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Oracle · 1 day ago

Senior Director, Technical Program Management - Cloud Architecture & AI Infrastructure

Seattle, WA, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$162K/yr - $338K/yr

10+ years exp

Oracle is a world leader in cloud solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Director of Technical Program Management to lead and drive execution across cross-functional architectural initiatives. The role involves overseeing large-scale architectural programs, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring successful onboarding for high-value workloads.

Data GovernanceData ManagementEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySaaSSoftware

No H1B

Responsibilities

Develop, lead, and continuously improve large-scale, cross-cutting architectural programs and initiatives that align with OCI’s strategy and architecture vision

Drive architectural programs focused on the design, implementation, and scaling of GPU and AI infrastructure. Collaborate with engineering and product teams to ensure OCI’s AI, ML, and GPU-based offerings are robust, performant, and aligned with industry-leading standards

Partner with strategic customers to understand their technical requirements and work with internal teams to help them onboard successfully to OCI, removing barriers and ensuring a seamless deployment and adoption experience for high-value workloads

Partner closely with engineering, security, product management, and executive leadership to align on architectural requirements, standards, and success metrics

Drive adoption of architectural best practices, technical standards, and reusable patterns across all OCI divisions through scalable programs, training, and direct engagement

Oversee program status, risk, dependencies, and resources to ensure timely, high-quality delivery. Escalate and resolve critical blockers and enable large organizations to deliver on architectural transformation

Provide regular, concise, and high-impact updates to senior leaders on critical, high-priority initiatives. Demonstrate a high degree of executive presence when representing the Chief Technical Architect to executive level stakeholders

Build executive and broad organizational communication plans for architectural initiatives. Author and present clear documentation, dashboards, and updates for technical and non-technical stakeholders

Hire, grow, and lead a high-performing Technical Program Management team, developing future leaders and building a culture of technical excellence and operational rigor

Lead change management activities for new architectural initiatives, building alignment and excitement across the global OCI organization

Qualification

Technical Program ManagementCloud ArchitectureAI InfrastructureStakeholder ManagementDistributed SystemsExecutive CommunicationLeadershipChange ManagementMBAAdvanced DegreeOrganizational AcumenCommunication SkillsTeam Management

Required

15+ years of industry experience, including 8+ years in technical program management or equivalent roles leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives in sophisticated cloud or enterprise-scale platforms. Prior experience as a director or higher in a highly technical environment is required

Proven expertise in modern distributed systems and cloud architectures. Ability to understand deep technical details in areas such as networking, compute, storage, security, developer tools, data, and AI

Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience driving influence without direct authority, especially in large matrixed organizations

History of successfully delivering complex, multi-year engineering programs impacting thousands of engineers

Strong executive presence and exceptional ability to present, engage, and provide critical updates to senior leaders regarding high-priority programs and critical initiatives

Experience building, managing, and mentoring technical program management teams

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated success in executive communication and broad organizational influence

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)

Preferred

Cloud platform or hyperscaler experience (OCI, AWS, Azure, GCP)

Experience with large scale architectural programs

MBA or other advanced degrees

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

Short term disability and long term disability

Life insurance and AD&D

Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.

11 paid holidays

Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Financial planning and group legal

Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance