Oracle Transformation Program Manager

Overview

The Oracle Transformation Program Manager leads the execution and coordination of Suffolk’s enterprise Oracle transformation portfolio, with immediate accountability for driving the Oracle HCM transformation through successful implementation, go-live, stabilization, and transition to ongoing operations. 

The role will align internal business and technology teams, implementation partners, and executive stakeholders around scope, schedule, decisions, risks, dependencies, and business readiness. Beyond HCM, this leader will provide high-level coordination across all Oracle initiatives and support readiness for future Financial and Accounting transformation, including sequencing, integration considerations, business impacts, and cross-program dependencies. 

The successful candidate will combine enterprise program leadership with product-oriented thinking, bringing structure and accountability to complex transformation efforts while helping Suffolk establish a scalable approach to governing and evolving its Oracle technology investments.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities 

Oracle HCM Transformation Leadership 

• Assume day-to-day program leadership for Suffolk’s Oracle HCM transformation and drive the program through implementation, go-live, stabilization, and transition to operations. 

• Own the integrated program plan, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, budget visibility, and executive reporting. 

• Coordinate HR, IT, business stakeholders, and the System Integrator to maintain alignment, accountability, and timely delivery. 

• Drive resolution of program issues and ensure critical decisions are clearly framed and escalated to the appropriate governance body. 

• Coordinate HCM workstreams including Core HR, Payroll, Talent, Benefits, integrations, data, security, testing, change management, deployment, and operational readiness. 

• Partner with business and technology leaders on testing, training, cutover, adoption, and the transition to a sustainable support and operating model. 

• Keep the program focused on business outcomes, process improvement, user adoption, and organizational change, not solely technology delivery. 

Oracle Portfolio and Roadmap Leadership 

• Establish an enterprise view of Suffolk’s Oracle products, capabilities, integrations, dependencies, initiatives, and roadmap. 

• Serve as a coordinating point across business and technology teams for Oracle-related transformation efforts. 

• Develop and maintain a roadmap that connects immediate delivery priorities with longer-term business capabilities and transformation objectives. 

• Help establish product and program governance, decision rights, prioritization, accountability, and ownership across the Oracle portfolio. 

• Partner with enterprise architecture, integration, data, security, and business teams to identify cross-platform impacts and dependencies. 
• Support the transition from implementation-focused programs to sustainable product ownership, governance, and continuous improvement. 

Financial and Accounting Transformation Readiness 

• Partner with Finance, Accounting, IT, and business stakeholders to support readiness for future financial and accounting transformation initiatives. 

• Help define dependencies, sequencing, business readiness requirements, integration considerations, data implications, and technology impacts. 

• Partner with a System Integrator (SI) to evaluate the organization and current-state capabilities, coordinate discovery and planning, and develop a transformation roadmap for future financial and accounting initiatives. 

• Apply lessons learned, governance practices, and delivery disciplines from the HCM transformation to future Oracle initiatives. 

• Align Oracle technology planning with Suffolk’s broader enterprise transformation roadmap. 

Program Governance and Executive Engagement 

• Develop clear executive reporting covering milestones, financials, decisions, risks, dependencies, business readiness, and overall program health. 

• Establish effective governance across programs, products, System Integrators, business owners, IT, and executive sponsors. 

• Work with executive sponsors to identify matters requiring leadership attention and provide concise, decision-ready recommendations. 

• Manage implementation partners and other vendors against agreed scope, milestones, responsibilities, commercial commitments, and outcomes. 

• Facilitate cross-functional decisions when priorities, resources, or dependencies span multiple business and technology areas. 

Qualifications

Required Experience and Skills 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. 

• 10+ years of experience leading complex enterprise technology programs, products, or transformations. 

• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale Oracle implementations or enterprise transformation programs. 

• Broad understanding of enterprise Oracle environments; experience may span Oracle HCM, ERP, Primavera, EPM, integration, data, or related platforms. 

• Proven ability to take ownership of a complex program, establish structure, and drive execution across multiple organizations and workstreams. 

• Experience managing System Integrators, implementation partners, and other external vendors. 

• Experience working across business functions and technology organizations in a highly matrixed environment. 

• Proven ability to manage executive governance, escalations, risks, dependencies, financials, and decision-making. 

• Ability to translate technical, process, and business issues into clear recommendations for senior leadership. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Direct experience with Oracle Cloud HCM and complex enterprise HCM implementations. 

• Experience with additional Oracle products or platforms, including Oracle Primavera and Oracle Cloud financial applications. 

• Experience with ERP, Finance, Accounting, HR, or operational transformation programs. 

• Experience developing product or technology roadmaps spanning multiple enterprise platforms. 

• Experience establishing product governance or transitioning major programs from implementation into ongoing product ownership. 

• PMP, PgMP, Agile, product management, or other relevant certification. 

Knowledge and Leadership Capabilities 

• Strong enterprise program and product management discipline. 

• Ability to operate effectively between transformation strategy and detailed execution. 

• Strong executive communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills. 

• Ability to influence outcomes, establish accountability, and drive progress without direct authority. 

• Strong understanding of governance, risk management, dependency management, financial management, vendor management, and scope control. 

• Ability to understand complex architectures and integrations sufficiently to identify dependencies and engage the appropriate technical experts. 

• Comfort entering complex or challenged transformation environments, quickly establishing priorities, and creating clarity around ownership and next steps. 

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stands; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.

EEO Statement

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Compensation Information

Where required by law, pay ranges can be found in Suffolk's job postings. Base Salary for this position is just one component of Suffolk’s total rewards package for employees. Actual salaries may be based on several factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's skill set, experience, education and other qualifications. Suffolk offers a comprehensive benefits package as part of its overall total rewards strategy. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly to reflect market trends.

About Suffolk

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. We provide value across the entire project lifecycle through our core construction management services and complementary business lines in real estate investment, design, self-perform construction, and technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies). By integrating data, artificial intelligence, and advanced technology through our Seamless Platform, we connect design, construction, and operations to deliver smarter, more predictable results and redefine how America builds. 

Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with more than $13 billion in annual revenue, 3,000 employees, and 17 offices, including Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, Herndon, U.S. Virgin Islands, and other key markets. Suffolk manages some of the most complex and transformative projects in the country, serving clients across healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, aviation, transportation, government, mission critical, and commercial sectors. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR’s list of “Top CM-at-Risk Contractors.” For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram. 

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