Lead Consultant - Oracle Cloud PPM Functional

What we are looking for:

Argano is seeking a Lead Oracle Cloud Project Portfolio Management Consultant. The ideal candidate will be a consummate professional who can thrive in an upbeat and innovative environment and collaborate with clients to deliver a state-of-the-art solution. The individual will excel at delivering high quality service and cutting-edge solutions to customers in the Oracle community.

The Project Portfolio Management functional consultant is expected to have expertise in implementing Oracle Cloud PPM applications. The successful candidate will have completed two or more end to end implementation of Oracle Cloud PPM. This position focuses on guiding and assisting clients through all phases of an implementations in the area of Oracle Cloud PPM. An Oracle Cloud PPM consultant defines client business requirements, designs and configures the system solution for order management applications, and assists with system validation, go-live preparation and support. 

Responsibilities:

• Using in-depth knowledge of the Oracle Cloud Project Portfolio Management. This should include: 
• Resource Management, 
• Task Management
• Project Financials
• Project Contract Billing
• Time and Labor for Projects
• Grant Management
• Industry expert with PPM business process. 
• Knowledge of industry best practices
• Ability to consults with clients to provide cost effective solutions to client business scenarios.
• Works collaboratively with project team and client employees to develop, test, and implement Oracle Clouds solutions.
• Refine customer requirements in detail, document and present to the client for approval
• Identifies and applies creative and innovative approaches to resolving product implementation and integration obstacles and problems.
• Analyze current systems and data to identify new requirements, recognizing the need for systems enhancements or modifications if necessary
• Develop unit test scripts and coordinate with the client to perform the User Acceptance Testing of the system enhancements or custom solutions
• Work with Oracle to resolve service requests
• Lead and direct the following phases of system life cycle:
• Gather business requirements through business process workshops,
• Analysis, design, configure and development solutions for Oracle Maintenance applications,
• Conference Room Pilots (CRP) and User Acceptance Testing,
• Go-Live preparation and cut-over support,
• Post-production support,

Required Skills:

• Minimum 10 years of experience as Oracle Functional consultant with 3+ years of experience in implementing or supporting Oracle Cloud PPM projects and upgrades
• Certified Oracle Cloud Project Portfolio Management Consultant. Certification should be within the last two years 
• Strong consulting experience and business analytical skills to gather and document business requirements, leading fit-gap analysis, business process designs, managing conference room pilots (CRPs), perform functional configuration, and manage testing of procurement ERP solutions
• Ability to lead a team, work independently and manage multiple task assignments
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude under stressful circumstances
• Senior enough to be able to independently handle client expectations
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, presentation, and communication skills
• High commitment to exceed performance expectations
• High degree of initiative, accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail
• Professional approach when dealing with internal and external customers
• Ability to lead complete software development lifecycle including analysis, design, configuration, programming and unit testing
• Produce end-user and technical documentation and facilitate knowledge transfer
• Proficient with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint