Oracle Corporation

Senior Principal Technical Program Manager

Oracle Corporation$115K — $264K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in operational excellence, change management, systems architecture, or program management in a hyperscale data center or cloud environment.
  • Expertise in financial management, particularly in cost management and governance within large-scale cloud or data center settings.
  • Proven ability to optimize costs through analytics, benchmarking, and process standardization across infrastructure.
  • Advanced degree (MBA or Master's) in a technical or quantitative field from a reputable institution.
  • Deep understanding of operational complexities in GPU-intensive AI infrastructures and their unique requirements.
  • Strong ability to translate complex data into insights that align diverse teams and drive executive consensus.
  • Proven strategic systems thinking, capable of serving as both a systems architect and an action driver.

Responsibilities

  • Lead high-impact program management to enhance visibility and ensure execution aligns with OCI's capacity and financial guidelines.
  • Establish and manage a centralized Data Center Cost Management function with a robust governance framework and reporting systems.
  • Bridge multi-year financial models with operational needs to ensure proper team structure for projected growth.
  • Act as the lead architect for workflows, identifying and resolving friction points among engineering, supply chain, and operations.
  • Oversee AI/ML GPU cluster deployments, ensuring operational readiness and informed decision-making.
  • Synthesize operational data into actionable insights for executive stakeholders, facilitating investment and risk consensus.
  • Collaborate with tooling teams to create executive-level telemetry and dashboards for monitoring global health.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinions.
  • Short and long-term disability insurance for added protection.
  • Life insurance and AD&D coverage for peace of mind.
  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
  • Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits for travel savings.
  • 401(k) plan with company matching to enhance retirement savings.
  • Flexible vacation policy and accrued vacation for work-life balance.
  • 11 paid holidays and generous sick leave policy.
  • Paid parental leave and adoption assistance to support family growth.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan for investment opportunities.
  • Financial planning resources and voluntary benefits for personal security.
Full Job Description
Job Description

As OCI's development pipeline expands, actionable insights, strong data governance, and consistent reporting are essential to supporting informed decision-making at scale. TheSenior Principal Technical Program Manager acts as the primary systems architect for our global infrastructure organization, overseeing the end-to-end flow of people, processes, and systems required to scale Cloud and AI delivery. This leader will drive critical infrastructure oversight, action, and controls, ensuring that organizational handoffs are seamless and that the business is positioned to meet its strategic and financial objectives.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Scalable Program Management: Lead a high-impact program management function to drive cross-functional visibility and ensure execution remains within OCI's capacity and financial guardrails.

Data Center Cost Management Strategy: Establish and lead OCI's centralized Data Center Cost Management function, creating the governance framework, operating model, and reporting mechanisms required to manage the full lifecycle cost structure of global data center expansion and operations.

Long-Range Planning (LRP) Execution: Bridge the gap between multi-year financial models and operational reality, ensuring the organization has the right headcount and systems to support projected growth.

Systems & Process Oversight: Act as the lead architect for organizational workflows, identifying and resolving friction points in the handoffs between engineering, supply chain, and site operations.

AI Infrastructure Controls: Drive critical oversight and governance for strategic AI/ML GPU cluster deployments, ensuring operational readiness and risk-aware decision-making.

Executive Governance: Synthesize complex operational telemetry into actionable insights for C-suite and Executive-level stakeholders, driving consensus on investment and risk.

Systems Integration: Partner with internal tooling teams to design executive-level telemetry and BI dashboards that track the "health of the machine" across all global regions.

Qualifications

Operational Leadership: 10+ years of progressive experience in operational excellence, change management, systems architecture, or program management within a hyperscale data center or cloud environment.

Infrastructure Financial Management Expertise: Demonstrated experience building or leading large-scale cost management, financial governance, FP&A, or operational finance functions within hyperscale cloud, data center, infrastructure, or capital-intensive environments.

Cost Optimization & Benchmarking: Drive enterprise-wide cost optimization initiatives through advanced analytics, supplier performance management, benchmarking, process standardization, and identification of cost-saving opportunities across the infrastructure portfolio.

Advanced Educational Foundation: MBA or Master's degree in a quantitative or technical field (e.g., Engineering, Finance, or Operations) from a reputable institution.

AI & Infrastructure Fluency: Deep understanding of the operational complexities of GPU-intensive clusters, including high-density power requirements and the unique networking needs of AI delivery.

Executive-Level Influence: Mastery in distilling massive organizational datasets into high-impact narratives that drive consensus across fragmented engineering and supply chain teams.

Strategic Systems Thinking: Demonstrated ability to act as both a systems architect and a driver of action, establishing the controls necessary to manage an expansive infrastructure portfolio.

Qualifications

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $115,300 to $264,100 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
Career Level - IC5

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