Position Title: Azure Cloud Program Manager
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 42190
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About the role.We are seeking a high-caliber Azure Cloud Program Manager to lead a complex, multi-year cloud migration program. This is a foundational leadership role; you will be the bridge between technology and business, ensuring that every byte migrated translates into a dollar of business value. You will be responsible for establishing an executive-level governance framework, managing a high-velocity Azure Migration Factory, and integrating Azure AI-driven efficiencies with a relentless growth mindset.
What You’ll Be Doing…1. End-to-End Multi-Year Program Leadership- Strategic Roadmap Ownership: Assume full accountability for the design, execution, and delivery of a comprehensive, multi-year cloud transformation journey.
- Dual-Track Orchestration: Lead the overall cloud migration while simultaneously aligning with a parallel SAP S/4HANA transformation program to ensure infrastructure readiness meets application milestones.
- Manufacturing & CPG Alignment: Align cloud infrastructure strategies with specific Manufacturing and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) requirements, such as supply chain resilience, factory floor connectivity, and real-time inventory visibility.
- Bilingual Leadership: Lead high-level conversations with both business stakeholders (ROI, agility) and technical teams (Azure Landing Zones, SAP Basis, security).
- Cross-Functional Orchestration: Navigate and lead highly matrixed, cross-functional teams—including Finance, Legal, Security, and Product—to remove blockers and ensure synchronized delivery.
2. Expert Executive Presentation & Storytelling- Executive Presence: Excellent presentation skills to command the room during Board-level and C-suite briefings.
- Complex Data Synthesis: Demonstrate the ability to distill highly complex Azure technical architectures and migration data into clear, persuasive, and actionable business narratives.
- High-Impact Collateral: Design and deliver sophisticated executive-level presentations and dashboards that track program health, budget spend, and business value realization.
3. Rigorous Program Governance & Risk Management- Executive Governance: Design and facilitate monthly Executive Steering Committees; establish a robust governance structure that defines decision-making authority and accountability.
- Proactive Risk & Issue Management: Maintain a high-fidelity RAID log; identify potential bottlenecks in the Azure migration path and execute mitigation strategies before they impact the critical path.
- Dependency & Criteria Management: Lead the identification of complex inter-program dependencies and enforce strict Entry and Exit Criteria for every migration wave to ensure zero-defect production moves.
4. Azure Migration Factory & AI Integration- Industrialized Migration: Oversee an Azure Migration Factory model, utilizing Azure Migrate and DevOps automation to move hundreds of workloads at scale.
- AI-Enhanced Workflows: Identify and implement Azure OpenAI use cases to optimize the migration lifecycle, including automated code refactoring and predictive risk analysis.
What You’ll Need to be Successful...- Experience: 12+ years in IT Program Management, with at least 6 years dedicated to leading multi-year Microsoft Azure Transformations.
- Industry Domain Expertise: Extensive experience driving large-scale digital transformations within the Manufacturing or CPG sectors.
- Consulting Pedigree: Experience with