Business Operations Program Manager - Data & Automation
$102.3k - $209.5k/yr+ Bonus + Equity
Senior
Bachelor's
Santa Clara, CA, USA
In Person
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
- At least 5 years of experience in business operations, program management, data and analytics, supply chain operations, technology transformation, or a related field.
- Experience managing or coordinating cross-functional programs with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and delivery timelines.
- Ability to create and maintain program plans, track actions and risks, facilitate meetings, and drive follow-through without direct authority.
- Experience developing executive-ready presentations, business reviews, status reports, dashboards, or operational scorecards.
- Strong analytical skills and comfort interpreting operational metrics, data trends, and reporting outputs.
- Ability to translate business needs into clear requirements, workplans, and communications for technical and operational audiences.
- Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, and collaboration tools.
- Familiarity with data analytics, automation, AI-enabled productivity tools, business intelligence platforms, or data-management concepts.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Senior Director of Data and Automation to coordinate strategic priorities, operating rhythms, business reviews, and cross-functional transformation initiatives.
- Develop and maintain integrated program plans for data, analytics, artificial intelligence, automation, and operational-intelligence initiatives, including milestones, owners, dependencies, risks, decisions, and success measures.
- Support execution of initiatives that reduce manual work, improve process consistency, strengthen data visibility, and enable faster operational decision-making across Supply Chain.
- Coordinate work across data science, data engineering, analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and business teams to align requirements, delivery plans, adoption activities, and stakeholder communications.
- Facilitate program cadences, including roadmap reviews, delivery checkpoints, risk and dependency reviews, and cross-functional working sessions.
- Track program health and proactively surface delivery risks, resource constraints, data dependencies, adoption challenges, and decisions requiring leadership attention.
- Develop executive-ready presentations, dashboards, scorecards, and business-review materials communicating progress, outcomes, risks, and next steps.
- Support the definition and tracking of key metrics for automation impact, data quality, operational performance, adoption, and business value.
- Organize and document business requirements, use cases, process flows, and success criteria for automation, predictive analytics, reporting, and decision-support capabilities.
- Partner with Supply Planning, Materials Management, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Logistics, Capacity Management, and Data Center Operations teams to gather needs and coordinate delivery of high-priority solutions.
- Support operational-control-tower and alerting initiatives by coordinating requirements, stakeholder feedback, testing, rollout readiness, and follow-through on identified actions.
- Maintain action logs, decision records, program documentation, and stakeholder communications to ensure accountability and alignment.
- Identify opportunities to streamline reporting, improve program processes, and increase team productivity through automation, artificial-intelligence-enabled tools, and standard operating procedures.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting a senior leader, technical leader, Chief of Staff, or business operations function.
- Experience in supply chain, manufacturing, hardware operations, logistics, cloud infrastructure, or other complex operational environments.
- Familiarity with SQL, data visualization tools, dashboard development, data-quality processes, or enterprise reporting platforms.
- Experience supporting automation, analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, digital transformation, or systems-enhancement initiatives.
- Familiarity with Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, supply chain management, Planning, Procurement, enterprise resource planning, or related enterprise systems.
- Experience with Power BI, Oracle Analytics, Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, Power Automate, or similar automation and AI-enabled productivity tools.
- Project Management Professional, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, or comparable program-management certification.
About the company
Oracle builds databases, business applications, and cloud infrastructure for companies and public-sector organizations. Oracle Database stores and processes business data, while Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides computing, storage, and networking for applications and AI workloads. Fusion Cloud Applications support finance, human resources, supply chains, and customer service, helping businesses manage everyday operations and reporting. Customers pay for cloud subscriptions and usage, software licenses, support, hardware, and consulting, with deployment options in Oracle's cloud or their own data centers. Oracle was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Founded
1977
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Cloud infrastructure sales grew: Oracle reported $7.4 billion quarterly revenue, up 121% yearly, in September 2026.
- Employees build transferable skills: Oracle offers free product certifications and access to Coursera, O'Reilly, and LinkedIn Learning.
- Existing licenses create repeat business: Oracle sells annual technical support covering software updates, fixes, and assistance.
What critics are saying
- Expansion consumes cash: Oracle reported negative $5 billion free cash flow for its August 2026 quarter despite profitable operations.
- Job security faces active restructuring: Oracle's September 2026 filing added $700 million to a plan centered on employee severance.
- Future datacenters lock in costs: Oracle's September 2026 filing lists $288 billion of future lease commitments, typically lasting 15-19 years.
What makes Oracle unique
- Its database runs inside rival clouds: Oracle delivers native database services in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud datacenters.
- Global expansion keeps one rate card: Oracle charges the same OCI service prices across regions, including government clouds.
- Hardware participates in database work: Oracle's Exadata storage servers process data-intensive queries alongside specialized database servers and networking.
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Benefits
- 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
- 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.
- 11 paid holidays
- 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.
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Financial planning and group legal
- Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance