Project Manager - Cloud Transformation

We are hiring a Project Manager to lead the structured delivery of cloud projects across Transversal products and projects. The role is accountable for converting agreed objectives into executable plans, coordinating cross-functional contributors, managing delivery risks and dependencies, and ensuring transparent reporting from initiation through closure. The successful candidate will combine disciplined project management with sufficient cloud awareness to engage engineering, architecture, security, operations, finance, and business stakeholders effectively.

·Own end-to-end delivery from initiation and planning through execution, transition, and closure.

·Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, acceptance criteria, and delivery approach.

·Build and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, resource views, and delivery baselines.

·Coordinate work across cloud engineering, platform, architecture, cybersecurity, compliance, networking, and operations teams.

·Track execution against scope, timeline, budget, quality, and agreed outcomes; initiate corrective actions when required.

·Establish fit-for-purpose governance, working cadences, decision forums, and escalation paths.

·Prepare concise status reporting covering progress, milestones, RAID, budget, decisions, and forecast.

·Maintain the project RAID log and ensure risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies have clear owners and target dates.

·Ensure required approvals, evidence, documentation, and stage-gate controls are completed and traceable.

·Support steering committee and leadership reviews with fact-based materials and clear decision requests.

·Engage business owners, product teams, technical leads, vendors, and control functions across regions.

·Clarify roles and responsibilities, facilitate decisions, and maintain alignment on scope and priorities.

·Run effective workshops, project meetings, dependency reviews, and action tracking.

·Manage competing expectations constructively and escalate only when resolution cannot be achieved at working level.

·Promote collaboration and accountability across distributed teams without relying on direct authority.

·Deliver initiatives such as cloud onboarding, landing zone enablement, migration, modernization, platform adoption, and operational readiness, IOTA/Obsolescence.

·Coordinate technical and non-technical workstreams

·Ensure project plans reflect cloud governance, security, resilience, and regulatory requirements.

·Work with engineering and architecture teams to translate technical constraints into delivery impacts, options, and decisions.

·Drive readiness for production deployment, handover to operations, and post-implementation review.

·Monitor project budget, actuals, forecasts, purchase needs, and financial variances.

·Coordinate resource demand and capacity with delivery managers and technical leads.

·Track supplier commitments, deliverables, dependencies, and commercial obligations where applicable.

·Identify cost, schedule, or resource pressure early and propose pragmatic mitigation options.

·Working knowledge of public cloud services and operating models, preferably across Azure and/or AWS.

·Understanding of cloud adoption, migration, modernization, landing zones, shared services, and platform operations.

·Awareness of cloud networking, IAM, security, compliance, observability, resilience, and FinOps principles.

·Familiarity with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and product-oriented delivery models.

·Proficiency with project and reporting tools such as JIRA, Confluence, dashboards, Microsoft Project, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Structured delivery

Turns broad objectives into clear work plans, owners, milestones, and measurable outputs.

Execution discipline

Maintains reliable tracking, follows through on actions, and protects scope, timeline, budget, and quality.

Risk and dependency management

Anticipates delivery blockers, assesses impact, and drives mitigations before milestones are affected.

Stakeholder influence

Builds alignment across senior, business, and technical stakeholders without direct authority.

Clear communication

Converts complex delivery and technical information into concise, decision-oriented reporting.

Problem solving

Uses facts, options, and trade-offs to resolve ambiguity and keep delivery moving.

Cloud awareness

Understands technical discussions sufficiently to challenge assumptions and identify delivery implications.

Control mindset

Balances delivery speed with governance, security, compliance, documentation, and operational readiness.

·8–15 years of overall experience in IT, technology delivery, infrastructure, transformation, or related environments.

·At least 6-8 years of proven project management experience, preferably in cloud, infrastructure, platform, migration, or cybersecurity initiatives.

·Demonstrated delivery of medium-to-large projects involving multiple teams, locations, and dependencies.

·Experience in regulated or control-intensive environments is preferred.

·Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, business, or a related discipline.

·Preferred certifications: PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, Scrum/SAFe, ITIL, and/or Azure/AWS foundational certification.

Measure

Evidence of success

Delivery predictability

Milestones and commitments achieved within agreed scope, time, cost, and quality tolerances.

Risk control

Material risks and dependencies identified early, owned, mitigated, and transparently escalated.

Governance quality

Accurate reporting, timely decisions, complete documentation, and adherence to required controls.

Stakeholder confidence

Clear communication, effective coordination, and positive engagement across business and technical teams.

Operational readiness

Successful production deployment, handover, support readiness, and closure of post-implementation actions.

Business outcome

Project deliverables adopted and connected to the intended transformation, service, or efficiency outcome.

Technical & Domain Skills

• Strong understanding of:
  • Cloud services across Private and Public Cloud
  • Cloud transformation approaches (Migration, Modernization, Optimization)
  • Enterprise IT landscapes and architecture fundamentals
• Familiarity with:
  • DevOps and Agile ways of working
  • Cloud governance, security, and compliance principles
  • Tooling for program tracking (JIRA, dashboards, reporting tools)

Core Competencies

Program Management

• Experience managing large-scale, multi-stream transformation programs
• Ability to operate in complex, global environments with multiple dependencies
• Strong planning, execution, and delivery governance capability

Cloud Awareness

• Working knowledge of multi-cloud ecosystems
• Ability to interpret technical discussions and translate into program-level outcomes

Governance & Risk Mindset

• Strong focus on risk identification, mitigation, and compliance adherence
• Structured approach to reporting, tracking, and escalation

Key Soft Skills

Influence without Authority

• Ability to drive alignment and decisions across teams without direct control
• Strong persuasion and consensus-building capability

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Excellent communication with senior leadership and cross-functional teams
• Ability to manage complex stakeholder landscapes effectively

Negotiation & Conflict Resolution

• Skilled in balancing competing priorities and driving agreements
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and making decisions under pressure

Communication

• Strong executive-level communication (written and verbal)
• Ability to present complex topics in a clear, structured manner

Qualifications & Experience

• 12 – 18 years of overall experience in IT / transformation environments
• 5+ years in Project Management roles
• Exposure to public cloud transformation initiatives
• Preferred certifications:
  • PMP / PgMP / SAFe
  • Azure / AWS certifications

Success Metrics (KPIs)

• Delivery of programs within time, cost, and scope targets
• Achievement of cloud adoption and transformation milestones
• Stakeholder satisfaction and engagement levels
• Effective governance (risk reduction, compliance adherence)
• Budget adherence and value realization

Positioning (for hiring clarity)

A delivery-focused professional who can plan with structure, execute with discipline, communicate with clarity, and influence with credibility.

The role suits someone comfortable working across technical depth, governance expectations, global stakeholders, and changing priorities while keeping the project outcome firmly in view.