Senior Principal Business Operations Lead (Nashville, TN)

The Global Program Controls organization provides governance, reporting, controls processes, cost management support, and portfolio visibility to help Oracle Cloud Infrastructure deliver global data center programs with greater consistency, transparency, and execution discipline.

Oracle is seeking a Project Controls Program Lead to serve as a senior individual contributor and subject matter expert for cost project controls across large-scale Mission Critical Data Center construction programs. This role will help shape the team’s strategy, operating model, processes, procedures, templates, tools, and reporting standards needed to scale cost controls globally.

The ideal candidate brings senior-level expertise in cost project controls, forecasting, change management, contingency management, commercial analysis, executive reporting, and advanced Excel-based cost modeling. This person must be highly self-directed, comfortable operating in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment, and able to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and refine global cost controls strategy, standards, processes, procedures, templates, and reporting cadences across projects and regions.
• Create standardized templates for budgets, forecasts, commitment tracking, contingency management, change control, funding requests, bid comparisons, and executive summaries.
• Establish governance for WBS/CBS structures, cost codes, control accounts, budgets, forecasts, commitments, contingency logs, change logs, and monthly cost reporting.
• Lead or support project budgets, cost plans, cash flows, forecasts, funding views, cost-to-complete assessments, and executive cost reports.
• Drive disciplined monthly cost reporting, ensuring variances, risks, opportunities, commitments, contingency usage, and forecast changes are clearly documented.
• Build and refine advanced Excel-based and AI based tools models, trackers, templates, and reporting workbooks to improve consistency, accuracy, auditability, and scalability.
• Support robust change control processes, including review of scope changes, cost impacts, entitlement, pricing, supporting documentation, and negotiation strategy.
• Review contractor and subcontractor pricing, reconcile estimate changes, validate cost submissions, and provide written commercial recommendations.
• Manage or support contingency and allowance tracking, including drawdowns, releases, risk alignment, documentation, and leadership visibility.
• Partner with Design & Construction, Procurement, Finance, Scheduling, Project Controls, Delivery, Engineering, Legal, and regional teams to align cost controls with project execution and commercial strategy.
• Have experience working with P6/OPC Scheduling and use milestones to inform cost activities for to stay ahead of critical activities and accelerate delivery.
• Translate complex cost and commercial information into clear narratives, risks, decisions, and recommendations for senior leaders and non-cost audiences.
• Support onboarding, training, and knowledge-sharing for teams using global cost controls processes, procedures, and templates.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience in a senior Project Controls role, with deep specialization in cost controls, cost management, forecasting, change management, commercial controls, and reporting for large capital construction projects.
• Senior-level expertise in construction cost controls, including budgeting, forecasting, commitments, change management, contingency management, cost reporting, estimate validation, and cost-to-complete analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to write processes and procedures, refine templates, and create repeatable project controls standards that scale across multiple projects, regions, or teams.
• Experience preparing executive-level cost reports, variance narratives, funding presentations, commercial summaries, and decision-support materials.
• Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to build scalable, executive-ready, audit-friendly models, trackers, templates, and reporting workbooks.
• Strong understanding of construction delivery, procurement routes, contract structures, value engineering, cost drivers, productivity, sequencing, and project lifecycle cost management.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across Construction, Finance, Procurement, Scheduling, Project Controls, Engineering, and leadership teams.
• Proven ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and drive outcomes in a fast-paced environment with limited supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting hyperscale data centers, gigascale construction, semiconductor fabs, energy, infrastructure, industrial, or other large complex capital programs.
• Experience working in a global or multi-region construction delivery environment.
• Experience with project controls and cost systems such as Oracle Unifier, EcoSys, Primavera P6, MS Project, SAP, Oracle ERP, or similar platforms.
• Experience with AI Platforms and tools
• Knowledge of earned value, production-based forecasting, unit-rate benchmarking, escalation tracking, market intelligence, and cost trend analysis.
• Construction consultancy, owner’s representative, or client-side cost management experience.
• Professional certifications such as AACE CCP, MRICS, PMP, RICS accreditation, or equivalent.

This is a full-time onsite role in Nashville, TN.

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: $90,100 to $209,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.


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 - IC4