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About the Role

The Program Senior Manager will lead and execute a large EPM implementation within a client's broader Oracle financial transformation program, defining roadmaps, implementation strategies, and delivery processes. This role serves as the primary contact for all work streams at the senior client stakeholder level, including C-suite, and involves day-to-day project management tasks such as budget management, invoicing, and project plan updates.

Responsibilities

• Exhibits a strong ability to handle multiple demands with a sense of urgency, drive, and energy
• Works well in a fast-paced environment, including adapting to change, with the ability to deliver on time
• Ability to lead and manage cross-functional, multi-cultural teams
• Ability to motivate successful team behavior, especially at the team leadership level
• Excellent prioritization skills
• Knowledge of standard processes for IT solution delivery, including project management, and solution development life cycles
• Ability to obtain results through influence and collaboration
• Ability to define processes and re-engineer as appropriate
• Ability to develop business cases and cost models for services
• Ability to negotiate agreements and commitments for service
• Makes quality decisions without having all the information at hand; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty
• Ability to effectively manage a project throughout its lifecycle, from initiation to deploy
• Creation and management of project schedules, including MS Project Plans
• Creation of status reports for Steering Committee meetings to facilitate decision making
• Daily management of project leads, which may include client resources
• Daily management and escalation of project control processes, including task management, RAID, scope/change control and quality control
• Project budgeting and management of budget, which includes liaison with multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Support staffing process, including assisting with functional on-boarding of new project, providing instruction on project processes & tools
• Close management of test strategy and execution
• Facilitates team building activities
• Provide leadership to practice and team direction on engagements beyond individual contribution
• Lead business development efforts
• Develop others by sharing expertise, coaching, and mentoring
• Ensure overall work product quality by leveraging expertise across the organization
• Be perceived as an internal expert resource with strong industry and/or service line knowledge

Requirements

• Huron requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a field related to this position or equivalent work experience
• PMP, PRINCE2 or similar professional qualification
• 10+ years’ work experience in the project management and consulting field
• 2+ years’ work experience, specifically managing a program/s
• Experience managing implementation for a Big 4
• Experience managing project teams of 25+ people, in a fast paced environment
• Skilled in the use of MS Office suite and experience of other project management tools (e.g. SharePoint, LiveMeeting, Smartsheet, JIRA)
• Proficient user of Microsoft Project
• Experience managing and building relationships with key stakeholders
• Preferred project implementation experience in one of the following areas: EPM, ERP
• An interest and familiarity with the Oracle technology
• Passion and drive for business development and problem solving
• Established skills in identifying and developing strategies to address change management needs
• Ability to translate client needs and feedback into coherent project plans
• Experience in the banking industry is a plus
• A desire and willingness to learn new tools, techniques, concepts, and methodologies
• Bilingual – French and English
• The position may involve travel

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Support teamwork and collaboration
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight timelines
• Ability to coordinate activities across multiple work streams
• Work with minimal to no supervision
• Logical thinker and problem solver
• Ability to coach and mentor others
• Ability to take initiative and be an effective decision-maker
• Excellent time-management and prioritization skills
• MS Office suite
• SharePoint
• LiveMeeting
• Smartsheet
• JIRA
• Microsoft Project

Location

• United Kingdom

Work Type

• Onsite

Experience Level

• Senior Manager
• 10+ years’ work experience in the project management and consulting field
• 2+ years’ work experience, specifically managing a program/s

Education Level

• Bachelor’s Degree in a field related to this position or equivalent work experience
• PMP, PRINCE2 or similar professional qualification

About the Company

• Huron is a global consultancy that collaborates with clients to drive strategic growth, ignite innovation and navigate constant change.
• Through a combination of strategy, expertise and creativity, we help clients accelerate operational, digital and cultural transformation, enabling the change they need to own their future.