Director, Central Programs
About The Position
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Director of Central Programs to lead strategic initiatives and drive operational excellence across the Infrastructure Planning and Sourcing organization. The role translates organizational priorities into integrated programs that support timely, cost-effective infrastructure capacity delivery. The Director will build and lead a central programs team responsible for portfolio governance, cross-functional execution, and continuous improvement. The role partners with capacity acquisition, engineering, data center delivery and construction teams, business operations, and finance leaders to connect long-term strategy with measurable execution. The successful candidate brings strategic judgment and operational discipline, clarifies complex decisions, and builds accountability across a fast-moving, global organization. Success means leadership has a reliable view of priorities, performance, risks, and decisions; critical programs meet agreed milestones and produce measurable business outcomes; planning and sourcing teams use consistent processes with clear ownership and fewer execution gaps; and the organization scales through stronger operating practices, better data, and a capable central programs team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 12+ years of experience in program management, infrastructure planning, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of people management experience, including leading teams responsible for complex, cross-functional initiatives.
- Demonstrated success delivering large-scale programs in cloud infrastructure, data centers, hardware, or similarly complex technical environments.
- Experience establishing portfolio governance, operating mechanisms, and performance measurement for a growing organization.
- Strong analytical judgment.
- Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, and organizational change skills.
- Ability to operate effectively with ambiguity, establish priorities, and drive execution across global teams.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting hyperscale infrastructure expansion or global capacity delivery.
- Familiarity with demand and capacity planning, supplier management, procurement, and infrastructure deployment lifecycles.
- Experience building or scaling a central program management function.
- Experience improving enterprise planning, reporting, and workflow systems.
- MBA or an advanced degree in engineering, supply chain, operations, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Translate business priorities into a coordinated portfolio of initiatives with clear outcomes, milestones, owners, and success measures.
- Lead complex programs spanning infrastructure planning and sourcing, aligning capacity requirements, supply availability, commercial considerations, and delivery commitments.
- Establish portfolio priorities and resource recommendations, helping leadership evaluate tradeoffs and resolve competing demands.
- Identify dependencies, anticipate execution risks, and drive timely decisions and corrective actions.
- Establish consistent program management practices, decision forums, and escalation mechanisms.
- Partner with leadership to align program plans with budgets, headcount, and investment priorities.
- Prepare executive communications explaining performance, risks, decisions required, and recommended actions.
- Define metrics and dashboards providing visibility into program delivery, planning effectiveness, sourcing milestones, and organizational performance.
- Improve processes and handoffs connecting planning, sourcing, and infrastructure delivery.
- Partner with analytics and systems teams to strengthen data quality, automate reporting, and improve decision support.
- Lead change management to ensure new processes and tools are adopted and deliver sustained results.
- Build, develop, and lead a high-performing team of program managers.
- Establish clear expectations, coach emerging leaders, and foster ownership and continuous improvement.
- Build trusted partnerships across technical, operational, financial, and commercial teams.
- Influence stakeholders across organizational boundaries and maintain alignment through changing priorities.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- 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 vacation for eligible salaried employees and accrued vacation for other eligible employees.
- 11 paid holidays.
- Paid sick leave.
- Paid parental leave.
- Adoption assistance.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Financial planning and group legal benefits.
- Voluntary auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.
- Competitive benefits supporting flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options.
- Volunteer programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
