Senior / Lead PMO with ORACLE CLOUD IT Experience (SEE BELOW)

Senior/Lead PMO with ORACLE CLOUD IT & ORACLE CLOUD PM EXPERIENCE (SEE BELOW)

THIS IS A PERMANENT / STAFF ROLE (NOT a contract position)

UK BASED

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REQUIRES AN ORACLE CLOUD/FUSION IT BACKGROUND as a pre-requisite

REQUIRES SOME ELEMENT OF ORACLE CLOUD IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE as a pre-requisite

REQUIRES ELIGIBILITY FOR UK GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE as a pre-requisite

INTRODUCTION:

Widely considered to be leading players in the ORACLE CLOUD marketplace in the UK (Oracle Cloud HCM & Payroll / Financials / Ledgers / Supply-Chain / Procurement).. And now part of a larger Group; AST.. We offer a warm, friendly, 'collaborative' atmosphere, interesting & challenging work with a professional & experienced Team, good career advancement opportunities and we are expanding extensively, creating a myriad of new opportunities.

Along-with plenty of scope for Career advancement, we are also considered good payers (see below for likely Package content); we believe in fairly rewarding our staff for their hard work, loyalty and success.

JOB PURPOSE:

The remit of the Senior PMO & the scope of the role traditionally spans both Managed Services (MS) & the Consulting Departments within Symatrix, as Project Delivery is driven from both areas. Consulting deliver the medium-to-large Implementations, with Managed Services supporting on smaller deliveries.

You will support the Delivery Leads (MS) & Project Managers (Consulting) in the delivery of Projects, ensuring the correct procedural controls & governance processes are being executed including key artefact delivery, tracking & reporting. You will also oversee the critical process of allocation of resources across Project work; Symatrix operate a model across Managed Services and Consulting, utilising capacity in the Teams as effectively as possible and this role will be crucial in building on the existing processes.

You will be(come) a key connection across the business, driving the maintenance & improvement of Project Management standards across the departments improving efficiencies and output quality of the practice.

The role will also include Managing the PMO Team Members and some Project Management to deliver small to medium Oracle Projects for selected key Clients.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Project Management Office Development:

• The ability to Develop and run the PMO function within Symatrix leading associated meetings as necessary..
• Develop positive relationships across all teams to enable the PMO to provide support including facilitation, tracking and reporting on project progress
• Ensure the effective tracking and communication of project status, deliverables, risks, controls and metrics as appropriate across deliveries
• Produce PMO board packs to support standard board agenda
• Oversee & deliver the small and medium change work and project work
• Own and deliver high standards of project delivery artefacts driving improvement activities where required building towards successful completion to time, cost and quality into live service
• Support the creation and improvement of internal Business Operating Model processes and supporting project management tools
• Through your PMO function, develop and maintain the relevant parts of internal project systems (SalesForce Customer Portal and Kantata), ensuring they are fit for purpose
• In Kanata ensure the administration is timely and accurate including correct time code allocation, timesheet actuals and completion, reporting timesheet actuals against deliveries, period management for project accounting. Also supporting quarterly system testing and release as required
• Ensure high quality, timely efficient delivery of project reporting through systems where appropriate
• Act as a key contact point for PM queries across Managed Services and Consulting and advocate for and assurance of best practices in project management across all teams, supported by the Project Management professionals elsewhere in Symatrix as required
• Ensure stakeholder mapping across deliveries
• Maintain processes to ensure project management documentation, reports and plans are relevant, accurate and complete, Track and report on project performance, providing a real-time and comprehensive view of all deliveries
• Share lessons learned and best practices across projects and update processes and documentation based upon lessons.

Project Resourcing:

• Lead and deliver improvements to the resourcing of projects across MS and Consulting, working collaboratively with the Managed Services Director and Consulting Director to manage incoming demand
• Schedule and plan resources across MS and Consulting, flagging gaps and risks as appropriate and work on remediation plans with the Directors as required
• Lead the relevant processes and associated meetings to drive efficient resource allocation across project deliveries driving high resource utilisation supporting key decision makers where needed with suitable planning tools and statistics.

Person Specification - Knowledge / Experience / Skills / Qualities:

ESSENTIAL:

• You MUST BE UK BASED (the work cannot be carried-out from outside of the UK (you will need to confirm that you are UK-based as part of your application)
• You need to be eligible for UK Government Security Clearance at SC Level

NOTE that you are not required to have this Clearance already, but you should ensure your eligibility for this level of Clearance, prior to making your application (you will need to confirm that you are ELIGIBLE for the Clearance as a part of your application)

• You MUST BE UK BASED (the work cannot be carried-out from outside of the UK)
• YOU MUST HAVE AN ORACLE CLOUD IT BACKGROUND (you will need to confirm that you have ORACLE CLOUD IT EXPERIENCE as a part of your application)

• Proven PMO co-ordination & Leadership / Thought-Leadership experience
• Able to Lead & to influence others in reaching consensus and driving high standards of Delivery
• Strong relationship-building & interpersonal skills
• Experience in managing multiple resources & their allocation across different pieces of work
• A good understanding of Project Delivery & acceptance processes within a fast-paced business environment
• Demonstrated capability for problem-solving, decision-making, sound judgment and assertiveness
• Excellent financial acumen including budget tracking Systems
• Experienced user of MS Project and MS Office toolset (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Professional and positive approach
• A supportive individual who thinks of helping others succeed as success in itself
• Diligent with great attention to detail
• Ability to thrive in a busy environment
• Effective communicator at all levels with excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Team player; able to work on own initiative
• Assertive, adaptable and creative
• A can-do attitude and willingness to 'go-the-extra-mile' when required
• Project Management Qualification
• Experience in working in Oracle deliveries

Desirable

• Experience working in a joint Managed Services and Consulting environment

What can we offer in return?

Competitive Salary, 25 days holiday, option to buy an additional 5 holiday days, birthday as additional holiday after two Years’ service, flexible working, eye tests, private health care, Pension, cycle-to-work scheme, childcare vouchers, excellent Training and Learning opportunities.

What to do next (how to apply):

If you are already an experienced Senior PMO within an ORACLE IT Environment and if you meet the eligibility criteria then we would be delighted to hear from you. If you are ready for a new opportunity, then you have come to the right place and at definitely the right time; please send your application (and an u-t-d CV if you have one available) to Carlton James on our Talent Acquisition Team VIA LINKEDIN.

Regrettably we will not be able to progress applications which do not meet the relevant criteria.

Remember; all applications are treated in the strictest confidence, so if you have the relevant skills & eligibility, there is no downside to your sending-in a CV.

Why Symatrix?

At Symatrix our vision is to unlock the endless possibilities of Oracle Cloud HCM and ERP.

Now an AST Company, we were founded in 2000 with the specific focus of providing services and expertise to organisations looking to implement and leverage Oracle HCM. We have come a long way since then. Today we believe that all customers should be able to make their business applications work harder for them and provide the returns and the benefits they expected. Everything we do supports this belief. We provide Consulting as well as end-to-end managed services for HCM and ERP on premise or in the Cloud - from Applications Support and Testing as a Service through to Managed Payroll and Process Improvement services, not to mention our award-winning Oracle Practice In fact, because we truly listen, our services have all developed from customer demand.

After the introduction of Oracle Cloud we added Environment Management & Testing-as-a-Service to our kit-bag, to complement our application support and change services. Our Consulting services have evolved to support Cloud and we have retained our award-winning on-premises expertise. We also created an exciting suite of services to help our customers manage and improve their processes, which really help to move our customers from “adopting Cloud” to “embracing Cloud”.

We are delighted to be able to be an ISO27001, Bacs and Cyber Essentials accredited business. There are many reasons we’re proud of what we’ve achieved over the Yrs.