Cognizant Hiring! Full Time Program Director - Oracle ERP Cloud Transformation in Hong Kong - Ricebowl

Job Description

Leads large-scale, multi-workstream Oracle ERP Cloud transformation programmes with full accountability for end-to-end delivery from mobilisation through post-go-live stabilisation. Acts as the senior point of accountability for client relationships, governance, delivery quality, commercial performance, and multi-country team leadership across complex enterprise ERP engagements.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end programme delivery across all functional, technical, testing, OCM, infrastructure, cutover, and training workstreams

• Establish and chair programme governance structures, including boards, cadence, escalation paths, and reporting frameworks

• Develop and maintain the integrated programme master schedule covering milestones, dependencies, and critical path

• Define and enforce programme delivery methodology across all workstreams and vendors

• Manage scope baseline, change control, commercial performance, and contractual obligations

• Oversee programme-level risk, issue, assumption, and dependency management with structured mitigation and escalation

• Provide executive-level stakeholder management, steering committee leadership, and client advisory support

• Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary, multi-location programme team and govern the PMO operating model

• Direct cutover planning, go-live readiness, hypercare execution, and post-implementation stabilisation

Qualifications and Skills

• Extensive experience leading end-to-end Oracle ERP Cloud implementation programmes

• Strong programme governance, integrated planning, and delivery accountability capabilities

• Good scope, change, commercial, and financial management skills

• Strong risk-based decision-making and RAID management experience

• Good cutover, testing, and go-live governance expertise

• Experience establishing and operating Programme Management Offices

• Proven leadership and executive stakeholder engagement skills

• Clear and confident executive-level communication and negotiation skills

• Experience working in onshore and offshore delivery models

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline

• Master's degree (MBA, MSc IT, MSc Project Management) preferred