Program Coordinator
We are seeking a hands-on Transformation Lead to own end-to-end delivery of a large-scale Sybase ASE to Oracle database conversion within a Tier 1 trading-platform transformation program. This is a dedicated, single-workstream role — the Lead will partner closely with the workstream SME and the wider technical team to plan, drive, and land the migration.
This is not an administrative project-tracker role. We need a practitioner who has done database conversions of this scale before, understands what can go wrong, and can roll up their sleeves to work through the detail with engineers.
Responsibilities
- Own the workstream plan. Build it with the SMEs at the outset; then own it — adjusted, re-planned, and adapted as the work evolves
- Drive the conversion. Lead schema conversion, data migration, code remediation (stored procedures, T-SQL/PL-SQL differences), performance tuning, regression and parallel-run testing, and cutover plan
- Surface and resolve issues. Proactively look across the workstream for blockers, dependencies and risks. Own issues from identification through to closure — not just record them on a status report
- Propose and implement solutions. Bring options to the table. Work with SMEs and technical teams to land workable answers in detail
- Convene and chair the work. Organize and chair stakeholder forums, working groups, and cross-team sessions. Hold the cadence
- Manage dependencies in infrastructure. Work closely with the Infrastructure Transformation Lead to define requirements (storage, compute, network, environments) and sequence delivery
- Escalate with judgment. Know what needs to go up and when. Manage upward visibility without burning the chain unnecessarily
- Own status, comms and schedule. Drive delivery to schedule. Manage stakeholder communications. Produce a status that reflects reality
Requirements
- Demonstrable, hands-on delivery of at least one prior large-scale database migration off Sybase ASE onto Oracle (or a comparably complex RDBMS-to-RDBMS conversion) within a regulated enterprise environment
- Deep, working understanding of Sybase ASE and Oracle internals — data types, locks and concurrency models, T-SQL vs. PL/SQL differences, partitions, indexes, replication, backup/recovery, and performance tuning
- Track record to lead conversion workstreams end-to-end: discovery, schema and code conversion, data migration, parallel runs, reconciliation, cutover and post-go-live hyper-care
- Previous large-scale transformation experience in a financial services or other complex, high-availability environment — capital markets, banking, insurance, or similar
- Proven ability to operate as a working Lead — comfortable in the detail with DBAs, developers and SMEs, while still owns plan, status, risks and stakeholder communications
- Strong written and verbal communication; able to write clearly, chair effectively, and brief senior stakeholders
Nice to have
- Experience with database conversion tooling (e.g., Oracle SQL Developer Migration Workbench, Ispirer, AWS SCT or equivalent)
- Exposure to trading, risk, or front-to-back capital-markets platforms
- Experience alongside a dedicated SME model where the Lead owns delivery and the SME owns technical content
