Manager - Oracle
Melbourne
Permanent Opportunity

Talenza has been engaged by a leading professional services firm to source an experienced Oracle Implementation Manager to lead the successful deployment of Oracle applications across a large-scale transformation program. This is a high-impact role focused on managing Oracle ERP or EPM implementations and ensuring alignment with the client's strategic objectives.

This position will suit a seasoned Manager with strong leadership capabilities, stakeholder engagement skills, and deep expertise in Oracle application suites.

About You:

• Experience working within large enterprise transformation programs.
• Superior communication skills, able to influence and engage senior stakeholders effectively.
• Proven experience delivering end-to-end Oracle ERP or EPM implementations across complex environments.
• Excellent project leadership skills, with the ability to manage cross-functional teams and third-party vendors.
• Confident communicator who can engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Organised and delivery-focused, with a proactive mindset and strong attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation of Oracle solutions including planning, configuration, testing, deployment and post-go-live support.
• Work with client stakeholders to gather business requirements and translate them into Oracle solutions.
• Manage the project plan, resources, risk and issue registers, and status reporting.
• Coordinate workstreams across functional, technical, and business teams.
• Ensure integration of Oracle modules aligns with broader enterprise architecture.
• Oversee data migration, system configuration, user training and change management.
• Manage vendor and partner relationships to ensure project milestones are met.
• Identify and address potential risks and delays early, providing mitigation plans.
• Ensure all implementation deliverables align with compliance, governance, and security standards.

Skills and Experience:

• Strong understanding of financial processes and the ability to translate these into clear, actionable functional requirements.
• Hands-on experience with approvals and workflow configuration, including the design and setup of Security Roles, BI & OTBI reports, Value Sets, Design Studio, and interface personalisation.
• Extensive experience managing Oracle ERP (or Oracle Cloud) implementations.
• Strong understanding of Oracle Financials, Supply Chain, or HCM modules.
• Consulting experience advantageous but not essential.
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Familiarity with Agile and/or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience working in regulated environments is advantageous.

Qualifications:

• Tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Business or a related field.
• Oracle certifications desirable but not essential.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working - 2-3 days onsite in Melbourne
• Join a high-performing, collaborative team of 70
• Opportunity to lead transformation initiatives

Key Selection Criteria:

• Demonstrable experience implementing Oracle solutions EPM or Cloud (or the equivalent finance or Cloud modules from other ERP products like JDE, SAP etc)
• Superior communication skills or experience working in consulting (advantageous but not essential)
• Experience delivering end-to-end Oracle solution
• Oracle configuration experience or experience configuring the same modules in similar ERP's