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Oracle IT Project Manager - EBS - 00070862221

00070862221

About the role
We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead a complex Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) upgrade from initial planning through production deployment and stabilization. This role will manage scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, dependencies, vendors, and stakeholder communications while coordinating business, functional, technical, infrastructure, security, and testing teams.
The ideal candidate will have proven experience leading large-scale Oracle EBS upgrades or enterprise application transformations and working closely with business leaders, IT teams, Oracle/support partners, system integrators, and third-party vendors.
In this role you will
  • Lead the end-to-end delivery of the Oracle EBS upgrade, from planning and impact assessment through deployment, stabilization, and hypercare.
  • Develop and maintain integrated project plans covering scope, schedule, resources, budget, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
  • Coordinate multiple workstreams across business, functional, technical, infrastructure, security, integration, and testing teams.
  • Manage RAID logs, dependencies, issues, change control, decisions, and escalation processes throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Oversee testing activities including integration testing, regression testing, UAT, and performance testing.
  • Lead cutover planning, Go/No-Go readiness, production deployment, and post-production stabilization.
  • Coordinate remediation of Oracle EBS customizations, integrations, technical dependencies, and other upgrade impacts.
  • Manage implementation partners, consulting organizations, Oracle/support partners, system integrators, and third-party vendors.
  • Track project financials, budgets, resource plans, and delivery commitments.
  • Provide clear project updates, executive reporting, risk assessments, and recommendations to business and IT leadership.
  • Facilitate decision-making across stakeholders and ensure critical risks, issues, and dependencies are addressed in a timely manner.
  • Ensure project delivery follows established SDLC, release management, testing, governance, and IT change-control processes.
  • Drive successful delivery within approved scope, schedule, and budget while minimizing business disruption during deployment and stabilization.
Work Model: Hybrid from Bridgewater, NJ
What you need to have to be considered
  • 8+ years of IT project or program management experience supporting large enterprise application implementations, upgrades, or transformations.
  • Hands-on project management experience leading at least two full-lifecycle Oracle EBS upgrades or major Oracle EBS transformations.
  • Experience managing ERP or enterprise application upgrades in mid- to high-complexity environments involving multiple workstreams, integrations, business functions, and technical dependencies.
  • Strong understanding of Oracle EBS architecture, modules, integrations, customizations, environments, and upgrade dependencies.
  • Experience managing impact assessments, customization remediation, integration and regression testing, UAT, performance testing, cutover, deployment, and hypercare.
  • Demonstrated experience leading large cross-functional teams and complex, multi-workstream enterprise projects.
  • Strong experience managing integrated project plans, RAID logs, dependencies, change control, cutover planning, and executive reporting.
  • Experience managing system integrators, implementation partners, consulting organizations, and third-party vendors.
  • Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, risk management, and problem-solving skills.
  • Working knowledge of SDLC, release management, testing methodologies, and IT change-control processes.
  • Experience with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, or equivalent.
  • Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
These will help you stand out
  • Experience managing Oracle EBS Release 12.2.x upgrades.
  • Strong familiarity with Oracle EBS functional areas, integrations, customizations, and supporting Oracle technologies.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $83,250- $112,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Things to know before you apply

  • Work authorization: Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
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  • AI in hiring: We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help us screen and assess applications more efficiently. Our team performs additional human review and ultimately decides who moves forward in our hiring process.
  • Open position: Unless otherwise stated, this job posting is for an open position on our team.
  • Language proficiency: We ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
  • Inclusion: Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

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