Principal Product Manager - Oracle Cloud Procurement

Description

Oracle Cloud Procurement is looking for a seasoned product manager to build next generation experiences to shape the future of Procurement.  

Oracle Cloud Procurement is an integrated source-to-settle suite that automates business processes, enables strategic sourcing, improves supplier relationship management and simplifies buying resulting in lower risk, improved savings and greater profitability for businesses large and small. 

Why is this role exciting:

• Influence the Future: Define and drive the product roadmap for Oracle's Cloud Procurement solutions, impacting businesses and workers worldwide.
• Innovation at Scale: Work on cutting-edge technology that helps to drive critical business decisions, including Oracle Redwood and AI.
• Leadership Opportunity: Collaborate with a team of talented individuals as you navigate the complexity to simplify the end user experiences.
• Drive Organization Success: Develop and evangelize standards and guidelines across the organization to enable our customers to be successful.
• Champion for the Customer: Engage Oracle Cloud Procurement customers to develop deep understanding of customer requirements and be an advocate for the customer through the product lifecycle.

Career Level - IC4

Responsibilities

This is a position that requires a combination of strong engagement and communication skills, pragmatic thinking, tactical execution and the ability to balance an ever challenging mix of priorities. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Customer Engagement
  • Engage with Oracle Cloud Procurement customers to understand their needs
  • Run customer meetings and/or focus groups to capture detailed product requirements
  • Gather feedback to improve our solutions 
• Roadmap Definition
  • Develop and present a strategic product roadmap to senior management, securing buy-in and driving adoption.
• Cross-functional collaboration
  • Work closely with design, development, QA, and other Oracle teams to ensure seamless product development and delivery
  • Understand the market, customers and product management strategy and convey these contexts to the team
  • Drive change across lines of business
  • Be a subject matter expert
  • Proactively contribute to ongoing process improvement and ensure high quality outcomes for our customers
• Event/Program Facilitation
  • Organize and facilitate customer advisory board events or programs, managing agendas, conducting demos, and leading product sessions.
• Customer Communication
  • Communicate with customers on product rollout updates to ensure that customers understand the benefits of our solutions, adopt our solutions and have clarity of resources available to them
• Documentation
  • Provide comprehensive release documentation for new features and functions. Make Videos...whatever it takes to connect with the users.
• Measure Success
  • Define, measure, and manage customer experience and business performance goals
  • Ensure that what we build adds up to meaningful experiences for our customers

What you bring:

• Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to effectively engage stakeholders at all levels
• Analytical Experience: Proven experience in business analysis and requirement gathering
• Technical Acumen: Familiarity with cloud application development and related technologies. Experience with other procurement solutions, ERP or supply chain solutions is a plus
• Independence: Ability to work autonomously and drive projects to completion
• Global Team Player: Flexibility to work with international teams and customers across different time zones
• Curiosity: An innate curiosity and eagerness to explore new technologies, methodologies, and trends in Procurement
   

Qualifications:

• Educational Background: BS or MS degree or equivalent experience in a relevant functional area.
• Professional Experience: 5+ years of relevant hands-on experience with cloud or enterprise software in product development, consulting, or a related field.

 

Join Oracle and be at the forefront of transforming Procurement. Apply today and make a lasting impact on businesses and their people worldwide!

Qualifications
Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range: from $87,600 to $199,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle’s differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.