Data Project Manager - West Midlands - Financial Services Client

Aubay is seeking an experienced IT Data Project Manager to lead a strategic migration from Oracle Bare Metal to Oracle Exadata Cloud @Customer (ExaCC) for our global client in the Financial Services sector. This role will be responsible for managing the full lifecycle of the migration project, ensuring alignment with data strategy, compliance, and performance goals. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage risks, and ensure delivery within scope, time, and budget. This role requires the successful candidate to be onsite in Solihull three days a week; this is a non-negotiable requirement.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven experience managing Oracle infrastructure migrations, ideally from Bare Metal to ExaCC.
• Strong understanding of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Exadata architecture, and hybrid cloud models.
• Familiarity with data migration strategies, including downtime planning, rollback procedures, and validation.
• Experience working with DBAs, infrastructure teams, and cloud architects.
• Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance in regulated environments (e.g. GDPR, BCBS 239).
• Agile Project Management, Scrum and/or Prince2 Certification.
• 7+ years of experience managing complex IT or data projects in Financial Services.
• Prince2 and/or Agile Project Management Certification.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Understanding of Exadata performance tuning and capacity planning.
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud governance models

Key Role Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end migration from Oracle Bare Metal to ExaCC, including planning, execution, and post-migration validation.
• Coordinate with Oracle engineers, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to ensure seamless transition.
• Manage risks related to data integrity, system downtime, and performance degradation.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external data handling and security standards.
• Track project milestones, budgets, and resource allocations using standard PM tools.
• Provide regular updates to the Project Steering Group and escalate issues as needed.