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Oracle

Builds databases, business apps and cloud services

Lead Principal Technical Program Manager

Full-Time
$116.6k - $264.1k/yr+ Bonus + Equity + Compensation deferral
Expert
Bachelor's
Nashville, TN, USA+1 moreMore locations: United States
In Person
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and experience interacting with business and development or engineering staff at all levels, including executive level.
  • Solid analytical, planning, and interpersonal skills with the ability to handle competing demands.
  • Strong technical knowledge and understanding of business needs, with the ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.
  • Experience with software development process models and expert knowledge of Agile and traditional project management principles and practices, with the ability to blend them appropriately for the project and business environment.
  • Experience with technical design discussions and the ability to summarize complex trade-offs and options in presentations and technical documentation.
  • Ability to effectively represent engineering perspectives to partner organizations, product teams, and executive leadership.
  • Ability to work across and engage individuals and teams located across multiple geographies and cultures.
  • Ability to work with cross-functional teams to establish and maintain roadmaps, set appropriate expectations, and maintain standards.
  • Ability to work effectively in an innovative, fast-paced environment without being hindered by ambiguity or conflicting priorities.
  • Ability to work as a lead contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others as needed.
  • Ability to drive other obligations management duties as needed.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer sciences, software engineering, technology management, business management, or a similar field.
  • At least 10 years of experience as a hands-on technical program manager, preferably in a related industry.
  • Advanced knowledge of the full product-development life cycle and experience launching and operating customer-facing cloud services.
  • Experience communicating findings and progress effectively to cross-functional teams, senior leadership, and broader organizations, with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to solve problems independently and adapt and thrive in a dynamic, ambiguous, customer-focused environment.
  • Highly analytical and technically proficient, with the ability to learn new tools, software, and market opportunities quickly.
  • At least 10 years of program or project management, product design, or related experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a relevant technical field, or equivalent work experience.
Responsibilities
  • Define project scopes and direct schedules while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value.
  • Organize and lead project status and working meetings.
  • Prepare and distribute progress reports.
  • Manage project risks and issues and correct deviations from plans.
  • Perform delivery planning for assigned projects.
  • Drive projects independently from initiation through delivery.
  • Organize interdepartmental activities to ensure completion of projects or products on schedule and within budget constraints.
  • Collaborate with program and product management partners to understand customers and build appropriate solutions and products.
  • Partner with peers, developers, and customers to create solutions while evolving existing capabilities.
Desired Qualifications
  • Having DataCenter GPU infrastructure is desirable.
  • Thorough understanding of public cloud infrastructure services, such as Compute, Storage, Identity and Networking.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Infrastructure as a Service, Software as a Service, and Platform as a Service services.

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

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

3%
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