Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thermo Fisher Scientific is hiring a Project Delivery Manager to oversee the end-to-end functional implementation of Oracle Financials. The role leads business readiness, requirements, testing, data migration, cutover, training coordination, and cross-functional delivery to support adoption and optimize finance processes.
Responsibilities
- Lead business execution and readiness across the full implementation lifecycle, including requirements, testing, training, data conversion, cutover, Go-Live, hypercare, and stabilisation
- Coordinate business requirements with Workstream Leads, Super Users, and Subject Matter Experts, ensuring requirements are clearly documented, validated, approved, and traceable through delivery
- Lead the business testing strategy and execution, including test planning, UAT coordination, business validation, defect management, regression testing, and formal business sign-off
- Own business data readiness, coordinating data validation, cleansing, reconciliation, and sign-off for migration activities
- Lead business cutover planning and execution, ensuring activities, dependencies, ownership, and readiness criteria are clearly defined and completed
- Partner with the Training and Change Leads to coordinate training development, scheduling, communications, user readiness, and adoption
- Drive business readiness assessments, identifying gaps and ensuring appropriate remediation plans are in place ahead of key milestones and Go-Live
- Establish the Hypercare and stabilisation model in partnership with the IT Project Manager, including support structure, issue triage, escalation, and resolution processes
- Manage business risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions, escalating material concerns to the Business Programme Manager and project leadership as required
- Track and report business delivery status, providing clear visibility of progress, milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions, and readiness
- Collaborate across Business, IT, ETO, and implementation partners to ensure strong cross-functional alignment and successful end-to-end delivery
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with teams across functions to continuously improve business processes and ensure seamless coordination
- Relationship Building: Develop strong working relationships with internal colleagues and leaders to enhance information exchange and project delivery
- Project Coordination: Ensure coordination across geographies, business areas, and functions for superior project and service delivery
- Future Shaping: Work with the program leadership on shaping and refining processes for the future, ensuring that our business operations remain cutting-edge and efficient
- Issue Resolution: Apply systems and tools to identify and address risks and issues, supporting teams to achieve key milestones in the Oracle Financials Implementation
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent formal academic/vocational qualification
- 5–7 years of experience in Oracle ERP or Financials system implementation
- Proven experience in aligning key business users and embracing a Change Champion Model
- Strong project management and resource management experience
- Excellent judgment and decision-making skills with the ability to lead complex situations
- Strong interpersonal skills to influence at all levels and build strong relationships
- Cultural awareness to work effectively across geographies and cultures
- Expertise in process improvement techniques
Benefits
- Fully remote work
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