Principal Program Manager

Oracle • Nashville, TN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Principal Program Manager manages the planning, execution, and delivery of complex strategic programs supporting the development and implementation of company products, services, or platforms. The role leads cross-functional and departmental teams delivering new and existing products, ensuring alignment with business objectives, technical strategy, and customer needs. It develops and manages program plans, schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, and budgets, and drives execution from initiation through delivery. The role coordinates and influences activities across engineering, product management, operations, and business stakeholders to deliver programs on schedule, within budget, and in line with organizational priorities. It identifies and mitigates risks, resolves complex issues, and communicates program status to executive leadership. It also provides leadership and technical expertise in developing products, services, and processes, drives improvements to existing offerings and operational processes, and mentors program managers and project teams.

This in-office role manages complex, cross-organizational and cross-functional programs that affect product and business outcomes. The program manager partners across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to align teams around shared goals and drive results. The work is described as agile, cross-cutting, and complex, with programs that are critical to customers and require support, partnership, and alignment in investment.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of project management, product design, or related experience.
• At least 8 years of experience developing and implementing strategy and executing large, cross-cutting programs.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated ability to think broadly and strategically.
• Technology background sufficient to understand cloud architecture complexities.
• Maturity, judgment, negotiation and influence skills, analytical skills, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work with senior leaders across Oracle, from engineering to business, to drive results for core business initiatives.
• Ability to work in ambiguous situations and collaborate with a team to investigate problems and create solutions.
• Knowledge of data center GPU architecture and operations.
• Familiarity with AI workloads and software stacks.
• Experience in a customer-facing role at a technology company.
• Ability to work in-office; the position is not open to remote work.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AI and HPC end customers is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage the planning, execution, and delivery of complex strategic programs.
• Lead cross-functional and departmental teams delivering new and existing products, services, or platforms.
• Develop and manage program plans, schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, and budgets.
• Drive program execution from initiation through successful delivery, ensuring alignment with business objectives, technical strategy, customer needs, organizational priorities, timelines, and budgets.
• Coordinate and influence activities across engineering, product management, operations, business stakeholders, and teams across OCI.
• Identify and proactively mitigate risks, resolve complex issues, and communicate program status to executive leadership.
• Provide leadership and technical expertise in the development of products, services, and processes.
• Recommend and drive improvements to products, services, and operational processes to increase efficiency, scalability, and business impact.
• Mentor program managers and project teams, providing guidance, technical support, and direction.
• Drive complex cross-organizational and cross-functional programs that affect product and business outcomes, moving teams toward unified goals and delivering results.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• 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.
• Flexible or accrued vacation, depending on employee eligibility and position.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon hire, refreshed each calendar year; unused hours carry over up to a maximum of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Financial planning and group legal benefits.
• Voluntary auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.
• May be eligible for bonus and equity.

What This Job Offers

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