Senior Practice/Tech Manager – HCM Agency Deployment, Transition

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Oversee the comprehensive deployment planning and execution for agency transitions to Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM.

• Manage timelines, resources, risks, dependencies, scope, schedules, and deliverables associated with agency deployments.

• Perform agency readiness assessments that encompass data migration, integrations, security, training, and organizational change management.

• Create cutover plans that include sequencing, estimates, go/no-go criteria, rollback procedures, and communications.

• Facilitate parallel runs between legacy systems and Oracle Fusion HCM environments.

• Coordinate cross-functional deployment activities involving data migration, integration, security, training, organizational change management, and configuration teams.

• Oversee hypercare support post go-live, addressing support resources, system performance, defects, and issue resolution.

• Conduct knowledge-transfer sessions for agency HR teams.

• Develop and maintain the agency deployment playbook, integrating lessons learned throughout the process.

• Organize deployment wave schedules, agency sequencing, and migration dependencies in collaboration with government leadership and agency stakeholders.

• Monitor and report on deployment metrics, including milestones, defect rates, data quality, user adoption, and operational stability.

• Manage a program sub-function or a large multi-agency deployment portfolio, ensuring accountability for cost, schedule, and delivery outcomes.

• Lead multiple teams, drive workforce and staffing plans, coordinate proposal activities, and influence stakeholders regarding program delivery policies and practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 12 years of relevant experience; additional experience may substitute for the degree.

• A minimum of 12 years of experience in IT project management or deployment management for enterprise system implementations.

• At least 8 years of experience leading ERP or HCM system deployments for federal government agencies, including experience with multi-site or multi-agency rollouts.

• Proven experience managing full deployment lifecycles, including readiness assessments, cutover planning, go-live execution, parallel runs, and hypercare support.

• Experience in managing deployment programs involving multiple concurrent agency or site migrations, necessitating cross-functional team coordination.

• Strong skills in stakeholder management with experience briefing senior government leadership (GS-15/SES equivalent).

• Knowledge of federal HR systems and operations.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet, and Agile/SAFe delivery frameworks.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance is required.

• Must be a US Citizen.

• PMP certification is preferred.

• SAFe certifications are preferred.

• Experience with federal HR system migrations is preferred.

• Familiarity with ITIL service transition practices and organizational change management frameworks (Prosci/ADKAR) is preferred.

• Understanding of Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM deployment best practices is preferred.

• Knowledge of Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible time off benefit.

• Robust learning resources.

• Healthcare benefits.

• Wellness benefits.

• Financial benefits.

• Retirement benefits.

• Family support benefits.

• Continuing education benefits.

• Time off benefits.

• Competitive compensation.

• Learning and development opportunities.