Chief of Staff to VP, Data Center Engineering & Infrastructure at Oracle

Job description

Strategic Leadership & Executive Partnership • Partner directly with the VP to operationalize organizational priorities, strategic initiatives, and long-term business objectives. • Anticipate executive questions, concerns, risks, and organizational pain points while proactively developing recommendations and action plans. • Serve as a trusted advisor and force multiplier for the VP and leadership team by driving alignment, accountability, and execution rigor across the organization. • Hold self and partner organizations accountable to the high operational and performance bar established within OCI. Business Operations & Organizational Effectiveness • Lead business operations programs for Engineering & Infrastructure organizations in partnership with CIO-office Business Operations teams. • Establish and continuously improve operational best practices, forecasting mechanisms, tooling strategies, reporting frameworks, and organizational rhythms. • Identify business process gaps, operational inefficiencies, and organizational changes needed to support a healthy, scalable organization. • Drive leadership accountability for execution against organizational priorities, deliverables, and operational commitments. Program & Cross-Functional Execution • Lead special projects and cross-cutting strategic programs spanning engineering, infrastructure, supply chain, product, and operations teams. • Collaborate with engineering organizations to develop and maintain standards for physical deployment, testing metrics, logical deployment, and infrastructure readiness. • Drive complex initiatives through influence across highly matrixed organizations without direct reporting authority. • Manage risks, dependencies, escalations, and execution tracking across multiple concurrent strategic programs. Executive Communications & Reporting • Deliver executive-level reporting including program summaries, business reviews, product documentation, business requirements, roadmap updates, release plans, and operational metrics. • Establish executive operating rhythms including Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs), Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), staff meetings, and leadership updates. • Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making and organizational planning. Organizational Development & Operational Excellence • Develop operational strategies, governance mechanisms, and policies that improve scalability, consistency, and execution quality across the organization. • Act as an educator, mentor, and evangelist for industry best practices, operational excellence, and OCI core values. • Drive continuous improvement initiatives that elevate organizational maturity, execution discipline, and leadership effectiveness. • Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, transparency, and customer obsession. • 5+ years of experience in Chief of Staff, Technical Program Management, Business Operations, Engineering Operations, or Strategy roles. • Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional organizations without direct authority. • Strong executive presence with experience supporting VP or senior leadership-level leaders. • Demonstrated expertise in business operations, organizational strategy, program execution, and operational reporting. • Deep understanding of engineering development lifecycle processes, infrastructure deployment methodologies, and program management best practices. • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing executive-level presentations and documentation. • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities. Preferred Qualifications • Experience within hyperscale data center, cloud infrastructure, or mission-critical engineering environments. • Familiarity with engineering deployment standards, infrastructure testing methodologies, and operational readiness frameworks. • Experience with enterprise reporting and project management tools such as Jira, Smartsheet, Tableau, Power BI, Confluence, and Asana. Key Competencies • Executive Influence & Leadership • Operational Excellence • Strategic Planning & Execution • Organizational Effectiveness • Cross-Functional Collaboration • Business Operations • Risk Management & Escalation • Program Governance • Executive Communication • Continuous Improvement • Accountability & Ownership • Data-Driven Decision Making Disclaimer: Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements. Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only US: Hiring Range in USD from: $126,200 to $264,100 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral. Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following: 1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion 2. Short term disability and long term disability 3. Life insurance and AD&D 4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child) 5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts 6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits 7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match 8. 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. 9. 11 paid holidays 10. 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. 11. Paid parental leave 12. Adoption assistance 13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan 14. Financial planning and group legal 15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted. Career Level - IC5 The Chief of Staff to the VP of Data Center Engineering & Infrastructure is a strategic and operational leadership role responsible for driving organizational execution, business operations, and cross-functional alignment across critical infrastructure initiatives. This individual acts as a trusted advisor to the VP, anticipating leadership needs, identifying organizational gaps, and driving solutions that improve execution, scalability, and operational excellence across the organization. The ideal candidate thrives in highly matrixed environments, demonstrates proven success driving outcomes through influence without direct authority, and operates with a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and urgency aligned to OCI’s high-performance culture.

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Strategic Leadership & Executive Partnership
Partner directly with the VP to operationalize organizational priorities, strategic initiatives, and long-term business objectives.
Anticipate executive questions, concerns, risks, and organizational pain points while proactively developing recommendations and action plans.
Serve as a trusted advisor and force multiplier for the VP and leadership team by driving alignment, accountability, and execution rigor across the organization.
Hold self and partner organizations accountable to the high operational and performance bar established within OCI.
Business Operations & Organizational Effectiveness
Lead business operations programs for Engineering & Infrastructure organizations in partnership with CIO-office Business Operations teams.
Establish and continuously improve operational best practices, forecasting mechanisms, tooling strategies, reporting frameworks, and organizational rhythms.
Identify business process gaps, operational inefficiencies, and organizational changes needed to support a healthy, scalable organization.
Drive leadership accountability for execution against organizational priorities, deliverables, and operational commitments.
Program & Cross-Functional Execution
Lead special projects and cross-cutting strategic programs spanning engineering, infrastructure, supply chain, product, and operations teams.

Nice-to-haves

Experience within hyperscale data center, cloud infrastructure, or mission-critical engineering environments.
Familiarity with engineering deployment standards, infrastructure testing methodologies, and operational readiness frameworks.
Experience with enterprise reporting and project management tools such as Jira, Smartsheet, Tableau, Power BI, Confluence, and Asana.
Key Competencies
Executive Influence & Leadership
Operational Excellence
Strategic Planning & Execution
Organizational Effectiveness
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Business Operations
Risk Management & Escalation
Program Governance

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Platform: oracle-cloud
Effort: medium

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