Oracle Cloud Projects and Grants Functional Lead (1638)

Oracle Cloud Projects and Grants Functional Lead Full-Time, Permanent

ABOUT HIGHSTREET Highstreet helps public sector organizations modernize through Oracle Cloud technology and services. With more than 30 years of public sector experience, we combine deep Oracle expertise with a client-focused approach to delivering successful transformations. We offer a progressive work environment along with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. highstreetit.com OVERVIEW The Oracle Cloud Projects and Grants Functional Lead will provide functional leadership for a full life cycle Oracle Cloud implementation for a public sector K-12 client located in Maryland. This role will lead the design, configuration, validation, testing, deployment, and stabilization of Oracle Project Portfolio Management and Grants Management and their integrations with Oracle Cloud Financials and related applications. The Functional Lead will serve as the subject matter expert for Oracle Cloud Projects and Grants, including project costing, project billing, project control, cost collection and allocation, revenue recognition, grant and award management, sponsored projects, and fund accounting. The role combines hands-on Oracle Cloud expertise, public sector business-process knowledge, and strong client-facing leadership to deliver an integrated solution aligned with the client’s objectives and Oracle leading practices. State, Local, and Education (SLED) experience, particularly with public sector K-12 organizations, is highly preferred but not required. Travel to the client site in Maryland Monday through Thursday may be required. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES • Lead the Oracle Cloud Projects and Grants workstream through discovery, requirements, design, configuration, conference room pilots, testing, deployment, stabilization, and transition to support. • Facilitate client workshops for project costing, project billing, project control, cost collection and allocation, revenue recognition, grants and awards, sponsored projects, budgets, and related fund-accounting processes. • Gather and document business requirements; lead fit-gap analysis; recommend solutions that balance client needs, Oracle Cloud capabilities, public sector controls, compliance requirements, and leading practices. • Own the functional solution design and hands-on configuration for assigned Projects and Grants capabilities, including documentation of decisions, setups, workflows, security considerations, and cross-functional dependencies. • Partner with General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Procurement, Budgetary Control, HCM, technical, integration, data, reporting, security, change management, and testing leads to deliver an integrated end-to-end Oracle Cloud solution. • Define functional requirements for integrations, conversions, extensions, and reports; convey designs clearly to technical teams and review deliverables for alignment with the approved solution. • Define testing scenarios and develop validation scripts; support system integration testing, user acceptance testing, defect resolution, and client validation activities. • Provide functional leadership during cutover, go-live, stabilization, and post-production support, including issue triage, root-cause analysis, and resolution of complex client escalations. • Lead and coordinate onshore and offshore functional resources, assign work, review deliverables, mentor team members, and hold resources accountable for quality and schedule commitments. • Communicate status, risks, issues, dependencies, scope impacts, decisions, and recommendations to the Project Manager, Project Director, client workstream leaders, and executive stakeholders. • Identify requirements or decisions that affect scope and support the development and evaluation of change requests. • Provide knowledge transfer, client training support, and guidance to business process owners, subject matter experts, and end users. • Support proposals, estimates, demonstrations, and business development activities by providing Oracle Cloud Projects and Grants subject matter expertise as needed. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS • 10+ years of Oracle ERP functional implementation experience, including substantial experience with Oracle Cloud applications. • Experience leading at least three full life cycle Oracle Cloud implementations with hands-on configuration responsibilities. • Deep functional expertise in Oracle Cloud Project Portfolio Management and Grants Management, including project costing, project billing, project control, cost allocation, cost collection, revenue recognition, awards, sponsored projects, and fund accounting. • Demonstrated knowledge of grant and fund accounting concepts as they apply to public sector organizations. • Experience integrating Projects and Grants with Oracle Cloud General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Procurement, Budgetary Control, HCM, and related applications and processes. • Hands-on experience leading requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, solution design, configuration, conference room pilots, testing, training, deployment, and post-go-live support. • Ability to translate client requirements into scalable Oracle Cloud configurations and clearly explain solution options, trade-offs, risks, and impacts. • Experience developing functional design documentation, configuration workbooks, process flows, testing scenarios, test scripts, and user-facing materials. • Strong client-facing consulting, facilitation, presentation, stakeholder management, and decision-driving skills. • Experience leading functional teams in an onshore/offshore delivery model and collaborating across functional and technical workstreams. • Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical, organizational, mentoring, and problem-solving skills. • Ability to work independently, manage multiple assignments, take initiative, and deliver under pressure in a fast-moving consulting environment. • Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business, accounting, finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE • SLED experience, particularly with public sector K-12 school systems, higher education institutions, or other government organizations. • Experience leading at least two Oracle Cloud Grants Management implementations. • Experience with Oracle Cloud Grants release 19 or later and current quarterly release functionality. • Experience with public sector grant compliance, sponsored programs, fund accounting, budgetary control, cost allocation, and financial reporting. • Experience with Oracle Cloud core Financials and cross-functional processes involving General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Procurement, and Budgetary Control. • Oracle Cloud Projects, Grants, or related Financials certification. • Experience working for a systems integrator or consulting organization and leading client-facing delivery teams. • Project Manufacturing experience. EMPLOYMENT TYPE / LOCATION / TRAVEL • Full-time, permanent position. • Travel to the client site Monday through Thursday may be required. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer