Oracle Cloud Service Delivery Manager

Version 1 has celebrated over 26 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake. We’re also an award-winning employer reflecting how employees are at the heart of Version 1.

We’ve been awarded: Innovation Partner of the Year Winner 2023 Oracle EMEA Partner Awards, Global Microsoft Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award 2023, AWS Collaboration Partner of the Year - EMEA 2023 and Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place To Work in UK and Ireland 2023.

As a consultancy and service provider, Version 1 is a digital-first environment and we do things differently. We’re focused on our core values; using these we’ve seen significant growth across our practices and our Digital, Data and Cloud team is preparing for the next phase of expansion. This creates new opportunities for driven and skilled individuals to join one of the fastest-growing consultancies globally.

UK & Ireland’s premier Oracle, Microsoft & AWS partner Market leader in Oracle ERP and Cloud Applications Consulting, implementation, and support services.

YOU MUST BE SC CLEARED OR ELIGIBLE FOR SC CLEARANCE. TO BE ELIGIBLE, YOU MUST HAVE LIVED IN THE UK FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS.

Would you like the opportunity to expand your skillset further across Oracle EBS and Oracle ERP Cloud? How would you like to join an award-winning Oracle Partner with over 700 dedicated Oracle consultants across the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, India and Slovenia who deliver Finance, Supply Chain and HR solutions that underpin digital transformation for our customers' businesses?

Here at Version 1, we are currently in the market for an experienced Oracle Cloud Service Delivery Manager to join our growing Enterprise Applications Practice. You will be a customer champion and voice in Version 1. In addition, you will ensure customer satisfaction with service delivery and matches and drives future opportunities to success. It is a rewarding and varied role in a welcoming and friendly team which provides the opportunity to use many skillsets, such as organisation, problem solving, forward planning and communication. You will have the opportunity to work with the latest cloud technology and work on projects across a multiplicity of sectors and industries.

• Report to the Head of Service Delivery
• Oversee monthly and quarterly forecasting of team costs, and project revenues
• Agree strategy with Division Head(s) and Service Portfolio Manager(s)
• Determine number of technical leads required for effective team management
• Manage all 3 sides of the Strategic Triangle – Customer Satisfaction, Employee Engagement, and Profitability.
• Input to service design and support for service implementation.
• Maintain standards for ISO 20000 & other relevant quality standard compliance.
• Manage customer escalations, issues, problems, and requirements.
• Conduct regular Service Reviews with Customers.
• Identify and progress Continual Service Improvement initiatives.
• Manage business risk and knowledge to ensure business continuity.
• Achieve targets and improvement initiatives for customer satisfaction.
• Explore and drive opportunities within existing customers for new/additional work.

You will have experience in delivering Customer First outcomes and will understand the challenges in delivering transformational change involving ERP systems. Skills such as the ability to inspire and drive teams, commercial acumen and leading on bids for delivery, ability to ask tough questions, curiosity and willingness to learn are regarded as more important in this role than a deep understanding of Oracle ERP Cloud.

• Excellent leadership and decision-making skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• A track record in driving revenue opportunities
• Demonstrated ability to work within a process-driven environment.
• Resource Management experience: performance management, workload distribution, team development, knowledge management
• Expertise in forecasting: Monthly forecasting on gross profit accounting for team costs, recurring and additional project revenues and costs (Financials)
• An excellent understanding of software configuration management
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to be a self-starter. Recognises what needs done, takes responsibility for bringing people together to find solutions and escalates when progress is impeded.

Why Version 1?

• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance and leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development review.
• A large training budget for accreditations and educational assistance for courses relevant to your role.
• Version 1 Annual Excellence Awards & our ‘Call-Out’ platform where performance is called out and recognised.
• Moments that matter & our enhanced maternity & paternity leave policies for life’s journey.
• Our active ESG & CSR initiative allows you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion, and belonging schemes.
• Quarterly performance-related profit share
• Certified Great Place to Work for 10 years in a row
• Flexible mix of Remote/Hybrid working options
• Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance plus many more exciting benefits.

Please note that you must have the legal right to live and work in the United Kingdom and you must be eligible for Security clearance. To be eligible you need to have lived in the UK for the last 3 years. This is hybrid based with occasional travel to your nearest base office.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Please refer to our Diversity & Inclusion statement located at: Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging | Version 1 Careers.

Please note: We have an internal recruitment team and do not accept agency candidates. If you want to join the team here at Version 1, get in touch with us directly!