Oracle Delivery Director

Version 1’s market leading Enterprise Applications Practice specialises in Finance, Supply Chain, HR, and Payroll Solutions with over 700 Oracle Specialists across the UK, Ireland, US, Australia, India and Slovenia. We deliver consulting and managed services to transform and optimise ways of working for more than 230 customers through the provision of specialist knowledge right across the Oracle product stack – Oracle Fusion Cloud for ERP, HCM and EPM, eBusiness Suite, JDEdwards, Peoplesoft and Hyperion, not to mention extensive expertise in Analytics, Infrastructure, and Integration.

We have an exciting growth strategy that will see further rapid growth and opportunity to drive value for our customers into 2024 and beyond.

Would you like the opportunity to oversee and drive forward a portfolio within Oracle Cloud (ERP, HCM, EPM)? 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 Delivery Director to join our growing Cloud Practice. You will have the opportunity to work with the latest cloud technology and on projects across a multiplicity of sectors and industries.

• You will be overseeing a team within the Oracle Cloud Applications practice, to deliver a portfolio of project services in the UK/IRE Private Sector.
• You will report to the Enterprise Applications Head of Private Sector Consulting, and you will oversee a team of senior colleagues across the delivery and commercial roles.
• This is a senior role in Version 1, with opportunity for you to further progress into senior practice leadership roles across Version 1.
• In this role, you will have full ownership for the P&L of the portfolio and as such, you will likely have held portfolio or programme management roles in the past with responsibility for budgets in the region of £/€500k to £/€3m, or beyond.
• You will have experience in delivering Customer First outcomes and will understand the challenges in delivering transformational change involving Finance and HR systems.
• Skills such as the ability to inspire and drive teams, commercial acumen, 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, EPM or HCM.
• You will be seen as central in the shaping and delivery of key proposals and will be recognised by customers and colleagues as a leader who can bring together the right group of people to deliver the right solution.

• You will have expertise in overseeing a team, in managing and growing a portfolio of projects/customers.
• You will be passionate about defining and developing solutions which meet customer challenges.
• You will understand the balance between building consensus and delivering outcomes required to deliver these solutions to public sector customers.
• You’ll enjoy customer engagement and be comfortable with balancing multiple competing demands.
• You will be overseeing and developing a diverse and highly talented team and promoting and inspiring our core values right across the delivery team.

The role will be divided across three areas of responsibility – Customer Delivery, Commercial Growth and People Leadership.

• You will have full accountability for the delivery of end-to-end Customer engagements ensuring our customer is at the heart of everything we do.
• You will likely spend a considerable amount of time engaged in Customer forums (e.g., Steering Groups etc) and travel to Customer sites from time to time.

• You will work closely with Commercial colleagues to build and support compelling proposals and customer offerings.
• These will enable and support our continued growth ambition for the practice and deliver profitable outcomes.
• You’ll have your own P&L and be accountable for that.

• You will oversee a team of diverse professionals across our ERP, EPM and HCM teams located across the UK, Ireland, and India.
• You will ensure that we continue to have world class levels of engagement and that we are ensuring that our teams deliver excellently through the use of our methodologies and accelerators.
• Furthermore, ensuring they are suitably skilled and informed in line with the continuously changing nature of Oracle Fusion Cloud products.

• 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 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.

This is an opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing Oracle ERP Consultancies in Ireland & the UK. Please note that you must have the legal right to live and work in the United Kingdom. This is a hybrid role with occasional travel to a hub office so you MUST be commutable.

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!