Oracle Fusion Projects and Grants Functional Manager

As an Oracle Fusion Projects and Grants Functional Manager, your responsibilities include designing and conveying the overall architecture for Oracle Fusion Cloud applications, providing functional leadership throughout the project lifecycle, and ensuring projects align with business objectives. You will collaborate with stakeholders, lead technical teams, and mentor staff while driving process improvements and integration solutions.

To qualify as an Oracle Fusion Projects and Grants Functional Manager, candidates should have at least 10 years of experience with Oracle, especially in designing and implementing Oracle Fusion Cloud solutions. Familiarity with project cost allocation and grant accounting concepts is essential, alongside hands-on experience in full lifecycle Oracle Cloud implementations.

The Oracle Fusion Projects and Grants Functional Manager plays a crucial role in digital transformation by designing scalable, integrated cloud solutions that optimize business processes. They ensure that enhancements align with client needs and industry best practices while mentoring development teams to foster an innovative culture within the organization.

The position requires 25% travel, which means you will visit client sites as needed to provide hands-on guidance and facilitate workshops. This travel is essential for building relationships, understanding client needs firsthand, and ensuring successful implementation of Oracle Fusion solutions.

Our company promotes a collaborative and innovative work environment where the Oracle Fusion Projects and Grants Functional Manager will work closely with both business and technical stakeholders. You’ll have the opportunity to lead teams and inspire continuous learning while being supported by skilled offshore functional and technical staff.

Discuss specific projects where you designed and implemented Oracle Fusion Cloud solutions, highlighting the challenges faced, your approach, and the outcomes. Use metrics if possible (e.g., reduced operational costs or improved efficiency) to demonstrate success.

It’s important to maintain clear and transparent communication. Describe your strategies for regular updates, gathering feedback, and incorporating insights to keep clients engaged and aligned with project goals.

Share examples of how you develop team members by conducting training sessions, offering hands-on guidance, and providing constructive feedback. Highlight how this mentorship has enhanced team performance and project outcomes.

Talk about specific projects where you successfully applied project cost allocation methodologies or dealt with grant accounting. Explain how your knowledge contributed to successful project delivery and compliance with standards.

Detail the project scope, the systems involved, and the technical challenges faced during the integration. Emphasize how your architectural decisions facilitated a seamless interaction between the applications.

Mention your strategies for continuous learning, such as attending conferences, participating in webinars, or following industry publications and Oracle updates to ensure you’re always in the loop and can apply new knowledge to your projects.

Discuss your time management strategies, such as utilizing project management tools or methodologies (e.g., Agile or Scrum), to balance competing priorities while ensuring project milestones are met.

Explain your process for engaging stakeholders in identifying gaps between business needs and functional capabilities of Oracle Fusion, ensuring comprehensive documentation to guide decision-making.

Outline the importance of clear objectives, stakeholder involvement, and thorough preparation to make CRPs productive. Emphasize how you solicit feedback and refine solutions based on discussions during the event.

Discuss your conflict resolution approach, focusing on open communication, active listening, and fostering an inclusive environment where team members can voice concerns and collaboratively find solutions.