Your responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end delivery of Azure Cloud Migration and Transformation programmes, ensuring outcomes are aligned to business objectives and digital transformation goals.
• Establish programme governance, steering committees, operating models, KPIs, integrated plans and executive reporting frameworks.
• Define Azure migration roadmaps, lead application portfolio assessments, and establish migration waves, cutover strategies and dependency management.
• Lead Azure Landing Zone setup, cloud foundation implementation, infrastructure migration, application modernisation and transition to steady-state operations.
• Engage CIOs, CTOs, cloud leaders, enterprise architects, security teams and business stakeholders, acting as the primary escalation point for programme risks and issues.
• Manage programme budgets, forecasts, cloud consumption, benefits realisation, ROI tracking and cost optimisation initiatives using Azure-native capabilities.
• Maintain RAID logs and ensure compliance with security, regulatory, governance, disaster recovery, business continuity and resilience requirements.
• Lead organisational change management, cloud adoption, operating model redesign, training and knowledge transition activities.
• Manage third-party vendors, service integrators and global delivery teams including cloud architects, migration engineers, security specialists, project managers and SMEs.

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• 12–15+ years of IT experience, including at least 8+ years managing large transformation programmes.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure Cloud Migration programmes.
• Strong understanding of Azure Landing Zones, infrastructure migration, application modernisation, cloud foundations and operating models.
• Experience managing transformation portfolios exceeding £5M+ in annual programme value.
• Strong track record in delivering infrastructure, application and data transformation initiatives across complex enterprise environments.
• Excellent executive stakeholder management skills, including engagement with CIO, CTO, cloud, architecture, security and business teams.
• Strong programme governance, financial management, RAID management, reporting and benefits realisation capability.
• Experience leading multi-vendor, offshore, nearshore and onsite teams in a complex delivery environment.
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