** IBM is seeking a Principal Consultant to lead Oracle Cloud PPM implementations in a hybrid work environment in Hursley, UK. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Oracle Cloud applications, strong client-facing skills, and a proven track record in solution design and project management. **
Introduction At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you’ll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors.You’ll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands on experience with cutting edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. From day one, you’ll work on meaningful, high profile programmes that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth.We invest heavily in you—supporting continuous learning, in demand skills development, and long term career progression. You’ll thrive in a flexible, inclusive environment that values curiosity, encourages reinvention, and recognises what makes you unique. We offer:Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners schemeMore traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice. In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology. Your role and responsibilities As a Principal Consultant working as an integral part of a project team, you will lead all phases of the consulting lifecycle. You will play a key customer-facing role and be responsible for Requirement Analysis, Business Process Documentation & Solution Design. You will lead and support your peers to develop, configure and deploy the solution, and ensure project processes and deliverables in your area are met. In addition to project related activities, you will also contribute to proposal development, demonstrating the application to potential customers and play an important role in building our Oracle Cloud capabilities and offerings. As an experienced consultant leader you will be a self-starter and have strong functional skills in the implementation of Oracle PPM Cloud, backed up by proven hands-on experience, ideally across different industries. You will have the ability to work under pressure and must be able to communicate effectively with customer stakeholders.The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of our premier consulting firm working on the cutting edge of Cloud Implementations. Required education None Preferred education Bachelor's Degree Required technical and professional expertise 10+ Years of functional experience delivering Oracle PPM Cloud ApplicationsMultiple full Oracle Cloud Implementations cyclesDemonstrated experience in Solution Design, Requirements Analysis, Functional Design Configuration Documentation, Troubleshooting and Integration ArchitectureExperience working with technical teams for Interface design, development and testingAbility to multi-task and to work independentlyStrong client facing, communication and client management skillsA strong knowledge of Application Implementation methodologiesAbility to travel to client sitesDemonstrable functional skills in:Project FoundationProject CostingProject Billing Preferred technical and professional experience Track record of working with technical teams for Interface design, development and testing.Strong domain knowledge of Oracle Time & Labor Oracle Procurement Oracle GL, AP and AROracle Cloud Implementation Certification(s).Proven experience in Oracle Cloud Implementations and integrating them with other on premise or cloud applications.A strong architectural understanding of the broader Oracle Cloud functional areas e.g. Supply Chain, HCM and Payroll, CX, Logistics.Excellent knowledge of the reporting and analytical tools available as part of Oracle Cloud.Experience in pre-sales activities such as contributing to proposals, conducting Proof of Concepts & Configuring Sand-box environments for functional demonstrations. ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet. YOUR LIFE @ IBM In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better. Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background. Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do. Are you ready to be an IBMer? ABOUT IBM IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world. IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment. Job Title Oracle Cloud PPM Lead Job ID 112696 City / Township / Village Hursley State / Province Hampshire Country United Kingdom Work arrangement Hybrid Area of work Software Engineering Employment type Regular Position type Professional Travel required Up to 80% or 4 days a week (home on weekends - based on project requirements) Company (1387) IBM Service Centre UK Limited Shift General (daytime) Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position? No <
Must-have
Nice-to-have
Not specified