Oracle Program Manager

City of Lincoln/Lancaster County, NE

$94K — $128K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computing or Business, or 8+ years of IT experience
  • 5+ years of experience with Oracle products (cloud or on-prem)
  • Proven experience in program/project management and vendor management
  • Familiarity with Oracle reporting tools (OTBI, BI Publisher, JDE)
  • Strong communication, documentation, and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead the City's Oracle roadmap and governance for Fusion HCM and JD Edwards
  • Collaborate across departments to prioritize and coordinate program objectives
  • Manage vendor partnerships, contracts, SLAs, and escalations
  • Guide enterprise projects including enhancements, integrations, upgrades, and patches
  • Oversee reporting, testing, data integrity, and integration work (APIs, file-based, PL/SQL)
  • Partner with HR, Finance, and IS to modernize and support core city operations

Benefits

  • Pay increases available after 6-month probation and annually based on performance
  • 20 days of vacation leave annually plus 11 paid holidays and 2 personal convenience days
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family starting the first month after hire
  • 30 days of Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Assistance Programs offering various wellness and support services
  • Up to 4 days of Funeral and Bereavement Leave
  • $70,000 of Life Insurance
  • 401(a) Retirement Plan with city match on contributions
  • Post Employment Health Plan for eligible medical expenses after leaving city employment
  • Optional benefits include Flexible Spending Accounts and various voluntary plans
Full Job Description
Salary : $94,036.80 - $128,169.60 Annually
Location : Lincoln, NE
Job Type: Full time/probationary or status
Job Number:
Department: Information Services
Opening Date: 07/31/2026
Closing Date: 8/7/2026 11:59 PM Central

Job Posting Information
Help us modernize the systems that support our residents, employees, and community services. The City of Lincoln is hiring an Oracle Program Manager to lead citywide initiatives across Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM and JD Edwards. This role blends strategic leadership, technical coordination, and public-sector impact.

What You'll Do
  • Lead the City's Oracle roadmap and governance across Fusion HCM and JD Edwards.
  • Collaborate across departments to prioritize and coordinate program objectives.
  • Manage vendor partnerships, contracts, SLAs, and escalations.
  • Guide enterprise projects: enhancements, integrations, upgrades, and patches.
  • Oversee reporting, testing, data integrity, and integration work (APIs, file-based, PL/SQL).
  • Partner with HR, Finance, and IS to modernize and support core city operations.

Preferred
  • Bachelor's degree in Computing or Business, or 8 years of IT experience.
  • 5+ years with Oracle products (cloud or on-prem).
  • Experience with program/project management and vendor management.
  • Familiarity with Oracle reporting tools (OTBI, BI Publisher, JDE).
  • Strong communication, documentation, and collaboration skills.

Bonus Points
  • Understanding of integrations, PL/SQL, API-based interfaces, and system testing methodologies.
  • Oracle Cloud or JDE certifications
  • Experience with quarterly Oracle Cloud HCM updates
  • Public-sector or compliance-heavy environment experience

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in systems analysis and programming, computer science or business administration and four years of experience performing complex programming, complex systems analysis, implementation of large vendor application and six months of supervisory experience; or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the desirable knowledge, abilities and skills.

Ready to Make an Impact?
If you want to lead meaningful technology change that strengthens public services, we'd love to meet you.
We value each City of Lincoln employee and one way we demonstrate this is by providing an attractive and competitive total compensation package that adds value to our employees' professional and personal lives. The following benefits are available for this position:
  • Pay increases are available upon completion of the 6-month new employee probationary period, and annually thereafter based on performance.
  • We encourage a healthy work-life balance by offering 20 days of vacation leave approximately annually that you begin accruing upon hire plus 11 paid holidays and 2 personal convenience days per fiscal year.
  • All medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family begin the first of the month following hire, no need to wait!
  • 30 days of Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Assistance Programs offering work/life services, wellness coaching, short-term counseling, legal assistance, and financial coaching.
  • Up to 4 days of Funeral and Bereavement Leave
  • $70,000 of Life Insurance
  • 401(a) Retirement Plan. If you make a 7% contribution, the City will contribute 9%
  • We a provided Post Employment Health Plan for eligible medical expenses that occur after you leave City employment.
  • Optional benefits include:
    • Medical and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
    • Allstate Voluntary Plans
    • Supplemental Term Life
    • Deferred Compensation Plans

01

Do you have experience working with Oracle Fusion Cloud?
  • No Experience
  • Yes, 1-4 years
  • Yes, 5-9 years
  • Yes, 10+ years

02

If you answered yes, please identify the positions listed on your application in which you acquired this experience and provide a brief description of your experience.
03

Do you have experience working with Oracle JD Edwards (JDE)?
  • No Experience
  • Yes, 1-4 years
  • Yes, 5-9 years
  • Yes, 10+ years

04

If you answered yes, please identify the positions listed on your application in which you acquired this experience and provide a brief description of your experience.
05

Do you have experience managing or implementing Oracle updates? (choose all that apply)
  • No Experience
  • Yes, with Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
  • Yes, with Oracle Fusion Cloud Modules other than HCM
  • Yes, with Oracle JD Edwards
  • Yes, with Oracle products other than Fusion Cloud or JD Edwards

06

If you answered yes to any of the above options, please briefly describe the activities you managed on the most recent update.
07

Do you like to stay apprised of new technology services and features by reading Blogs/Forms as well as formal training? (Choose ONE)
  • Not really, but I do what I must to be great at my job
  • Yes, I participate in training my employer instructs me to
  • Yes, I am always looking for learning opportunities
  • Yes, my news feed is full of technology articles

08

If you answered yes to the above question, please indicate your preferred source of technology education.
Required Question

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