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Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives

OPOWER

Nashville, TNFull-time$90–210K/yrPosted 4w agoStill listed 1w ago

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Compensation
$90–210K/yr
Location
Nashville, TN
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Program Manager will support strategic initiatives across Community Relations, Sustainability, and AI data center priorities. The role translates leadership direction into communication plans, executive-ready materials, internal updates, and practical tools, while coordinating reviews and keeping workstreams moving. It partners with business leaders, initiative owners, Corporate Communications, Public Relations, and other teams to deliver clear, coordinated messaging and maintain internal content resources.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Communications, nice to haveProgram Management, nice to havePublic Relations, nice to haveStrategic Communication, nice to haveSoftware Project Management, nice to haveWriting, nice to haveEditing, nice to haveCommunications Strategy, nice to havePresentation Development, nice to haveOrganizational Skills, nice to haveProject Management, nice to haveAudience-Appropriate Communication, nice to haveJudgment, nice to haveAttention to Detail, nice to haveWorkstream Management, nice to haveStakeholder Management, nice to haveChange Communications, nice to haveCommunity Engagement, nice to haveSustainability Communications, nice to haveTechnology Communications, nice to haveInfrastructure Communications, nice to have

Qualifications

Communications or Related Degree or Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

OCI is growing alongside Oracle’s expanding data center portfolio, creating a need for clear, coordinated internal communications and stronger operational support for strategic initiatives. We are looking for a Program Manager who can translate leadership direction into well-organized communication plans, high-quality materials, and reliable execution across Community Relations, Sustainability, and priority AI data center initiatives. In this role, you will help make complex work easier for internal audiences to understand, navigate, and act on. You will manage the communications work that supports new initiatives and ongoing priorities—from shaping narratives and developing executive-ready materials to coordinating reviews, maintaining internal resources, and keeping multiple workstreams moving. You will partner closely with business leaders and initiative owners to turn priorities into clear communications, stories, presentations, internal updates, and practical tools. You will also work with Corporate Communications, Public Relations, Community Relations, Sustainability, and other partners when initiatives require coordinated messaging or broader amplification. Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives. True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs. We’re committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing [email protected] or by calling 1-888-404-2494 in the United States. Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law. Oversees the implementation and maintenance of functional business programs. 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

Key Responsibilities

  • Communications Strategy: Help shape and operationalize communications strategy for priority initiatives by developing clear plans, materials, and coordinated execution in partnership with leadership.

  • Program Management: Keep multiple communications workstreams moving by coordinating timelines, stakeholders, reviews, approvals, and deliverables.

  • Corporate Communications: Draft and edit strong internal updates, leadership messages, talking points, presentations, stories, and other audience-ready materials.

  • Initiative Enablement: Build the narrative, materials, and internal communication support needed to launch and sustain new programs and priorities.

  • Content Operations: Build and maintain organized SharePoint sites, content libraries, story inventories, and messaging assets, and manage the shift in workflows to

  • Partnership: Work closely with initiative leads, Corporate Communications, Public Relations, and social and marketing partners to coordinate clear, consistent communications.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Business, Marketing, Public Affairs, Community Relations, or a related field.

  • Proven experience in internal communications, executive communications, strategic communications, program management, or a related role within a complex organization.

  • Excellent writing, editing, presentation development, organizational, and project-management skills.

  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex priorities into clear, audience-appropriate communications and practical materials.

  • Strong judgment, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple workstreams while maintaining quality and momentum.

  • Experience working with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders, including communications or public relations partners.

  • Experience supporting transformation or organizational change, including change communications, is a plus. Experience in corporate responsibility, community engagement, sustainability, technology, or infrastructure-related communications is also a plus.

How this job compares

Set against the 10,712 open Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$90–210K/yr
  • Tennessee median$104–175K/yr248 salary ranges
  • US median$120–201K/yr8,468 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $150K, is 6% above the Tennessee median midpoint ($142K) — in the middle half of Program Manager salary ranges in Tennessee.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 278 open Program Manager jobs in Tennessee and 10,712 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Tennessee
Experience
Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 8 years (9,269 postings).
Education
4,205 of the 10,712 open Program Manager jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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