Oracle is seeking an experienced Senior Software Development Manager to lead critical execution for the Data Center Software and Automation team, enabling the delivery of some of the world's largest AI centric data centers around the globe.
This role requires a strong cross-organizational leader who can operate across engineering, product, operations, infrastructure, and executive stakeholder groups to drive alignment, remove blockers, and deliver measurable outcomes. The ideal candidate is a clear, confident communicator who can translate complex technical and operational issues into actionable decisions, influence across organizational boundaries, and communicate effectively up through executive channels.
We are looking for a leader who combines strong software delivery discipline with the ability to scale teams, programs, and execution models in a fast-moving cloud infrastructure environment. This individual will help evolve software and automation capabilities that are central to OCI’s global growth, while building a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Internal Responsibilities
As a Senior Software Development Manager, you will report directly to the Product Director and lead a team of software engineers responsible for the design, development, testing, deployment, and operation of critical software and automation capabilities for Oracle’s next-generation Cloud Infrastructure.
You will be responsible for driving execution across high-priority initiatives, managing delivery commitments, and ensuring the team is focused on the work that matters most to Oracle’s global cloud expansion. This includes partnering closely with product, architecture, regional build teams, data center operations, and senior leadership to align priorities, clarify ownership, and accelerate decision-making.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing software engineering team.
- Drive critical execution across cross-functional initiatives with clear ownership, accountability, and delivery discipline.
- Communicate program status, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to senior and executive leadership.
- Build strong partnerships across engineering, product, infrastructure, operations, and global delivery teams.
- Translate complex technical and operational challenges into clear business impact, execution plans, and leadership decisions.
- Own delivery planning, roadmap execution, and prioritization across multiple programs in a fast-paced Agile and DevOps environment.
- Identify and remove organizational blockers that slow execution or create delivery risk.
- Partner with architects and senior engineers to ensure platform designs are scalable, reliable, secure, and operationally sound.
- Improve engineering processes, delivery predictability, operational rigor, and overall team effectiveness.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, urgency, ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement.
Develop team members through coaching, feedback, career planning, and clear performance expectations. - Represent the team in senior leadership forums, business reviews, roadmap discussions, and executive-level communications.
External Responsibilities
As a Senior Software Development Manager, you will report directly to the Product Director and lead a team of software engineers responsible for the design, development, testing, deployment, and operation of critical software and automation capabilities for Oracle’s next-generation Cloud Infrastructure.
You will be responsible for driving execution across high-priority initiatives, managing delivery commitments, and ensuring the team is focused on the work that matters most to Oracle’s global cloud expansion. This includes partnering closely with product, architecture, regional build teams, data center operations, and senior leadership to align priorities, clarify ownership, and accelerate decision-making.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing software engineering team.
- Drive critical execution across cross-functional initiatives with clear ownership, accountability, and delivery discipline.
- Communicate program status, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to senior and executive leadership.
- Build strong partnerships across engineering, product, infrastructure, operations, and global delivery teams.
- Translate complex technical and operational challenges into clear business impact, execution plans, and leadership decisions.
- Own delivery planning, roadmap execution, and prioritization across multiple programs in a fast-paced Agile and DevOps environment.
- Identify and remove organizational blockers that slow execution or create delivery risk.
- Partner with architects and senior engineers to ensure platform designs are scalable, reliable, secure, and operationally sound.
- Improve engineering processes, delivery predictability, operational rigor, and overall team effectiveness.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, urgency, ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement.
Develop team members through coaching, feedback, career planning, and clear performance expectations. - Represent the team in senior leadership forums, business reviews, roadmap discussions, and executive-level communications.
