Sr. Principal Technical Program Manager (Chief of Staff)

Oracle•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Oracle’s vision is to provide employees with a frictionless experience across the systems they use every day. The organization is focused on defining, measuring, and improving employee experience by reducing confusing steps, repeated work, and delays, and by bringing systems, processes, and policies together with useful AI assistance. The Sr. Principal Technical Program Manager (Chief of Staff) partners directly with the Group Vice President (GVP), Systems, to turn the employee-systems strategy into results. The role serves as a trusted adviser and represents the GVP’s voice and judgment with direct reports and the broader leadership team. It requires developing a deep understanding of the GVP’s priorities and decision principles, advising on priorities, leading complex cross-organizational initiatives, and building alignment through influence. In delegated forums, the role speaks for the GVP, negotiates tradeoffs, and makes selected commitments within agreed priorities and resource boundaries. This is an individual contributor role with no employee direct reports. The position is expected to establish an aligned roadmap with clear priorities, owners, dependencies, and measures; drive and verify measurable improvements in employee journeys or services; and earn the trust to represent the GVP’s position and judgment. New hires must be based in Nashville, Tennessee, and work in the office five days per week. Existing Oracle employees may work from their current location. Approximately 10% travel is expected as needed.

Requirements

Demonstrated expertise in strategic operations, executive advisory work, or organizational transformation, with deep knowledge of industry practices and credibility advising senior leaders.
Typically 16 or more years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
A record of turning leadership priorities into measurable business outcomes and independently leading complex initiatives across functions and organizational boundaries.
Exceptional executive communication skills, including absorbing a leader’s intent, writing in their voice, and credibly representing their position in consequential discussions.
Sound business judgment and comfort with ambiguity, including assessing incomplete information, making reasoned recommendations, and knowing when to act independently or seek direction.
Strong emotional intelligence, discretion, and composure under pressure; ability to listen carefully, challenge constructively, and navigate sensitive relationships.
Ability to build trust and lead through influence with senior stakeholders, resolve competing priorities, and sustain accountability without employee reporting authority.
Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent professional experience will be considered.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Chief of Staff.
Prior Oracle application experience.
An advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Represent the GVP in leadership and strategic prioritization forums, communicate the GVP’s intent, handle challenges thoughtfully, and make selected commitments on the GVP’s behalf within agreed boundaries.
Escalate decisions that materially change agreed scope, resources, or direction.
Advise the GVP by testing assumptions, framing options, risks, and recommendations, and raising difficult issues while maintaining trust and confidentiality.
Translate the employee-systems remit into integrated priorities, delivery commitments, and measures; resolve competing demands and align dependencies with the GVP and direct reports.
Lead strategic planning, leadership meetings, business reviews, and decision follow-through, ensuring forums result in clear decisions, accountable owners, and progress toward outcomes.
Drive selected complex initiatives across business and technology organizations, resolve barriers through influence, structure ambiguous problems, and hold partners to commitments.
Create executive narratives, presentations, briefings, and written communications that reflect the GVP’s voice and make the required decision or action clear.
Partner with delivery leaders to measure employee effort, task completion, reliability, performance, and adoption; use employee evidence and business data to recommend priorities and verify results.
Advance simplification and AI-enabled transformation by identifying practical opportunities, challenging unnecessary complexity, and helping teams test and scale approaches with clear ownership and governance.
Build trusted relationships with the GVP’s direct reports and broader leadership team, surface concerns, anticipate friction, and help leaders reach decisions while maintaining organizational alignment.