Job Description Summary
The Oracle Technical Project Manager will lead the end-to-end execution of an Oracle EBS Upgrade program, ensuring seamless coordination between technical, functional, DBA, infrastructure, and business teams. This role requires deep hands-on experience in Oracle EBS upgrade methodologies, risk management, cutover planning, and stakeholder communication to deliver a stable and compliant R12.2.x environment
Key Responsibilities
1. Program & Delivery Management
- Own the overall EBS upgrade delivery lifecycle: Assessment, Planning, Execute, Test, Cutover, Hypercare
- Define and manage detailed project plans, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths
- Track and report on schedule, scope, cost, quality, and risks
- Drive governance cadence: Steering Committee, PMO reviews, RAID management
2. Technical Leadership & Coordination
- Coordinate across DBA, Apps Technical, Functional, Infrastructure, Security, and Integration teams
- Ensure execution of upgrade technical tracks:
- Pre-upgrade readiness & custom code analysis
- Database upgrade
- EBS application upgrade (R12.2.x)
- Online Patching (ADOP) readiness
- Customizations retrofit (Forms, Reports, Interfaces, Workflows)
- Validate technical decisions, sequencing, and dependency management
3. Testing & Quality Assurance
- Oversee SIT, UAT, Performance Testing, and Regression Testing phases
- Ensure robust test planning, defect triage, and closure governance
- Validate test coverage for:
- Critical business flows
- Custom objects
- Integrations & reports
4. Cutover & Go-Live Management
- Lead cutover planning and execution including mock cutovers
- Coordinate downtime planning, rollback strategy, and business readiness
- Ensure readiness across:
- Data validation
- User access & security
- Integrations and downstream systems
5. Risk, Issue & Dependency Management
- Proactively identify and mitigate upgrade-specific risks:
- Customization complexity
- Performance degradation
- Integration failures
- Extended downtime
- Maintain RAID log with clear ownership and resolution timelines
6. Stakeholder & Communication Management
- Act as the single point of accountability for customer and SI leadership
- Provide executive-level status reports, dashboards, and decision papers
- Manage cross-vendor dependencies (Oracle Support, hosting partners, third-party vendors)
7. Compliance, Security & Support Readiness
Ensure alignment with:
- Oracle Premier / Extended Support requirements
- Security and audit standards (SOX, ITwhere applicable)
- Oversee post-go-live stabilization and hypercare support transition
- Required Skills & Experience
- Mandatory
- Strong experience managing Oracle EBS Upgrade projects (11i / R12.x → R12.2.x)
Solid understanding of:
- EBS Architecture & Technical Components
- ADOP / Online Patching
- Custom code retrofit strategy
- Interfaces, reports, conversions, workflows
- Proven experience in cutover & go-live leadership
- Excellent stakeholder, communication, and escalation management skills
- Nice to Have
- Prior hands-on experience as Oracle Apps Technical Lead / DBA / Architect
Exposure to:
- OCI / Cloud hosting for EBS
- Oracle Support SR management during upgrades
- EBS integrations with Fusion / 3rd party systems
- PMP / PRINCE2 / Agile certification