AI Program Manager
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What you'll do
- Leading multiple large-scale cloud transformation and migration initiatives across the cloud practice.
- Creating, monitoring, and managing complex project schedules.
- Managing cross-functional teams, offshore resources, and client stakeholders.
- Operating under tight deadlines and efficiently managing escalations.
- Establishing and leading governance frameworks, compiling regular project status reports for the leadership team.
- Driving weekly project and program review cadences to keep internal stakeholders informed.
- Monitoring, analyzing, and reporting schedule and cost variances across all active projects.
- Proactively identifying risks and issues, tracking them through to closure or full mitigation across cloud transformation initiatives.
What they're looking for
- 12+ years of experience delivering cloud transformation and migration consulting projects.
- Proven track record of executing large-scale cloud migrations, integrations, and enterprise transformations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead major IT initiatives, manage multiple competing priorities, establish timelines, enforce accountability, and consistently deliver on time and within budget.
- Deep experience with cloud technologies, including data center (DC) to cloud migrations.
- Strong expertise in planning and managing cross-functional teams, offshore resources, and client stakeholders to achieve strategic transformation goals.
- Solid infrastructure background encompassing virtualization, Azure cloud services, compute, storage, and networking.
- Mandatory Skills: Program Management, Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform
Nice to have
- PMP or PRINCE2 (preferred).
- Agile Management certifications.
- Other recognized program management credentials.
- Azure DevOps (ADO) or equivalent project management tools.
- Core technical domain awareness: Azure Cloud, Databases, Networking, Virtualization, and Public Cloud infrastructure.
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Full description from employer
- Role: AI Program Manager
- Location: London, UK (Hybrid)
- Duration: 6-Month Contract (Inside IR35)
Job Description
We are seeking a Program Manager with proven experience in directing Cloud Migration and AI initiatives, as well as hands-on knowledge of Power Platform and Copilot solutions.
12+ years of experience delivering cloud transformation and migration consulting projects.
This role is responsible for leading multiple large-scale cloud transformation and migration initiatives across the cloud practice.
The ideal candidate will be a dynamic, dedicated leader skilled in creating, monitoring, and managing complex project schedules.
Extensive project and program management expertise, with a strong emphasis on Azure and multi-cloud transformation and migration engagements.
Primary Responsibilities & Capabilities
- Proven track record of executing large-scale cloud migrations, integrations, and enterprise transformations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead major IT initiatives, manage multiple competing priorities, establish timelines, enforce accountability, and consistently deliver on time and within budget.
- Deep experience with cloud technologies, including data center (DC) to cloud migrations.
- Strong expertise in planning and managing cross-functional teams, offshore resources, and client stakeholders to achieve strategic transformation goals.
- Solid infrastructure background encompassing virtualization, Azure cloud services, compute, storage, and networking.
Secondary Skills & Governance
- Exceptional communication skills coupled with effective, structured stakeholder management.
- Strong time management, prioritization, and organizational capabilities.
- Experience operating under tight deadlines and efficiently managing escalations.
- Establish and lead governance frameworks, compiling regular project status reports for the leadership team.
- Drive weekly project and program review cadences to keep internal stakeholders informed.
- Monitor, analyze, and report schedule and cost variances across all active projects.
- Proactively identify risks and issues, tracking them through to closure or full mitigation across cloud transformation initiatives.
Skills Overview
Mandatory Skills: Program Management, Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform
Desirable Knowledge & Tools:
- Azure DevOps (ADO) or equivalent project management tools.
- Core technical domain awareness: Azure Cloud, Databases, Networking, Virtualization, and Public Cloud infrastructure.
Desirable Certifications:
- PMP or PRINCE2 (preferred).
- Agile Management certifications.
- Other recognized program management credentials.
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