Oracle Cloud Change Management Project Lead

Job Title: Oracle Cloud Change Management Project Lead

Department: Organizational Change Management

Position Overview

Automus is seeking a Change Management Project Lead with 10+ years of experience working with Oracle Cloud or another ERP / large system implementation. The role involves leading cross functional discussions at various levels with client HR, Steering Committee, business users, and end users to analyze change readiness, change impacts, identify risks, develop training plans and organizational change plans. Change Management Project Lead will also help articulate solutions and recommend best practices to stakeholders. This is a very independent, highly visible client-facing role. Other responsibilities include documenting and executing on change management plan, change impact assessment and training plan. Change Management Project Lead will work along Automus functional consultants and Automus project manager during design, build and test phases, and will play a key role in guiding the client during end user training in the final solution including go-live readiness and hyper-care support at go-live.

Essential Consulting Duties

• Clear understanding of the implementation life cycle using Oracle Cloud or similar ERP system.
• Understand and work with client to document key change management deliverables (change management plan, change readiness assessment, change impact assessments, communication plans and materials, training strategy and plan).
• Work closely with Automus functional consultants and Automus project manager to understand the key areas of change.
• Actively contribute to established implementation methodology around RAID logs and any other methods to document risks, actions, issues, and dependencies for the overall project.
• Help prepare training materials and work instructions to train the end users and jointly test the delivered solutions.
• Prepare and present updates and other presentation materials to internal teams, client teams and executive leadership throughout the project.

Leadership Duties

• Create and manage Change Management project plan.
• Act in a change lead capacity, responsible for implementing change and assisting in multiple Oracle Cloud modules.
• Provide thought leadership around industry leading practices for reducing operational risk and improving efficiencies and profitability of client business.
• Lead regular Organizational Change Management (OCM) team status meetings for assigned team and actively participate in project’s regular status and/or issues meetings.
• Supervise, mentor, guide and review work of junior training leads.
• Encourage teamwork and positive working relationships within the project team for all consultants and client members.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Communications, Technology or other related field.
• 10+ years progressive experience in a consulting environment or related industry experience, preferrable implementing an ERP system.
• 5+ years’ experience with change management for ERP implementations.
• Project management experience.
• Certification in change management (PROSCI) would be an added advantage.
• Self-motivated, positive attitude, with a can-do approach.
• Work independently and manage multiple task assignments in a fast-paced environment.
• Interact effectively with team and with clients through in person meetings, chat, email, phone, and video conferencing as appropriate.
• Excellent verbal and written communication along with strong analytical skills.
• Resolve problems in a timely and effective manner, involving project managers and executive management as appropriate.
• Demonstrate high level computer skills and knowledge in Office 365 (Teams, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio) and in Smartsheet.
• Experience with AI is a plus.

Job Locations and Specifications

• Remote from home location in the United States
• Ability to travel nationwide up to 25% to client site – typically once a month.