakeholders.
+ Influence and facilitate the creation of long-term relationships which add value to the firm.
+ Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.
A Program Manager is responsible for managing a program, which consists of multiple related projects or initiatives. They oversee the coordination and integration of these projects to achieve the program’s strategic objectives. Program Managers are responsible for program governance, stakeholder management, resource allocation, risk management, and assessing that the program delivers the desired outcomes and benefits.
Job Requirements and Preferences :
Basic Qualifications :
Minimum Degree Required :
Bachelor Degree
Minimum Years of Experience :
12 year(s)
Preferred Qualifications :
Preferred Knowledge/Skills :
Demonstrates thought leader-level abilities as a team leader, emphasizing the following areas:
- Driving the creation of an integrated project plan with support from workstream leads;
- Defining Program Governance & Meeting Cadence;
- Providing input to Program Charter;
- Identifying and managing Program Stakeholders;
- Oversight of progress against the project plan;
- Removing any blockers that are impacting delivery;
- Identifying and mitigating risk and issues;
- Preparing and conducting program level status meetings and planning sessions;
- Driving PwC contract and internal OFRO, Salesforce, AFS, and EAF activities;
- Identifying suitably skilled resources to fill resource demands;
- Providing input to program deliverables as needed;
- Supporting PwC In Flight Reviews (IFR), QA Reports;
- Attending SteerCo and ad-hoc planning sessions;
- Managing the engagement delivery against the project plan;
- Owning delivery of PMO Deliverables for the program; and,
- Establishing change control processes and manage change requests with client stakeholders.
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