Programme Director/Lead - Data Centre Exit & Cloud Migration
Posted 1 day ago by Jobserve
£750 Per day
Outside
Undetermined
Coventry
Summary: The Programme Director/Programme Lead role focuses on overseeing a large-scale Data Centre Exit and Cloud Migration programme, requiring a seasoned leader with a strong background in managing complex technology initiatives. The position demands effective stakeholder management and the ability to drive accountability across multiple workstreams. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring robust execution and delivering insightful programme reporting. This is a contract opportunity with an immediate start and a duration of six months, classified as outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide executive-level programme leadership and assurance across the re-planned delivery roadmap.
- Drive the cadence of programme reviews, governance forums, and progress updates with senior stakeholders.
- Establish and lead regular delivery stand-ups to identify risks, blockers, dependencies, and escalation requirements.
- Deliver accurate, insightful, and action-oriented programme reporting.
- Hold delivery teams and stakeholders accountable for agreed outcomes, milestones, and commitments.
- Apply a holistic "systems view" approach to migration planning and execution.
- Lead readiness assessments, migration planning activities, and execution oversight.
- Review and challenge the robustness of plans across interconnected programmes and workstreams to ensure successful programme outcomes.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience operating at Programme Director or Senior Programme Lead level.
- Demonstrable success delivering large-scale Data Centre Exit, infrastructure transformation, or cloud migration programmes.
- Strong executive stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Proven ability to challenge constructively, drive accountability, and resolve delivery blockers at pace.
- Experience managing complex dependencies across multiple programmes and business functions.
- Excellent governance, reporting, risk management, and delivery assurance capabilities.
Salary (Rate): £750 per day
City: Coventry
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Programme Director/Programme Lead - Data Centre Exit & Cloud Migration
Contract Opportunity - Immediate Start
6 Months
Outside IR35
Coventry - Travel as and when needed
We are seeking an experienced Programme Director or Senior Programme Lead to support the successful delivery of a large-scale Data Centre Exit and Cloud Migration programme.
This is a critical transformation initiative that requires an accomplished leader with a proven track record of driving complex technology programmes, challenging delivery assumptions, and ensuring robust execution across multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide executive-level programme leadership and assurance across the re-planned delivery roadmap.
- Drive the cadence of programme reviews, governance forums, and progress updates with senior stakeholders.
- Establish and lead regular delivery stand-ups to identify risks, blockers, dependencies, and escalation requirements.
- Deliver accurate, insightful, and action-oriented programme reporting.
- Hold delivery teams and stakeholders accountable for agreed outcomes, milestones, and commitments.
- Apply a holistic "systems view" approach to migration planning and execution.
- Lead readiness assessments, migration planning activities, and execution oversight.
- Review and challenge the robustness of plans across interconnected programmes and workstreams to ensure successful programme outcomes.
Required Experience
- Extensive experience operating at Programme Director or Senior Programme Lead level.
- Demonstrable success delivering large-scale Data Centre Exit, infrastructure transformation, or cloud migration programmes.
- Strong executive stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Proven ability to challenge constructively, drive accountability, and resolve delivery blockers at pace.
- Experience managing complex dependencies across multiple programmes and business functions.
- Excellent governance, reporting, risk management, and delivery assurance capabilities.
Ideal Background
- Multiple successful data centre exit and migration programmes delivered in complex enterprise environments.
- Experience overseeing large transformation portfolios with significant technology and operational dependencies.
- Strong understanding of cloud migration strategies, infrastructure transformation, and enterprise change delivery.
Contract Details
- Immediate start preferred.
- Senior programme leadership engagement.
- Opportunity to play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of a high-profile transformation programme through to completion.
If this sounds like you, please apply directly for consideration.