Senior Program Manager - Cloud Transformation & Platform Modernization

Senior Program Manager - Cloud Transformation & Platform Modernization

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Category Information Technology

Description

Transformation Office Lead / Senior Program Manager

Cloud Transformation & Platform Modernization
Engagement:
Cloud Transformation & Platform Modernization Program

Employment Type:

Full-Time Employee (FTE)
Duration: 12-month engagement with potential extension

Location:
Remote with periodic on-site availability

Reports To:

Program Governance Lead

A confidential client is establishing a Transformation Office to lead and orchestrate a large-scale cloud transformation and platform modernization program. The initiative includes multiple internal work streams, third-party delivery partners, and a high-visibility executive environment with significant operational and financial impact.

We are seeking a senior leader who can operate strategically and operationally at the same time - someone who can own executive stakeholder relationships while also driving the governance structure and execution discipline required to keep a complex transformation program moving forward successfully.

This is not a role focused only on coordination or reporting. The ideal candidate will bring strong transformation leadership experience, executive communication skills, and the ability to govern large-scale enterprise programs with rigor and accountability.

The Transformation Office Lead / Senior Program Manager will serve as both the strategic face and operational engine of the engagement.

• Drive executive alignment and strategic program direction
• Own the overall program governance structure
• Lead executive communications and steering activities
• Ensure critical decisions are made and documented
• Maintain delivery visibility across multiple tracks and vendors
• Support the establishment of sustainable governance and PPM practices for the client organization
• The role requires close collaboration with technical architects and delivery leaders. While deep hands‑on cloud engineering expertise is not required, the ability to govern complex technical programs effectively is essential.

• Serve as the primary relationship owner for executive stakeholders and program leadership.
• Author and maintain the Program North Star / Executive Vision document, ensuring alignment as priorities and decisions evolve.
• Lead executive steering committee sessions and governance meetings, including agenda preparation, facilitation, and decision management.
• Translate complex technical and delivery information into executive-ready communication for senior leadership, board-level audiences, and financial stakeholders.
• Maintain visibility into cross-program dependencies and alignment across all work streams.
• Lead the build‑operate‑transfer approach to ensure governance methodologies and operating rhythms are successfully embedded within the client organization.

• Own and manage the MoSCoW prioritization framework across work streams.
• Maintain the enterprise decision log with documented rationale, ownership, timing, and downstream impacts.
• Manage the cross‑functional dependency map and proactively identify sequencing or delivery risks.
• Produce weekly executive status reports and program readouts covering timelines, risks, dependencies, escalation items, and delivery progress.
• Lead stage gate governance activities, ensuring readiness criteria and go/no‑go decisions are clearly defined and communicated.

• Proactively identify and elevate risks, assumptions, blockers, and integration challenges before they impact delivery timelines.
• Apply practical transformation leadership experience to recognize common failure points including scope drift, governance gaps, vendor dependencies, and misalignment between business and delivery objectives.
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