Director, Business Operations

Oracle • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Director of Business Operations to drive strategic planning, operational discipline, and business performance across the Infrastructure Planning and Sourcing organization. The role translates organizational priorities into actionable plans, establishes measures of success, and leads cross-functional initiatives supporting infrastructure capacity, supply readiness, and investment efficiency. It requires strong business judgment, analytical depth, and the ability to align stakeholders across planning, sourcing, engineering, finance, and infrastructure delivery.

The Director leads annual planning, quarterly portfolio reviews, monthly business reviews, and organizational goal setting. They create performance scorecards and executive reporting, coordinate cross-functional execution, partner on financial planning, improve processes and decision-making, and prepare executive communications and strategic recommendations. The role also leads and develops a business operations team and strengthens collaboration across a geographically distributed organization.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of experience in business operations, strategic planning, supply chain operations, infrastructure operations, finance, or a related field.
• 5 or more years of leadership experience managing teams and complex cross-functional programs.
• Demonstrated success building planning processes, performance management frameworks, and executive reporting for a large, complex organization.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, including experience with forecasting, business cases, scenario analysis, and investment tradeoffs.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business challenges into structured decisions and executable plans.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, resolve competing priorities, and drive accountability across organizational boundaries.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting recommendations to executive audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, supply chain, finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in cloud infrastructure, hyperscale data centers, hardware supply chains, or other capital-intensive technology environments.
• Familiarity with infrastructure capacity planning, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and deployment lifecycles.
• Experience connecting demand forecasts, procurement commitments, supply constraints, and financial plans.
• Experience improving business intelligence, reporting automation, and enterprise planning systems.
• MBA or a relevant advanced degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual planning, quarterly portfolio reviews, monthly business reviews, and organizational goal setting.
• Translate infrastructure priorities into measurable objectives, accountable owners, and execution plans.
• Develop scorecards and executive reporting covering capacity plans, sourcing milestones, supplier performance, financial commitments, and delivery risks.
• Lead initiatives that align infrastructure demand, supply availability, sourcing strategies, and deployment schedules.
• Resolve dependencies and escalate decisions that affect execution.
• Partner with Finance and functional leaders to strengthen forecasting, evaluate investment tradeoffs, track performance against plans, and identify opportunities to improve cost and resource efficiency.
• Standardize planning and reporting practices, clarify decision rights, and streamline handoffs.
• Partner with analytics and systems teams to improve data quality and automate recurring work.
• Prepare business reviews, decision papers, and strategic recommendations that turn complex operational and financial information into clear actions.
• Lead and develop a business operations team, establish clear accountability, and strengthen collaboration across a geographically distributed organization.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance and AD&D.
• Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits.
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match.
• Paid time off, including flexible or accrued vacation depending on employee eligibility.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Financial planning and group legal benefits.
• Voluntary benefits, including auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.
• May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director