Director, Central Programs

Role Overview

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Director of Central Programs to lead strategic initiatives and drive operational excellence across the Infrastructure Planning and Sourcing organization. This leader will translate organizational priorities into integrated programs that support the timely, cost-effective delivery of infrastructure capacity. The Director will build and lead a central programs team responsible for portfolio governance, cross-functional execution, and continuous improvement. Working closely with capacity acquisition, engineering, data center delivery and construction teams, business operations, and finance leaders, this role will connect long-term strategy with measurable execution. The successful candidate combines strategic judgment with operational discipline, brings clarity to complex decisions, and builds accountability across a fast-moving, global organization.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities Strategic Program Leadership

• Translate business priorities into a coordinated portfolio of initiatives with clear outcomes, milestones, owners, and success measures.
• Lead complex programs spanning infrastructure planning and sourcing, aligning capacity requirements, supply availability, commercial considerations, and delivery commitments.
• Establish portfolio priorities and resource recommendations, helping leadership evaluate tradeoffs and resolve competing demands.
• Identify dependencies, anticipate execution risks, and drive timely decisions and corrective actions.

Organizational Governance

• Establish consistent program management practices, decision forums, and escalation mechanisms.
• Partner with leadership to align program plans with budgets, headcount, and investment priorities.
• Prepare clear executive communications that explain performance, risks, decisions required, and recommended actions.

Performance and Process Improvement

• Define metrics and dashboards that provide visibility into program delivery, planning effectiveness, sourcing milestones, and organizational performance.
• Improve the processes and handoffs connecting planning, sourcing, and infrastructure delivery.
• Partner with analytics and systems teams to strengthen data quality, automate reporting, and improve decision support.
• Lead change management to ensure new processes and tools are adopted and deliver sustained results.

People and Stakeholder Leadership

• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing team of program managers.
• Establish clear expectations, coach emerging leaders, and foster a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
• Build trusted partnerships across technical, operational, financial, and commercial teams.
• Influence stakeholders across organizational boundaries and maintain alignment through changing priorities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of experience in program management, infrastructure planning, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of people management experience, including leading teams responsible for complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated success delivering large-scale programs in cloud infrastructure, data centers, hardware, or similarly complex technical environments.
• Experience establishing portfolio governance, operating mechanisms, and performance measurement for a growing organization.
• Strong analytical judgment
• Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, and organizational change skills.
• Ability to operate effectively with ambiguity, establish priorities, and drive execution across global teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting hyperscale infrastructure expansion or global capacity delivery.
• Familiarity with demand and capacity planning, supplier management, procurement, and infrastructure deployment lifecycles.
• Experience building or scaling a central program management function.
• Experience improving enterprise planning, reporting, and workflow systems.
• MBA or an advanced degree in engineering, supply chain, operations, or a related field.

What Success Looks Like

• Leadership has a clear, reliable view of priorities, performance, risks, and decisions.
• Critical programs meet agreed milestones and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Planning and sourcing teams work through consistent processes with clear ownership and fewer execution gaps.
• The organization scales through stronger operating practices, better data, and a capable central programs team.

Application Instructions

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