Are you an experienced Programme Manager who has successfully delivered major cloud or data centre migration programmes?
We are recruiting an Azure Programme Manager to lead a significant cloud transformation programme for a leading international professional services organisation. You will take ownership of the migration from on-premise infrastructure to Microsoft Azure, working closely with a third-party technology partner, internal IT teams and senior stakeholders.
What's on offer:
- Salary up to £110,000
- 6-month fixed-term contract
- Hybrid working with 3 days per week in the London office
- Ownership of a major Azure cloud migration programme
- Delivery of significant infrastructure change with programme values ranging from £500k to £3m
- Senior stakeholder exposure across the organisation
- Opportunity to play a pivotal role in a business-critical digital transformation
What you'll be doing:
- Leading the migration from on-premise infrastructure to Microsoft Azure
- Owning programme planning, governance, budgets, milestones, scope and delivery
- Working closely with a third-party technology partner responsible for technical leadership
- Coordinating internal IT teams, suppliers and business stakeholders
- Managing significant infrastructure change projects and programmes valued between £500k and £3m
- Developing comprehensive project plans and tracking delivery against agreed milestones
- Managing programme budgets with clear and transparent cost reporting
- Identifying and mitigating risks, issues and dependencies
- Managing third-party suppliers against contractual requirements
- Reporting programme status, risks and progress to senior management
- Tracking expected benefits and ensuring programme objectives remain achievable
- Supporting PMO governance across the wider technology portfolio
What we're looking for:
- Programme Manager with previous experience managing data centre migrations into cloud environments - essential
- Previous experience Project / Programme managing Azure migrations - essential
- Strong experience managing third-party technology suppliers - essential
- Comfortable managing the day to day running of projects and engaging with engineers to validate tasks etc - essential
- Experience delivering complex, high-value infrastructure programmes
- Excellent senior stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to discuss technical concepts confidently without needing to be a hands-on technical specialist
- Familiarity with data centres, networking, Active Directory, unified communications, security and Azure or AWS would be advantageous
- PRINCE2 or a similar recognised project management qualification is desirable
- Happy to work in London three days a week
Rate:
£110,000/year
Location:
London
IR35 Status:
Fixed-Term
Remote Status:
Hybrid
Industry:
Project Management
Seniority Level:
Senior