Principal Program Manager – Events

Oracle•Nashville, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is investing in operational excellence, strategic initiatives, and scalable business processes to support growth and deliver customer experiences. The Principal Program Manager – Events (IC4) will build, manage, and evolve the content and operational infrastructure for OCI events, including OCI Bootcamp, Customer Advisory Board events, Oracle AI World, and Oracle AI World Tours. This is an individual-contributor role requiring independent leadership of complex, cross-functional event workstreams. The role establishes scalable standards and drives decisions across event operations and content delivery. It partners with marketing, product, technical, executive, and regional stakeholders to align event experiences and content with business priorities, audience needs, and program objectives. The position is onsite five days per week in Nashville, Tennessee. Relocation assistance is available, but visa sponsorship is not. Domestic and international travel is required. The stated U.S. hiring range is $91,000 to $209,500 per annum; the role may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in event operations, experiential marketing, marketing operations, or program management.
Demonstrated ownership of complex programs spanning multiple workstreams, stakeholder groups, and competing priorities.
Experience overseeing event content workflows, including agenda planning, speaker coordination, presentation development timelines, and review processes.
Strong project and program management skills, including establishing plans, managing dependencies, anticipating risks, and driving decisions with limited direction.
Experience managing vendors, agencies, venues, and internal stakeholders against defined scopes, timelines, and quality expectations.
Experience managing event budgets, purchase orders, contracts, invoicing, and procurement processes.
Ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority and communicate recommendations, risks, and decisions clearly.
Strong organizational skills, sound judgment, and exceptional attention to detail.
Experience developing scalable operational documentation, governance processes, and event playbooks.
Demonstrated success improving event processes through performance data, stakeholder feedback, and lessons learned.
Ability to solve complex problems and adapt effectively in high-pressure environments.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting large-scale global or multi-region conferences in the technology industry.
Experience partnering with product marketing, technical teams, and executive stakeholders to develop audience-relevant event content.
Experience with event registration and attendee management platforms.
Familiarity with compliance requirements related to customer gifts, hospitality, and event programs.
Experience with international shipping, fulfillment, and merchandise programs.
Experience managing event mobile apps and attendee communications.

Responsibilities

Lead integrated event planning across operations and content, including workback schedules, milestones, dependencies, readiness criteria, and risk mitigation.
Oversee event content planning and delivery, including agenda development, session alignment, speaker readiness, presentation milestones, reviews, and approvals.
Partner with content owners and subject matter experts to ensure presentations, demos, and supporting materials meet messaging, quality, and audience requirements.
Establish and maintain standardized event templates, checklists, RACI models, operating procedures, and planning tools across the event portfolio.
Drive cross-functional alignment, resolve planning gaps, and escalate risks with clear recommendations and proposed tradeoffs.
Own operational delivery across registration, attendee communications, mobile app requirements, credentialing, onsite logistics, transportation, merchandise, and customer hospitality.
Manage agency and vendor performance, scope, deliverables, purchase orders, statements of work, budgets, invoices, and procurement timelines.
Lead compliance coordination for customer experiences, gifts, strategic partner programs, and fulfillment.
Establish tracking and reporting for attendees, executives, speakers, partners, and content deliverables, providing stakeholders accurate visibility into readiness and outstanding decisions.
Lead international planning workstreams, adapting operational and content processes to regional requirements and localization needs.
Report event performance metrics to senior leaders, translating registration, attendance, engagement, content effectiveness, attendee feedback, and budget results into actionable insights and recommendations.
Lead post-event closeout and retrospectives, translating feedback and results into improvements for future programs.
Own a central source of truth for the OCI events portfolio and drive adoption of consistent planning and reporting practices.
Provide guidance to cross-functional contributors and share best practices to strengthen event execution across teams.

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, with flexible or accrued vacation depending on employee eligibility and position.
11 paid holidays.
Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon hire, refreshed each calendar year, with unused balances carrying over up to a 112-hour cap.
Paid parental leave.
Adoption assistance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Financial planning and group legal benefits.
Voluntary auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.