Oracle EPM Product Owner – Operations, Delivery & Governance Lead
Remote (U.S.)
$70/hour W2
12-Month Contract (Potential Extension)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Oracle EPM Product Owner – Operations, Delivery & Governance Lead to support and coordinate the day-to-day management of Oracle EPM applications. This role serves as the central point of coordination across Finance, Technology, COE teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure operational stability, successful delivery of enhancements, and smooth execution of planning and forecasting cycles.
The ideal candidate combines strong Oracle EPM functional expertise with excellent program coordination, stakeholder management, backlog prioritization, and governance experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day operational management of Oracle EPM applications.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, planning, and management reporting processes.
- Build, maintain, and communicate product roadmaps aligned to business priorities.
- Manage enhancement intake, backlog grooming, prioritization, and delivery.
- Coordinate multiple projects, initiatives, and workstreams simultaneously.
- Partner with Finance, Technology, vendors, and business stakeholders to align requirements and priorities.
- Drive governance activities including status reporting, risk management, dependency tracking, and issue resolution.
- Coordinate releases, testing, deployments, user communications, and post-production support.
- Support annual budget and forecast cycles, ensuring readiness and milestone achievement.
- Develop executive presentations, dashboards, leadership updates, and business reviews.
- Facilitate stakeholder meetings, workshops, requirements sessions, and prioritization discussions.
- Monitor application performance, support activities, and user feedback to drive continuous improvement.
- Promote process standardization, automation, and Oracle EPM best practices.
- Utilize Jira, Confluence, PowerPoint, and related tools to support planning, governance, execution, and reporting.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in Oracle EPM, PMO, program coordination, finance systems, business operations, or related roles.
- Strong Oracle EPM expertise, including:
- Workforce Planning
- OPEX Planning
- CapEx Planning
- Project Financial Planning
- Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and management reporting processes.
- Proven experience managing cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
- Strong organizational, project coordination, and execution skills.
- Experience managing product roadmaps, enhancement portfolios, and release plans.
- Ability to prioritize enhancements and initiatives using business value, effort, risk, and urgency.
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
- Experience creating leadership updates, dashboards, and status reports.
- Experience with Jira, Confluence/Wiki, PowerPoint, and related project delivery tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Oracle EPM Cloud implementation or administration experience.
- Product Owner, Agile, Scrum, or PMO experience.
- Experience supporting Finance and FP&A organizations.
- Background in process improvement, automation, and governance initiatives.
- Vendor management and consulting engagement experience.
Key Competencies
- Oracle EPM Functional Expertise
- Product Ownership
- Backlog & Portfolio Management
- Roadmap Planning
- Program & Project Coordination
- Stakeholder Management
- Release & Change Management
- Executive Communications
- Governance & Reporting
- Risk, Issue & Dependency Management
- Financial Planning & Forecasting Processes
- Operational Excellence
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